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Beaverbrook
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:30pm
Join us for an exploration of coding and robotics. Registration required. For ages 10-12.

Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

Sunnyside
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 1:30pm
The Ottawa Public Library has thousands of digital titles, discover how to access them using resources like Libby and cloudLibrary. Come join us in this...
Stittsville
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 2:00pm
Learn to create beautiful, delicate, raised images from paper strips. You’ll use a few basic tools to wind the paper strips into coils to create...

Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

Carlingwood
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 5:30pm (series runs until Oct 06, 2025)
Play Dungeons and Dragons at the library! Whether you've always wanted to learn, haven't played in years, or are an experienced player looking to join...

Registration opens on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 5:00pm

Stittsville
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 6:00pm
Join us for a special "drive-in" storytime full of stories, songs and a short movie. Children will make a cardboard box car that they can...
webcard with poster for Close-Up
Main
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 6:05pm
Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays,...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 7:00pm
For ages 13-17. The Drop Zone is a program where you can explore, create and connect with others. There will be numerous activities to take...
children and a goose sing, dance, and play a saxophone
Metcalfe village
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 2:00pm
Help us celebrate the end of summer reading club! ​ Enjoy some outdoor fun with a story walk, games, bubbles, chalk, music, and a sweet...
webcard with poster for Man Bites Dog
Main
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:00pm
Join us for a free screening of Man Bites Dog as part of our "Is This the Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?" movie theme...
Greely
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Sep 23, 2025)
Join us for some great book discussions, tea, and treats on the last Tuesday of the month! Ask at the desk for your copy. July...
Open book / Livre ouvert
Main
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 29, 2026)
Joignez-vous à nous pour des discussions conviviales à propos de livres en français. Présentez-vous au bureau de consultation du 1er étage afin de récupérer votre...
Hazeldean
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:30pm
Please register one family member. You are invited to get creative and make a no-pressure, awful piece of art. All supplies will be provided. We...
A brown and white image with the words Memory Café and a picture of a coffee cup.
Alta Vista
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 1:30pm
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...
North Gloucester
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 2:00pm
Feel like chatting? Come to the library for some coffee/tea and conversation. Every last Wednesday of the month, from 2 to 3:30 pm: May 28th,...
Teens sitting in dark green space watching movie, with popcorn and drinks
Main
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 2:00pm
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 5:00pm
THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE CONTEST IS AUGUST 27 AT 5 PM Contest information The contest is open to teens ages 13-17. Artists must have...
poster for The Seven Year Itch
Main
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 6:00pm
Reminisce with us on a nostalgic trip every fourth Wednesday of the month as we play a film from the classic/Golden era of Hollywood This...
group of children and animals read together, a parent and child examine a world globe together
Metcalfe village
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 10:30am
Join us for stories, yoga poses and stretches, rhymes, and songs for children 4+ and a parent or caregiver. Drop in program. Followed by a...
image of a computer, tablet, & smartphone
Centennial
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 2:30pm
Have questions about your own device i.e.: tablet, phone, or laptop? Need help with e-books or other online library services? Centennial branch staff will be...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 6:30pm
What is your next step after completing your laser cutter certification? Want to learn the basics of Inkscape, and leave with a personalized keychain? Register...