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Greenboro
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 3:00pm
Create art in good company. This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative...
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...

Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

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...
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...
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...
Greenboro
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 4:00pm (series runs until Nov 13, 2025)
Hey Tweens! Join us after school for S.T.E.A.M fun. This session we will be familiarizing ourselves with mBot. The first week we will learn some...

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

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...
Emerald Plaza
Friday Nov 7, 2025 at 2:00pm
Join us for a hands-on adventure with Snap Circuits—launch a flying saucer or trigger a police siren! Step into the world of coding with our...
child reading a story with parents
Nepean Centrepointe
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 06, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop In 30 minutes Cuentos, rimas y canciones para niños de...
Stack of books
Stittsville
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 1:30pm
AI is your writing partner, not your replacement. Learn how to use AI as your creative assistant for research, brainstorming, editing, overcoming writer’s block, and...

Registration opens on Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 10:00am

Nepean Centrepointe
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Dec 13, 2025)
For children 7-12, interested in learning to play chess and finding out more about the game. Teen volunteers will be on hand to help those...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 2:00pm
Many are familiar with L.M. Montgomery as the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series. But did you know that she also wrote...
Greenboro
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 2:00pm
Come play and create with "LittleBits”. LittleBits are easy-to-use circuits that snap together with magnets. Connect them together to create complex circuits in seconds. What...

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

Hazeldean
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 2:30pm
Come join us to practice the art of paper quilling! This month we will be decorating Silhouette Art.

Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

Osgoode
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join us as we discuss "The home for unwanted girls" by Joanna Goodman. Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Branch service hub...
Carlingwood
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 6:00pm
Come and meet Carole Gobeil, a polar travel advisor here in Ottawa who has a passion for the polar regions. Her last voyage in February/March...
St-Laurent
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 6:00pm
Learn how to extend the battery life of your PC laptop, discover the handy Microsoft PowerToys, detect fake USB flash drives before you lose data,...
Greenboro
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025 at 3:00pm
Create art in good company. This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative...
North Gloucester
Thursday Nov 13, 2025 at 6:00pm
Validating Your Business Concept Do you have a great idea—but aren’t sure if it could become a great business? This interactive session is designed for...