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Blackburn Hamlet
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 03, 2025)
Coloring can have a calming effect on the mind and promote wellness! Join us for a fun and relaxing adult coloring session. All supplies are...
Hazeldean
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:00pm
Participants will create portraits using pastel crayons, markers, pencil crayons, watercolors and acrylic paints! Please bring a photo or photocopy of someone or something you...

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poster for Operation Kid Brother
Main
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Operation Kid Brother (1967). Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the...
St-Laurent
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:00am
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to feel comfortable biking year-round. You will learn tips, tricks, and tools...
adults playing with babies and a woman reading
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes, and songs for babies ages 0-18 months and a parent or caregiver. Stay and Play following Babytime. Meet new friends and play with...
An illustration: Two adults and three children gather on a carpet, shakers in hand, to read a story.
Main
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for toddlers 18-36 months and a parent/caregiver. Bilingual. Drop-in program. (Open to children up to 5 years old.) Contes, comptines et...
Metcalfe village
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program. Thursdays at 10:30-11:00 am followed by a half hour...
adults playing with babies and a woman reading
Richmond
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies 0 -18 months and a parent or caregiver. Feel free to stay after the program to play and chat...
adults playing with babies / des adultes jouant avec des bébés
North Gloucester
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 11:00am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. For ages 0-18 months. Feel free to stay after the program to play and...
Beaverbrook
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 04, 2026)
Share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. First Thursday of every month. New members welcome.
Book Banter
Alta Vista
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussions on the first Thursday of every month from 2 to 3...
Sleuth Hounds
Carp
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome! Drop-in program. This group meets the first Thursday of the month 2:30...
Cumberland
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
Join us on the first Thursday of the month for a program that features: dimmed lighting sensory toys a smaller number of participants an adapted...
Osgoode
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 3:00pm
Let’s celebrate things we are grateful for and craft some amazing colourful creations! Drop-in.
people reading and talking
Emerald Plaza
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 5:30pm (series runs until Apr 30, 2026)
Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. This program is facilitated by The Nepean, Rideau & Osgoode Community Resource Centre (NROCRC).​ All...
picture of cameras
Centennial
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 6:00pm
Learn, in simple terms, how your camera works to enable you to take better photos. The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field,...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Nov 27, 2025)
You’re invited to join the Capital Region Writers for a “Write-in”: dedicated work time where you can thrive in the camaraderie of working alongside fellow...
Books
Vernon
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club! Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books. First Thursday of the month 6:30pm-7:30pm January...
Elmvale Acres
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jan 29, 2026)
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,...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
Whether you're new to baking or well seasoned, this new book club is the perfect place to meet fellow bakers, try new recipes and share...