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Docu-dimanche | Sunday Documentary

Cumberland

Sunday May 4, 2025 at 2:00pm

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Passeport pour le Monde: Vietnam – Dans l’œil du dragon (2020)
Passport to the World: Vietnam - In the Eye of the Dragon (FRENCH VERSION - 2020)

À l’honneur du mois du patrimoine asiatique, prenez un tour visuel somptueux du Vietnam. Au-delà de ses plus fameux sites, le troisième millénaire frappe à la porte des grandes villes. Mais loin de cette modernité, des régions reculées de l'ancien Tonkin vivent encore de traditions ancestrales dans des paysages extraordinaires.

In honour of Asian Heritage Month, take a decadent visual tour of Vietnam. Come and witness the third millennium knocking at the door of its big cities, while far from the modernity, the remote regions of ancient Tonkin still honour their ancestral traditions amongst extraordinary landscapes.

1 h 24 minutes. En français avec sous-tires en anglais. Gracieuseté de Hoopla.
1 h 24 minutes. En French with English subtitles. Courtesy of Hoopla.
Crafternoon

Rockcliffe Park

Monday May 5, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 16, 2025)

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Do you like to knit, crochet or do handwork or sort? Please join like-minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring any project that you are working on. Drop-in!

Tea and cookies will be served!
Genealogy Drop-in at the Carlingwood Library

Carlingwood

Monday May 5, 2025 at 1:30pm

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Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your family tree and share research strategies. Discover what library resources are available for your research with specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch.
Libby, Cantook and CloudLibrary E-book Clinic

Greenboro

Monday May 5, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until May 26, 2025)

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Learn how to access electronic books from Ottawa Public Library. Borrow ebook, e-audiobooks and bestsellers and gain access to magazine titles from your smartphone or tablet. Drop In program
Chatty Café

Rosemount

Monday May 5, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until May 26, 2025)

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Join us at the Chatty Cafe! This relaxed drop-in program is a great way to meet new people in the community. Whether you’re looking to connect with others or simply enjoy good conversation, this program is a welcoming space to all. We'll have games and fun conversation prompts.

No registration required.

No program on Monday April 21 (Easter Monday) or Monday May 19 (Victoria Day).
BH Technology - Question & Answer Sessions

Blackburn Hamlet

Monday May 5, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until May 26, 2025)

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Technology can be challenging, so join our enthusiastic BH Tech Team, who will give you a good foundation and the confidence to use your preferred devices (e.g phone, laptop, e-reader) . Our team can also provide you with information on how to use library resources such as Libby (ebooks and audiobooks) and Hoopla (music, video, graphic novels).

Our BH Tech group will be available to assist you with basic tech questions, as well as point you in the right direction for topics we do not handle.

Here are a few examples of the topics we do not cover:

- Diagnosis and Repair of Devices

- Online banking or shopping-related transactions.

- Unsupported devices (such as Kindles).

In short, we can help you make the best of your devices or applications/tools.

March 24, 2025

April 7 and 28, 2025

May 5 and 26, 2025

Drop-in from 3 - 4:00 pm - Please bring your own device and library card.

Vous avez besoin d'aide à comprendre vos appareils technologiques (téléphone, tablette, ordinateur portatif, liseuse), un membre de notre équipe sera disponible afin de vous appuyer avec vos questions.

Il nous fera aussi plaisir de vous partager nos ressources en ligne tels que Cantook (les livres numériques et audio) et Hoopla (la vidéo, la musique et les bandes dessinées).

24 mars, 2025

7 et 28 avril, 2025

5 et 26 mai, 2025

Entre 15h00 et 16h00 - Apportez votre appareil ainsi que votre carte de bibliothèque.
Sunnyside Writers Group

Sunnyside

Monday May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2025)

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Join author Michael F. Stewart for an evening of shared writing, support, and constructive criticism from peers. No experience necessary, all forms of writing welcome.
How to Secure a Home Wireless Network

Richmond

Monday May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm

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Many wireless routers do not default to the most secure configuration. Make sure you are not the "low-hanging fruit" that someone will decide to attack. It is surprisingly easy to make sure your network is secure. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you just how easy it is.

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Adult French Conversation Group/ Groupe de conversation en français pour adultes

Greenboro

Monday May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jun 30, 2025)

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Improve your French, share stories and make new friends!

Améliorez votre français, partager des histoires et faites des amis!
Monday Evening Book Club

Rideau

Monday May 5, 2025 at 6:45pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2025)

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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 Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

January 6 - The unseen by Roy Jacobson

February 3- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (book club kit to be available at January meeting)

March 3 - Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

April 7 - Trust by Herman Diaz

May 5 - Moon of the Crusted Snow (Canadian)- book kit reserved

June 2 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus