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Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.

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Greenboro
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
Play and learn about chess. Jouer et apprendre à jouer aux échecs. For 6+ years old. Pour les 6 ans et plus. We will have...
Blackburn Hamlet
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children ages 0-6, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Join us following our Storytime to play and chat! There will...

Registration opens on Monday, June 9, 2025 - 10:00am

North Gower
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 10:30am
Get your Summer Read On!! Join us as we celebrate the launch of the 2025 TD Summer Reading Club! Register for the Club, grab a...
Beaverbrook
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 10:45am (series runs until Aug 13, 2025)
Join us following Family Storytime to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and young children. Drop-in program. / Joignez-nous...
Osgoode
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
Come craft at the library. We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity! Each week we will have something new for you...
Beaverbrook
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Aug 13, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. Ages 0-18 months. Drop-in program.
children and a goose sing, dance, and play a saxophone
Centennial
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm
Suite à la lecture d’un conte provenant de la collection de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa, découvrez comment les mots peuvent se transformer en mouvement! Explorez...
Richmond
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm
Tap into your inner art genius. During session 1 we will be creating air dry clay art pieces that will be painted during session 2...

Registration opens on Monday, June 9, 2025 - 10:00am

Teddy bear with book and letters
Manotick
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies (newborn to 18 months) with a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program.
Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm
Join our art party! We will be creating our very own passports. Kids can fill them throughout the summer to keep track of all of...
Main
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:00pm
Join local street artist Tyler Proulx as you explore the basics of street art! Learn how to do block letters, bubble letters and wild style...
Beaverbrook
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Aug 13, 2025)
Following Babytime, join us to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and babies. Drop-in program.
Carp
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:30pm
Experiment and explore with unlimited imagination. For kids age 8-12. Registration Required.

Registration opens on Monday, June 9, 2025 - 10:00am

a child reads while walking around the earth accompanied by animals
Elmvale Acres
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Aug 13, 2025)
Pack your (book) bag and journey with us. Drop-in program. For ages 7 - 12. We will be sharing our reading journeys together, as a...
games
Rosemount
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
Play card games, board games, or video games at the library. Ages 6-12. // Viens jouer aux cartes, à des jeux de société ou à...
Greenboro
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Aug 13, 2025)
Come chat with fellow manga lovers about the first volumes of some of the most popular series. Both experts and newcomers are welcome as we...
group of children and animals read together, a parent and child examine a world globe together
Elmvale Acres
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 5:15pm (series runs until Aug 20, 2025)
This program aims to help children practice and improve their reading skills! Children will receive individualized reading help and encouragement. Ages 6-12. Registration Required. Ce...
poster for Night of the Lepus
Main
Wednesday Jul 2, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Night of the Lepus (1972). Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at...
Kids playing with Lego blocks
Orléans
Thursday Jul 3, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Jul 24, 2025)
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in program. Ages 6-12. . Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Programme portes ouvertes. Pour les 6 à 12 ans.
Children and a goose sing and dance. Des enfants et une oie chantent et dansent.
Cumberland
Thursday Jul 3, 2025 at 10:00am
Shimmy and shake. Come for the dance break! Registration required. For ages 4-9. Let's explore musicality and learn to express ourselves through movement with a...

Registration opens on Monday, June 9, 2025 - 10:00am