Join us each month for discussions on mystery novels! From cold-blooded murders to humourous whodunnits, come meet fellow mystery enthusiasts as we chat about the pre-selected book.

When you register, a physical copy will already be available to you! If you are on the waitlist, or if you would prefer a different format such as an e-book or audiobook, please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.

SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March3,  2025 ❀

April 22: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
May 20: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jessie Q. Sutanto
June 24: The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman

PAST TITLES ❦ FALL 2024 - WINTER 2025 ❦

September: Still Life, by Louise Penney
October: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson
November: The Spy Coast, by Tess Gerritsen
December: Treasure State, by C.J. Box
January: The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware
February: Dead Man's Grave, by Neil Lancaster
March: The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill

Enjoy a selection of films, each from an Italian director! Films will be presented with English subtitles. 

Presented by the Ottawa Chapter of the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the OPL presents a monthly Italian movie night. The Dante Alighieri Society is a volunteer not for profit organization registered in Ontario, dedicated to the promotion of Italian culture.

In May, we are watching "A Chiara" 2021 (2hrs 02min)

Follows the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria.

It’s time to divide your perennials and rejuvenate your garden!  Bring some plants, take some plants, and borrow some gardening books.  Please remember to label all plants you bring in.  

Drop by near the Centennial branch main entrance any time between 10am and 7pm on Wednesday May 21. 

Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue, le 3e mercredi du chaque mois.

mercredi le 15 janvier - Ceci n’est pas un fait divers de Philippe Besson.

mercredi le 19 février - Ce que je sais de toi de Éric Chacour.

mercredi le 19 mars - Mur méditerranée de Louis-Philippe Dalembert.

mercredi le 16 avril - 6 degrés de liberté de Nicolas Dickner.

mercredi le 21 mai - La traversée du siècle de Michel Tremblay.

mercredi le 18 juin - Qimmik de Michel Jean.

Cette séance est un millieu sans parfum.