News from the Library

Written By Wilson Lo

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💲Financial literacy workshops at OPL: 

🔩PD Days 

  • Barrhaven Builder’s Club - Friday, November 28th at 1-4 PM
    Build, construct, engineer, and design using Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics, and more. Drop-in program. Family program. 

🤡 Family programs / Programmes familiaux 

  • Monday: Toddlertime; Early ON Baby Playgroup; Homework Help 

  • Tuesday: Parenting Ottawa Drop-in; Homework Help 

  • Wednesday: Contes en famille, Jouons à la biblio; Preschool Show & Tell 

  • Thursday: Family Storytime; Babytime; Stay and Play 

  • Friday: Bilingual Babytime; Stay and Play 

  • Saturday: Family Storytime, Bilingual Storytime 

 📢Click HERE↗for more information 

👤Adult programs

  • 🔍 Pop-Up: Library of Things↗- Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10 am–12 pm:
    Did you know the library lends much more than books and E-books?  Find out about all the 'things' you can access for free using your library card.   Stop by our booth to chat with staff and answer your questions 

  • 🍴Cozy Cooking and Recipe Exchange↗ - Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 2:00pm:
    Share your favourite recipes and discover fresh ideas for cozy meals during this season. Think: soups, stews and casseroles... but anything goes! We will have cookbooks on hand to browse. Remember to bring a copy of your recipe! 

  • 📸Macro (close-up) Photography↗ - Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:30pm:
    Get up close and personal with your photographic subjects such as flowers, insects, water droplets, or detailed parts of larger subjects or scenes. Learn how to isolate your subject from the background, and control how much of the image is in sharp focus. Register online. 

  • 📝Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In↗ - Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 6:00pm:
    You’re invited to join the Capital Region Writers for a “Write-in”: dedicated work time where you can thrive in the camaraderie of working alongside fellow writers. Bring an ongoing writing project or start a new one, sit down and put words on the page! 

  •  🤐 Learning English? Join one of our conversation groups to practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome.  

Coming soon: 

📌Library of things: Home tools↗  

Assess your home's energy efficiency with equipment borrowed from the library including: 

  • CO2 Monitors 

  • Kill A Watt Readers 

  • Thermal Cameras 

 📌 Reading recommendations 

  • Adults: 💰Talk money / Parlons argent↗ 
    Looking to get your financial life on track before the new year? Ottawa Public Library is here to help with a series of informative and empowering financial literacy titles. 

  • Children, tweens and teens: 💲Financial literacy for teens↗ 
    It is never too early to learn to manage your money.  Learn from the experts included in this reading list.  

🍃Familles francophones  

Wilson Lo
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