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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.

  • Dickinson Discovery  Club, Let's Talk Science

    Thursday May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing.

    Come get excited about STEM with us.

    For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.

    A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.

  • Saturday Jun 01, 2024 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Spend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.M. 

    This month we will be looking at flight and velocity.

     Ages 8-12.

    Registration required

  • Saturday Jun 01, 2024 at 11:00am
    60 minutes

    Welcome some poultry from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum into your library visit! Listen to them cluck and coo, touch their soft feathers and watch them scratch and peck. Through fun educational activities, students explore the characteristics, needs and lifecycle of these barnyard favourites. Registration required. Family program for ages 4+. 

    Alta Vista Branch

    Saturday, June 1st, 2024

    11:00 am

    English Program

  • Bedtime Math

    Thursday Jun 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
    45 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    An evening family storytime program that encourages mathematical thinking through playful learning and hands-on activites.

    Engage, Encourage and Grow Together.

    For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.

  • summer reading club images

    Wednesday Jul 03, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    People have been marveling at the night sky for millennia; it is a source of wonder for people of all ages and cultures. Through a series of fun challenges, participants will learn about the celestial objects and phenomena that can be observed with our own eyes or with the help of a telescope. Ages 8-12.

  • TD Summer Reading Club banner

    Monday Jul 22, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Propel yourself into uncharted territories. Come explore heredity with alien genetics.

    Registration Required. Ages 10-12.

    This is the same program being offered at Hazeldean, Carp, and Constance Bay. Please register for the program at the branch most convenient for you!

  • Wednesday Jul 24, 2024 at 2:30pm
    0 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Jump start your own intergalactic adventure. Registration required. Ages 6-10 

    Explore outer space with hands on activities. Map the constellations, make your own clay planet or create a colorful crayon europa!

  • Wednesday Aug 14, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Explore space goo, rocket ships and other icky stuff. Registration required. Ages 6-10

    Take to skies and experiment with galaxy slime, straw rockets and a paper plane competition!