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Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.

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Stittsville
Monday Jun 15, 2026 at 6:00pm
Calling all book lovers! Celebrate your love of reading with our DIY Mini Book Keepsake program! In this creative, hands‑on activity, participants will design and...
North Gloucester
Tuesday Jun 16, 2026 at 11:00am (series runs until Dec 15, 2026)
Meet up with other book lovers in the neighborhood and chat about the monthly pick. See the book list below for links to different formats...
Manotick
Tuesday Jun 16, 2026 at 6:00pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can: supercharge your web searches & help you find the most relevant information;...
Sunnyside
Tuesday Jun 16, 2026 at 6:00pm
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...
Carp
Tuesday Jun 16, 2026 at 6:30pm
Join us at the Carp Branch for an evening of creativity and fun! This month is rock painting! Paint a fun design, create vegetable markers...
Greenboro
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026 at 2:00pm
Create art in good company. This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative...
Infusions Littéraires
Alta Vista
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026 at 2:00pm
Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue, le 3e mercredi du chaque mois. mercredi le 21 janvier - J’emporterai le feu...
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Online
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026 at 2:00pm
Enjoy photos and narration from multiple trips via car, ship, and bus. Ireland includes Cork, Dublin, Northern Ireland (Belfast, Londonderry, Giant’s Causeway) and the west...
Books
Rideau
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 10:15am
Share the enjoyment of reading and discussing books in a relaxed atmosphere. September 18 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy. October 16- The Night Circus...
Orléans
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 11:00am
Photos and narration from a river cruise that included, Prague, various stops in Germany and Austria and ending in Budapest, Hungary. Included is a side...
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Sunnyside
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 6:30pm
Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12! Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we...
Sleuth Hounds
Alta Vista
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 6:30pm
Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on the following: Thursday, February 19th - A Capital Mystery...
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Ruth E. Dickinson
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 6:30pm
Join us each month for a storytime followed by a building challenge before finishing with a show and tell. Using our story for inspiration, children...

Registration opens on Monday, May 25, 2026 - 10:00am

Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Jun 18, 2026 at 7:00pm
Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month. All are welcome! Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm...
Books
Sunnyside
Friday Jun 19, 2026 at 2:00pm
Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussion usually every third Friday of the...
Sunnyside
Friday Jun 19, 2026 at 4:00pm
Calling all bookworms! Come meet new friends and expand your literary horizons at the Sunnyside Teen Book Club. We meet once a month on Friday...

In celebration of National Indigenous History Month, join Ottawa Public Library for a talk with Waubgeshig Rice! 

Moon of the Turning Leaves was largely inspired by Anishinaabe history, culture, and Waubgeshig’s upbringing in...

Harold Shenkman Hall

Friday Jun 19, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Jun 20, 2026 at 10:00am
OPL offers many reference tools that you can access from home. Drop-by, discover these tools and get a personalised reading recommendation at our pop-up booth...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Jun 20, 2026 at 10:30am
Let's be mermaids... Join us for a mermaid-inspired craft time! Get inspiration from some examples or create your own fin-tastic things using a variety of...
St-Laurent
Saturday Jun 20, 2026 at 10:30am
Stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children and a parent/caregiver. Drop-in program. Join us to play and chat following the program. There will be self-directed...