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  • Infusions Littéraires (janvier à juin 2025)

    Alta Vista
    Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 18, 2025)

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    Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue, le 3e mercredi du chaque mois.

    mercredi le 15 janvier - Ceci n’est pas un fait divers de Philippe Besson.

    mercredi le 19 février - Ce que je sais de toi de Éric Chacour.

    mercredi le 19 mars - Mur méditerranée de Louis-Philippe Dalembert.

    mercredi le 16 avril - 6 degrés de liberté de Nicolas Dickner.

    mercredi le 21 mai - La traversée du siècle de Michel Tremblay.

    mercredi le 18 juin - Qimmik de Michel Jean.

    Cette séance est un millieu sans parfum.

  • Cook and Tell book club.

    Richmond
    Monday May 26, 2025 at 6:30pm

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    Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think!

    Farm to Chef,

    Cooking Through the Seasons

    by Crawford, Lynn

    No registration required. All are welcome!

  • Cercle de lecture de Vanier

    Vanier
    Monday May 26, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Jun 30, 2025)

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    La succursale Vanier invite les francophones et les francophiles de toutes générations à se joindre à un cercle de lecture. On y mettra l'accent sur les ouvrages écrits en français se rapportant à la francophonie canadienne. Chacune des personnes participantes aura le choix de présenter un livre de sa préférence, dans une atmosphère harmonieuse. Une animatrice en assurera le bon déroulement. Les rencontres du cercle auront lieu le dernier lundi de chaque mois (dès Octobre) de 19 h à 20 h 15.

  • What's Cooking? Cookbook Club

    Cumberland
    Tuesday May 27, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 24, 2025)

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    Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes?  Then come and meet with other food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test!

    Each month will be a different cookbook!  We will then make recipes at home and share comments with the group on the results.

    You will receive the cookbooks of the month at the meetings.
  • Open book / Livre ouvert

    Club de lecture francophone de la Centrale

    Main
    Tuesday May 27, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)

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    Joignez-vous à nous pour des discussions conviviales à propos de livres en français.

    Présentez-vous au bureau de consultation du 1er étage afin de récupérer votre copie du prochain livre. La période de prêt s’étendra jusqu’à la séance du club de lecture dédiée au livre! Notre objectif est que les livres soient disponibles six semaines avant la discussion.

    25 février 2025 : Anna et l’enfant-vieillard par Francine Ruel

    25 mars 2025 : Plus grand que le ciel par Virginie Grimaldi

    29 avril 2025 : Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur par Maurice Leblanc

    27 mai 2025 : Les enfants sont rois par Delphine de Vigan

    24 juin 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    29 juillet 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    26 août 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    30 septembre 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    28 octobre 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    25 novembre 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt

    30 décembre 2025 : le livre sera annoncé bientôt
  • Books

    Greely Book Club

    Greely
    Tuesday May 27, 2025 at 6:30pm

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    Join us for some great book discussion, tea, and treats! Enjoy the season with a good book in a cozy welcoming environment to share with other readers.

  • Metcalfe Book Club

    Metcalfe village
    Thursday May 29, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jun 26, 2025)

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    Meet new people and share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome! Drop-in every last Thursday of the month between 6:30-7:30pm. Copies are available to borrow from the Metcalfe branch service hub.

    September 24, 2024: Welcome + Book Selection

    October 29, 2024: Finding Me by Viola Davis

    November 26, 2024: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

    December 17, 2024: The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

    January 28, 2025: Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

    February 25, 2025: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

    March 27, 2025: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

    April 24, 2025: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

    May 29, 2025: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

    June 26, 2025: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple

    The following session commences September 2025. Information coming in the summer. 
  • Smiling adults

    Cover to Cover: Nightfall Forum

    Cumberland
    Thursday May 29, 2025 at 7:00pm

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Join us once a month for lively discussions on books in a variety of genres and voices.

    Cover to Cover has two groups reading the same books at different times of the year. By registering for this program, you are registering for a Thursday evening session. Please register for each session you would like to participate in.

    When you register, a physical copy will already be available to you! If you are on the waitlist, or if you would prefer a different format such as an e-book, audiobook, or large print (if available), please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.

    To register for a Tuesday morning session, please visit Cover to Cover: Daybreak Discussion.

    SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 3, 2025 ❀
    April 24: Klara and the Sun, by Keigo Ishiguro
    May 29: Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang
     

    PAST TITLES ❦ FALL 2024 - WINTER 2025 ❦
    September: Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
    October: The Librarianist, by Patrick DeWitt
    November: This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
    December: This Is How You Lose The Time War, by Amal Al-Mohtar
    January: The Innocents, by Michael Crummey
    February: Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
    March: The Theory of Crows, by David Robertson

  • European Book Club - Greece

    Sunnyside
    Wednesday Jun 4, 2025 at 6:00pm

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    Join us for the ultimate armchair travel around Europe. The European Book Club is offered in partnership with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa to promote contemporary European authors and their works.

    This session will feature A Foreign Country by Prof. Fotios Sarris, a moving, often humorous novel that follows Alex Doukas as he grapples with failure and family legacy, tracing his journey from war-torn Athens to 1950s Montreal.

  • Osgoode Book Club

    Osgoode
    Monday Jun 9, 2025 at 1:30pm

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    Join us as we discuss "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus.  All are welcome, drop in.  Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Branch Service Hub.