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.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024 at 6:30pm
150 minutes
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Stunt Rock (1978).
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.
The event is free to attend. In English.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Thursdays, Aug 08, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024
10:30am
30 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Stories, rhymes, songs and activities for babies (ages 0-18 months) and a parent/caregiver. Drop-in program. (No registration needed.)
Contes, comptines, et chansons pour les bébés (0-18 mois) accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien(ne). Portes-ouvertes. (Inscription non-requise.)
Thursdays, Aug 08, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024
11:00am
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Meet new friends after babytime! Chat and play with puppets, building blocks, crafts and much more. Drop-in program.
Rencontrez de nouveaux amis après l'heure du conte! Socialisez et jouez avec des marionnettes, des blocs de construction, du bricolage et bien plus encore! Portes ouvertes.
Thursday Aug 08, 2024 at 2:30pm
60 minutes
Who knows where your creations will take you?
Registration required. Ages 7 to 9.
We will be making slime.
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Qui sait où tes créations te mèneront?
Inscription require. Pour les 7 à 9 ans.
Nous allons fabriquer de la slime (ou glu).
Thursday Aug 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Thursday Aug 08, 2024 at 6:30pm
35 minutes
International Pride Month
Picture This (2017) by Jari Osborne
What does it mean to be disabled and desirable? In Picture This, a new documentary by Jari Osborne, we meet Andrew Gurza, a self-described “queer cripple” who has made it his mission to make sex and disability part of the public discourse.
33 minutes - English only
Saturday Aug 10, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
Learn about Canadian workplace culture and how you can break into the Canadian Job Market.
Newcomers program.
Please register online.
Monday Aug 12, 2024 at 1:30pm
60 minutes
Join us as we discuss "The It Girl" by Ruth Ware.
Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Service Hub. Drop in.
Thursday Aug 15, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on Cara Black. All are welcome!
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)