Category: Library
Jessica and Omar Sultan – bring an old farm to life and how they did it
(Jessica and Omar Sultan presenting their sanctuary farm life at the Stittsville Library on January 8, 2020. Photo: Stittsville Central) The Grace Thompson meeting room of the Stittsville Library was…
Stittsville Library and Awesome Authors to hold workshop with local author
Have you registered for the Awesome Authors youth writing contest? It is one of the Ottawa Public Library’s longest-running and popular programs and you have until February 28, 2020 to register. This…
Top ten requested English and French books for 2019
As the year comes to an end, and the Christmas season has arrived, what better way to look back on 2019 than by reviewing the Ottawa Public Library’s (OPL) most…
Awesome authors contest is back – grab your pens!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA), Awesome Authors is one of the Ottawa Public Library’s longest-running and popular programs. The youth writing contest encourages young…
Find your golden ticket during Library Month
(Photo: Ottawa Public Library) October is Library Month and the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) wants everyone in Ottawa to know that its amazing Golden Tickets are back again this year.…
Happenings in Stittsville and area this last weekend of summer
The last weekend of summer has crept up on everyone with cooler nights and darker evenings, but there is still lots of local events to enjoy. Saturday, September 21st — Memory…
John W. Egan and Bakar Mansaray launch next chapter in Angel and Mercy series
(Photos: Stittsville Central) From the first fragment of their story told in The Ceasefire War, Angel and Mercy continue their mission in life in this new novel — The Ebola War. The…
Read and win – new summer-long program at library for teens
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) has introduced an exciting new summer-long program for book-loving teens: Teen Reads. Teens can now head over to the OPL website and look for the weekly…
Upcoming book launch for Stittsville author John W. Egan
Stittsville author, John W. Egan, and Ottawa author, Bakar Mansaray, will hold a book launch for their novel, The Ebola War, at the Stittsville Library on Wednesday, 17 July, from 6:30 to…
Stittsville Library – get your summer read on
The TD Summer Reading Club (TD SRC) is taking place this summer at the Stittsville Library for kids aged 12 and under. This year’s lively theme is ‘Natural World’. You…
Nation-wide eBook campaign launched at public libraries
Participating public libraries will be offering free, unlimited access to the first e-book — Glass Beads, by Saskatchewan-born Indigenous author, actor, and comedian, Dawn Dumont. The book will be available in both eBook and…