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News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch

From Ruth E. Dickinson, Ottawa Public Library


Visit the Library website for our hours of operation, to access online resources, browse books, search programs and events, and more!



May 31, 2023





News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch

Visit the Library website for our hours of operation, to access online resources, browse books, search programs and events, apply for a library card, and more! News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch Visit the Library website for our hours of operation, to access online resources, browse books, search programs and events, apply for a library card, and more! 📚 Reading Buddies Do you have children in grades 1-3? Would you like them to read more? Join our weekly Reading Buddies program in June! Each child will be paired with a volunteer for fun and interactive read aloud sessions. Together they will share the joys of reading in a friendly, encouraging, and enthusiastic environment. Mondays in June at 5:15 pm. Space is limited so register today! 🌞 Coming Soon: The 2023 TD Summer Reading Club! 🌞 Summer is almost here and with it comes the TD Summer Reading Club (SRC) for children up to 12 years old! A combination of in-person and virtual programming will take place throughout the summer engaging children in the fun of exploring ideas and their imaginations! Starting Monday June 12, families can visit their local OPL branch to pick up their child’s summer reading kit and to register for any number of in-person and virtual programs. You can also register for programs online through the OPL website starting at 10 am on Monday June 12! Kids can take part anywhere—at their local Ottawa Public Library branch as well as at home, online, or wherever summer takes them. 📕 Apprendre à lire avec la collection Une syllabe à la fois Votre enfant apprend à lire? Venez explorer nos premières lectures! En vedette : la collection Une syllabe à la fois. Cette collection de petits livres propose des textes adaptés faciles à décoder et à comprendre. Avec six niveaux de lecture et 70 livres, votre enfant vivra des réussites en lecture et goûtera au plaisir de lire! 🌳 "Check Out" Nature at the Library 🌳 Did you know you can borrow an Ontario Parks 2023 Annual Vehicle Permit with your library card? Each pass entitles a vehicle to enter any provinicial park for free for day access (depending on parking availability). For more information on how to use the permit, please click here.

  • You can find them with OPL's other Access Passes that provide free general admission to museums, parks, and other sites of interest in the Ottawa area.

  • To provide equitable access, passes are Express items and cannot be put on hold. You can check out 1 pass at a time for up to 7 days.

📘 Learn to read in French with Une syllabe à la fois Is your child learning to read in French? Check out our new collection of French early readers: Une syllabe à la fois. This collection of little books offers adapted texts that are easy to decode and understand. With six reading levels and 70 books, your child will develop their reading skills and experience the joy of a good story!

🚸Just For Kids

Take yourself on a virtual fieldtrip withJust for Kids! With over 8000 videos to choose from, you’ll find instruction in the arts, music, animals, hobbies, math, science and much more. From learning to read to learning to code, this interactive video database also features many of your favourite television characters from TVOKids and PBS.

 


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