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LEGO, CLIPART
Elmvale Acres
Friday Jan 23, 2026 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 05, 2026)
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Portes ouvertes.
Orléans
Friday Jan 23, 2026 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 26, 2026)
When the kids are not in school on PD days, don't let their creativity dwindle! Let them show off their architectural creativity with LEGO®! Drop-in...
Family Literacy Week
Greenboro
Friday Jan 23, 2026 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jan 30, 2026)
Join us for a series of fun activities to do as a family! You will have the opportunity to discover various stations, including crafts, STEM,...
multi-generational family reading a large blue book against a background of letters
Cumberland
Friday Jan 23, 2026 at 2:30pm
Join us for a series of fun activities to do as a family! You will have the opportunity to discover various stations, including crafts, STEM, games and puppet storytelling. Please visit familyliteracyday.ca for more family literacy activities. / Joignez-vous à nous pour une série d'activités amusantes à faire en famille ! Vous aurez l'occasion de découvrir divers ateliers, notamment des stations de bricolage, de STIM, de jeux de société, et de marionnettes. Veuillez consulter le site fld-jaf.ca pour découvrir d'autres activités de littératie familiale.
un enfant apporte une pile de livres ; il y a des blocs Lego, et une banane lit une carte / child carries a large pile of books; there are Lego blocks; a banana reads a map
Vanier
Friday Jan 23, 2026 at 3:45pm (series runs until Mar 06, 2026)
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in program. Family program. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Programme portes ouvertes. Programme familial.
two adults and two children read a book / deux adultes et deux enfants lisent un livre
North Gloucester
Saturday Jan 24, 2026 at 11:00am
Join us for a series of fun activities to do as a family! Please visit familyliteracyday.ca familyliteracyday.ca for more family literacy activities. Joignez-vous à nous...
Men sitting playing go game
Rideau
Saturday Jan 24, 2026 at 2:00pm (series runs until Apr 25, 2026)
The Ottawa Go Club ( https://ottawagoclub.wixsite.com/ogcs ) organizes a series of workshops for people who want to improve their knowledge of the Go game. We...
Family Literacy Day. Barbara Reid art
Cumberland
Saturday Jan 24, 2026 at 2:30pm
As honorary chair for Family Literacy Day, Barbara Reid will be providing a live virtual workshop on how to use modeling clay to create stories...
Nepean Centrepointe
Monday Jan 26, 2026 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 22, 2026)
Are you a writer or author looking to learn more about the indie publishing process? Join author N.G. Avant for this monthly program discussing key...
Carlingwood
Monday Jan 26, 2026 at 6:00pm
Discover the wild side of Africa and its multitude of national parks. Carole Gobeil has just returned from Uganda and Kenya and is looking forward...
Beaverbrook
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026 at 5:30pm (series runs until Mar 03, 2026)
The Beaverbrook Junior Writers Club is for anyone age 8-12 who loves to write! Journaling, poetry, graphic novels, chapter books- and anything else! Whatever you...
Metcalfe village
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026 at 6:30pm (series runs until Mar 31, 2026)
Join us for book chats, snacks, and games in a relaxed atmosphere. Vote for which book the group will read each month!​ Welcome to all...
Blackburn Hamlet
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 24, 2026)
Join us at the Blackburn Hamlet branch for a watercolour painting session. Bring your own project or start something new in the company of like-minded...
Richmond
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026 at 6:00pm (series runs until May 27, 2026)
Participate in the community project of making scarves/mittens for the local Food Bank OR bring your crochet project and share advice, ideas and conversations with...
Carlingwood
Thursday Jan 29, 2026 at 6:00pm (series runs until Aug 27, 2026)
Your evening escape into stories! Are you looking for a reason to dust off that pile of books next to your bed that have been...
Rosemount
Thursday Jan 29, 2026 at 7:00pm
Enjoy photos and narration of coastal, interior and island beauty including stunning gardens and birdlife. ​ Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Friday Jan 30, 2026 at 11:30am
For ages 13-17. Celebrate the end of exams with a well‑deserved break at our Lunch Lounge Party — a chill hangout where you can bring...
two adults and two children reading a book together
Carlingwood
Friday Jan 30, 2026 at 2:00pm
Make clay pictures with Barbara Reid (artist and author). Learn how Barbara Reid uses clay to create the illustrations in her books. We will provide...
Cumberland
Friday Jan 30, 2026 at 2:30pm (series runs until Jun 05, 2026)
Create and build with Lego®! Ages 6-12. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Pour les 6 à 12 ans.
various pieces of lego
Sunnyside
Friday Jan 30, 2026 at 3:30pm (series runs until May 29, 2026)
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in. For ages 6-12. Last Friday of every month.​ 3:30pm – 5pm​. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Portes ouvertes...