Join us as we kickoff the 2023-2024 RP Rebel Readers Bookclub at Rockcliffe Park.  For the first meeting our book is "Children of the Fox" by Kevin Sands.

Click here to place a hold for Children of the Fox for the physical book, eBook or audiobook.

This bookclub is for kids ages 9-12 and will be in English.  Registration is required as space is limited.

For our first meeting on 26 Sept at 4:00PM, bring at least one suggestion of a book to suggest to the group to read.  We will create our list of books for the remaining meetings.  

We will meet once a month, on a Tuesday from 4-5PM on these dates:  You can click the link on the book titles below to place a hold.

26 Sept, 2023

24 Oct, 2023

28 Nov, 2023

19  Dec, 2023

23 Jan, 2024 : The School of Good and Evil - book 1

20 Feb, 2024 : The Land of Stories - The Wishing Spell - book 1

26 Mar, 2024 : Keeper of Lost Cities - book 1

23 April, 2024: The Revenge of Magic - book 1

21 May, 2024 :The Blackthorn Key - book 1

June date to be determined

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 22. 

Join us for the ultimate armchair travel around Europe. The European Book Club is offered in partnership with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa to promote contemporary European authors and their works. A book title from an EU country is selected for discussion each month.

Author Viveca Sten will be in attendance.

Photo by Peter Knutson.

Academy Award nominee, tiff feature film, “To Kill a Tiger” (2022), will play at the Alta Vista Library on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. “A man. His daughter. The trial of their lives.” Hindi with English subtitles.

“Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.”

No registration required.