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Join us for a screening of a teen film. Light snacks and covered drinks are welcome. This is a drop-in program for teens and adults.
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 4:00 pm
•Raya and the Last Dragon | Raya et le dernier dragon 90 min
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 2:30pm
• Onward | En avant 103 min (2020) PG
Friday, May 30, 2025- 3:30 pm
•Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 133min
Drop-in at the Carlingwood Branch for Wii U Game On!
Not sure how to play? No worries! Our teen volunteers running this program will be happy to help.
Relieve your stress and relax your mind with yoga teacher, Vincent Côté. Learn basic yoga postures, various breathing methods and some philosophy of yoga.
Bring your yoga mat.
Venez soulager votre stress et détendre votre esprit avec l'enseignant de yoga, Vincent Côté. Apprenez des poses de base, des méthodes de respiration ainsi qu'un peu de philosophie du yoga.
Apportez votre tapis de yoga.
Venez en grand nombre célébrer la journée intergénérationnelle au Canada à la bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa!
Bring your family and friends for a day of fun and connections across generations for Intergenerational Day in Canada!
Adults are invited to participate in a fun collage-making session! Explore your creative side and piece together something beautiful. Collages make nice greeting cards or posters to decorate your home. All supplies (scissors, paper, glue) will be provided but you are also welcome to bring your own materials.
Registration required
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 you.
Registration for each individual session required and attendance is limited.
Creativebug, which is included in your Library membership, gives you access to thousands of free arts & crafts video workshops. They are all taught by recognized design experts and artists. Categories include, but are not limited to, knitting, crochet, design, sewing, jewelry, and cooking. Classes are for beginner, intermediate and advanced students of all ages.
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Joignez-vous à nos ateliers Creativebug les derniers samedis de chaque mois! Tout le matériel sera fourni, et vous pourrez toujours emporter votre création avec vous. Puisque les ressources de Creativebug sont disponibles en anglais seulement, les vidéos diffusées en bibliothèque seront toujours en anglais. Cependant, nos organisateurs se feront un plaisir de traduire les instructions pour vous si nécessaire; n'hésitez pas à nous le demander!
L'inscription à chaque séance individuelle est obligatoire et le nombre de places est limité.
Creativebug, qui est inclus dans votre abonnement à la Bibliothèque, vous donne accès à des milliers d'enregistrements d'ateliers d’artisanat et de bricolage. Ils sont tous menés par des experts et des artistes connus. Les catégories incluent, entre autres, le tricot, le crochet, le design, la couture, la bijouterie, et la cuisson. Les cours ciblent les publics débutants, intermédiaires et avancés de tout âge.
On the last Saturday of the month, wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us! Stories, rhymes, and songs in English for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.
2025 dates : Jan 25, Feb 22, March 29, April 26, May 31. This program resumes in the summer.
Get a Techno Buddy!
Technology and Social Media can be overwhelming.
Teen Volunteers share their Social Media knowledge with older Adult in a two-on-one setting.
Areas of technology help will focus on user’s personal account use by initial setting up of the accounts and how use the site:
X (former Twitter)
One hour= One topic
If you want to cover a different topic from the list, Facilitator will need to approve it, as this is a one hour session.
Meeting place: Teen Zone on the 3rd floor.
Please bring your device fully charged (ex. cell phone, tablet, or laptop).
Please provide a phone number we can contact you about your topic.
You can sign up for one session and one waiting list slot per quarter.
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 will discuss various aspects of the game, do practical exercises and problems, explore and practice. Designed for beginners and intermediate players.
Le Club de Go d'Ottawa (https://ottawagoclub.wixsite.com/ogcs) organise des ateliers pour tous ceux qui aimeraient approfondir leurs connaissances du jeu de Go. On y discute plusieurs aspects du jeu, on fait des exercices et des problèmes, on explore et on s’entraîne. Conçu pour les débutants et les intermédiaires.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can supercharge your web searches and help you find the most relevant information. They can generate images, personalized songs, summarize long text, describe the content of videos, and more. Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you how easily it can be done and how to detect dreaded "AI hallucinations". And you can do it all for free.