News from the Library

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This week's highlights 

• 📢 Holiday closure: Library will be closed on Monday, September 1 for Labour Day. 

• 📢 Important notice: Children's programs are suspended between August 22 and September 15 as we prepare for our Fall Programs.  The children's area including scavenger hunts are still open and awaiting your visit.  

• 📝 Literary news: The 2025 Canadian Children’s Book Awards Finalists announced.  

🎯 Upcoming programs and events 

For adults

•   🍂Fall adult programs: Begins on September 8 - Pick up a pamphlet in the branch or search our upcoming activities online.  

For families

• 👶Parenting in Ottawa drop-in: Tuesday September 2, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. Drop-in  

• 📖 Early reader books / Premières lectures en français: Browse children's books designed for children (typically ages 5-9) who are learning to read independently, serving as a bridge between picture books and longer chapter books.  

For teens

• 🏈💗🎶'When your Music Teacher Marries your Gym Teacher Reading List.' 

💻 Digital resources - Kanopy 

Get free access to thousands of movies.  High-quality films and documentaries from art-house classics to world cinema, all available to play on your PC, phone, tablet, and digital media player. *Titres aussi disponibles en français.  

💡Library services spotlight: From garden to community: Food sharing stands at the Library  

This summer, OPL is inviting home growers to share their harvest with neighbours through our Food Sharing Stands, now available at Beaverbrook, Carp, and Hazeldean branches during opening hours.  

📗⬜Recommandation de lecture franco-ontarienne  

Welsford par Claude Guilmain - récipiendaire du Prix Jacques-Mayer du premier polar 2024. 

Ce roman policier qui a pour toile de fond le développement des banlieues dans les années 1970, ouvre une perspective unique sur Toronto, une métropole où tout est marchandable, même la vérité.  Un polar à la fois intrigant et captivant, que vous allez dévorer du début à la fin. 

Staff picks & recommendations:
🎂 When in doubt, read about cupcakes!  

Target audience: Adults 

Elegant, convenient and nostalgic. Few can refuse the allure of the cupcake. 

Read from this list of bakery and sweet treat fiction titles.  

Check out the list