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Sunnyside
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 12:00pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Bring your knitting or crochet and meet fellow enthusiasts at the Sunnyside branch. Knitters of all abilities are welcome.
Carlingwood
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 03, 2026)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere! Drop-in. Sept-June. 1st Wednesday of the month. (Some exceptions may apply.) Falll 2025 September 3rd...
Elmvale Acres
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Join our Beginner's English Conversation group. Free. Drop in. Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais pour débutants. Gratuit. Inscription non-requise.
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Main
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). Please join us from 6:30pm to...
Hazeldean
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 10, 2025)
If you are a knitter or a crocheter, come and join Hazeldean Stitches. Share your ideas and projects with other yarn artists. All ages welcome!
Greenboro
Thursday Sep 4, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Improve your English, share stories and make new friends! Améliorez votre anglais, partager des histoires et faites des amis!
Stittsville
Thursday Sep 4, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
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...
Sleuth Hounds
Carp
Thursday Sep 4, 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...
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Vernon
Thursday Sep 4, 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...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Sep 4, 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...
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Beaverbrook
Thursday Sep 4, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 04, 2025)
If you love to write, come and surround yourself with like-minded creative people who love the power of words! This is not a course or...

Presented in partnership with the Ottawa International Writers festival and Library and Archives Canada.

Join us for the launch of Kihiani: A Memoir of Healing by Juno Award–winning...

Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington street

Thursday Sep 4, 2025 at 7:00pm
Ruth E. Dickinson
Friday Sep 5, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 12, 2025)
Are you looking for work? ​ Meet 1-on-1 with an Employment Counsellor​ ​ Friday mornings ​ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm​ ​ September 5th and...
Hazeldean
Friday Sep 5, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Dec 05, 2025)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere at the Hazeldean Library. Join us for discussions on the first Friday of every month...
Nepean Centrepointe
Saturday Sep 6, 2025 at 2:00pm
Topics covered include: what to plant, store, move or divide the importance of top-dressing, garden clean up "leaving the leaves" for overwintering beneficial insects as...
Sensory Storytime
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Sep 6, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 13, 2026)
Join us for a program that features: dimmed lighting sensory toys a smaller number of participants an adapted circle time with stories, rhymes and songs...

Registration opens on Monday, September 8, 2025 - 10:00am

Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Sep 6, 2025 at 2:30pm
Submissions of the Summer 2025 Teen Art Contest will be on display and prize winners will be announced. Come join us and meet the artists...
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In
Main
Sunday Sep 7, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Nov 30, 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...
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Rideau
Monday Sep 8, 2025 at 7:00am (series runs until Dec 01, 2025)
Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere (If the first...
Osgoode
Monday Sep 8, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join us as we discuss "The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins-Reid. Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Branch service...