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Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.

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Alta Vista
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 1:30pm
An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners and families. This program is drop-in, but if you choose to register you will receive...
North Gloucester
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 2:00pm
Feel like chatting? Come to the library for some coffee/tea and conversation. Every last Wednesday of the month, from 2 to 3:30 pm: May 28th,...
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Main
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 2:00pm
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 5:00pm
THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE CONTEST IS AUGUST 27 AT 5 PM Contest information The contest is open to teens ages 13-17. Artists must have...
poster for The Seven Year Itch
Main
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 6:00pm
Reminisce with us on a nostalgic trip every fourth Wednesday of the month as we play a film from the classic/Golden era of Hollywood This...
group of children and animals read together, a parent and child examine a world globe together
Metcalfe village
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 10:30am
Join us for stories, yoga poses and stretches, rhymes, and songs for children 4+ and a parent or caregiver. Drop in program. Followed by a...
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Centennial
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 2:30pm
Have questions about your own device i.e.: tablet, phone, or laptop? Need help with e-books or other online library services? Centennial branch staff will be...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 6:30pm
What is your next step after completing your laser cutter certification? Want to learn the basics of Inkscape, and leave with a personalized keychain? Register...
Elmvale Acres
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 6:45pm (series runs until Nov 06, 2025)
Are you looking for a job? Come learn all the necessary skills to do so at the Elmvale Acres Branch of the Ottawa Public Library,...
Série CreativeBug Series
Main
Saturday Aug 30, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 27, 2025)
Join our Creativebug workshops the last Saturday of each month! All material will be provided, and you will always get to take your creation with...
Carlingwood
Saturday Aug 30, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Oct 25, 2025)
Join a band of adventurers as they set out from the seaside town of Dragonsbourne. This is a continuing adventure that takes place in the...

Registration opens on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 5:00pm

Men sitting playing go game
Rideau
Saturday Aug 30, 2025 at 2:00pm
The Ottawa Go Club ( https://ottawagoclub.wixsite.com/ogcs ) organizes a series of workshops for people who want to improve their knowledge of the Go game. We...
blocks of lego on the floor
Emerald Plaza
Saturday Aug 30, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Dec 27, 2025)
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in Family Program.
Chess | Échecs
Alta Vista
Saturday Aug 30, 2025 at 3:00pm
Join us for adult and 10+ chess, all levels welcome; an instructor will be available! Come meet new people and have fun. :) No registration required.
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Cumberland
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Dec 18, 2025)
Join us at the Cumberland Branch Tuesday and Thursday mornings to make new friends from 10:15 am to noon. We have coffee, puzzles, board games...
Rockcliffe Park
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2026)
The Rockcliffe Park Book Club gathers to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. Please join in to share...
yarn-knitting
Centennial
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)
Do you like to knit, crochet or do hand work of some sort? Join like minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring any...
Richmond
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 02, 2025)
If you are a mystery lover then join us each month for discussions on mystery novels! From cold-blooded murders to humorous whodunnits, come meet fellow...
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Main
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 6:00pm
Join us for a free screening of Detour as part of our " The Shadow of Film Noir Strikes Again" movie theme for September. The...
Hazeldean
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 09, 2025)
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then come and meet with fellow food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test!...