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Manotick
Thursday Aug 21, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Join fellow mahjong players for a friendly game in a congenial environment. Drop-in program, no registration required.
Emerald Plaza
Thursday Aug 21, 2025 at 5:30pm (series runs until Oct 16, 2025)
Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. Drop in Program. Please note that there will be no English...
Rideau
Thursday Aug 21, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Profitez de notre groupe de conversation afin d'améliorer vos habiletés en français à l'oral. ​ Join our free French Conversation Group to practice speaking French...
Stittsville
Thursday Aug 21, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 18, 2025)
The Stittsville branch hosts weekly meetings of the Stittsville Creative Writing Group. Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Aug 21, 2025 at 6:30pm
This program is designed to introduce clients to 3D printing at the Imagine Space. We will teach about how 3D printing works, how to prepare...
Greenboro
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Dec 19, 2025)
Come play cards, roll the dice or play board games with us!
Greely
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Aug 29, 2025)
Drop-in for for a session of card games and board games for adults aged 55+ at the Greely Library. An assortment of games and cards...
Manotick
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 2:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of crafting fun! We will be making decorative lanterns out of glass jars and pressed flowers! All materials will be...
Rideau
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 4:00pm (series runs until Dec 12, 2025)
Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English speaking...
National Film Board of Canada logo on pink and purple field
Cumberland
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 4:00pm
In honour of Capital Pride, Cumberland is pleased to present this moving documentary courtesy of the National Film Board. Someone Like Me follows the parallel...
Stories of Summer
Centennial
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Participants will be invited to engage in shared recitations of selected writers. Discussions will follow each reading with the intention of sharing personal interpretations. Upon...
Main
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:00pm
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the...
Osgoode
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 12:00pm (series runs until Sep 29, 2025)
Join us for coffee, cards and conversation in a casual setting at the Osgoode Library. All are welcome, please drop in.
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...

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Nepean Centrepointe
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)
Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research...
Rideau
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:00pm
Get feedback on your writing (any genre) and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback. Discuss issues about...
Greenboro
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:15pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)
Drop in with your knitting every Tuesday Share advice, ideas and conversation with other knitters. Venez faire un tour, échanger des conseils et des idées...
pile of cream- and brown-coloured balls of yarn with brown knitting needles
North Gloucester
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)
The North Gloucester Knit Wits meet Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. Come share advice, ideas, and conversation with other knitters. Open to all adults and...
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...