Find a program or event

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.

Displaying 21 - 40 of 131
Vanier
Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 at 10:30am
Craft and create your very own ocean-inspired masterpiece. We will be making porthole sun catchers with underwater animals. Drop-in program. [Ages 6-10. Créez votre propre œuvre d’art vous...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Jump into puddles, ponds, rivers and streams to check out the cool freshwater world. We will be exploring the beloved axolotl! Registration required. Ages 7-9.
Cartoon mermaid, scuba diver and sea creatures
North Gloucester
Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Learn about the fascinating world of composting and earthworms, and how to set up and maintain their habitat, what and how to feed them, and...
Centennial
Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Come discover fascinating (and sometimes mysterious) objects in our History Box! The box contains Canadian historical objects from the Canadian Museum of History’s signature exhibition,...
St-Laurent
Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 at 2:30pm
It’s a big place out there! Come join us as we circumnavigate this big blue sphere we all call home. From seaweed to sharks, discover...
Dive into reading under the sea | Pongez dans la lecture sous l'eau
Carlingwood
Thursday Jul 9, 2026 at 10:30am
Dive deeper. Discover more. Predict which objects will sink or float in water and make boats to learn more about how density affects buoyancy. Ages...
Greenboro
Thursday Jul 9, 2026 at 10:30am
Dive into coding with Ozobots! An interactive introduction to coding where participants use colours and simple logic to guide tiny robots through exciting movement commands...
science
Rideau
Thursday Jul 9, 2026 at 2:30pm
Come craft at the library. Fold paper into fish and other cool water creatures using the traditional Japanese art of origami! We have all the...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Thursday Jul 9, 2026 at 6:30pm
But here at the library, it’s never boring. Join us and find out about all the places around us. We will be exploring & playing...
Cartoon octopus / Dessin animé de pieuvre 
Online
Friday Jul 10, 2026 at 11:00am
Découvrez les mécanismes uniques qu’ont développés les reptiles, mammifères et invertébrés pour se défendre. Pourquoi les furets sont-ils si flexibles? Comment font les tarentules pour...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Jul 11, 2026 at 10:30am (series runs until Jul 25, 2026)
Dive deeper. Discover more. Join us for hands-on activities and stories to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math. This is a literacy program that...
Manotick
Saturday Jul 11, 2026 at 2:00pm
Join us for an interactive program presented by Parrot Partners, the only rehabilitation program for parrots in Canada! They will bring several parrots from different...
Cartoon sea creatures / Dessin animé de  créatures de mer
Online
Monday Jul 13, 2026 at 11:00am
Welcome to the amusement park - where we’ll be bumping, spinning, zipping and rolling! Discover the actions and reactions of bumper cars. Explore the forces...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Monday Jul 13, 2026 at 2:00pm (series runs until Aug 10, 2026)
Dive deeper. Discover more. Explore. Protect. Play! Join us for a nature adventure! Kids will discover amazing animals through games, crafts, and interactive self-directed stations...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Monday Jul 13, 2026 at 6:30pm
Dive deeper. Discovery more. We will be exploring & playing with water. Drop-in program. Ages 7-12.
Rockcliffe Park
Tuesday Jul 14, 2026 at 10:30am
Nature’s Ninjas Explore some of the unique mechanisms of self-defense that have evolved. Why are ferrets so flexible? How do tarantulas protect themselves from predators?...
Crafting table/Table de bricolage
Constance Bay
Tuesday Jul 14, 2026 at 10:30am
Dive deeper. Discover more. Come join us for an undersea adventure. Build a coral reef with Lego, test object buoyancy, design a boat and more...
Cartoon image of underwater creatures reading
Carp
Tuesday Jul 14, 2026 at 10:30am
Sketch satisfying symmetrical shapes with spirograph-inspired gears! Learn how that simple machine is helping us do “work” and turn your own gears as you discover...
A cartoon octopus holding reading materials and crayons
Greenboro
Tuesday Jul 14, 2026 at 10:30am
Join Patty McLaughlin from the Wild Bird Care Centre for a fun and exciting hands-on presentation that invites participants to “dive in” to the amazing...
history boxes
Blackburn Hamlet
Tuesday Jul 14, 2026 at 2:00pm
Discover what happens when science meets art! Explore perception as you use shadows, colour, motion, and light to create art from science. You’ll make a...