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August 6th, 2026

🔦IN THE SPOTLIGHT / À LA UNE 

📥 The 2026 Ottawa municipal election will be held on October 26, 2026.  Participate in Voters in Training at  Ruth E. Dickinson  

📖READING NEWS / ACTUALITÉ DE LA LECTURE 

Writers of Ottawa 

This discussion group is for writers of any genre, medium, and skill level to get together and talk about various aspects of writing. The Royal Oak - Kent at Slater, August 8, 1-3 pm 

📖UPCOMING EVENTS/ PROGRAMMES À VENIR 

🐳: Get Your Summer Read On with the TD Summer Reading Club for Kids 

Friday August 7 

🐳2:00pm Stay Current: Let's Build A Ship! (Family 4+) 

Saturday August 8 

🐳10:30am Bilingual Family Storytime | Conte en famille bilingue 

Monday August 10 

🐳10:30am Family Storytime & Craft 

🐳 2pm Dive into discovery: EcoRangers (Family 4+) 

🐳 6:30pm Tidal Treasures Workshop: Bead Pets (Ages 10-12) 

Tuesday August 11 

🐳10:00am At the Game Table: Games & Puzzles | Jeux de société et casse-têtes 

1pm Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in 

2pm Zine Workshop/Atelier de fabrication de fanzines 

6:30pm Lisons avec Lego 

Thursday August 13 

2pm The Drop Zone / La zone libre 

🐳6:30pm Splish Splash! (Family 4+) 

Friday August 14 

🐳11:15am Bilingual Babytime and Stay & Play | Bébé à la biblio et jouons à la biblio 

2pm Municipal Elections Voters in Training 

📌 YOUR NEXT READ - The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist 

Just released: The Booker longlist features bestselling heavy-hitters and debut authors. From dystopian sci-fi and royal history to crime thrillers and campus novels, you'll want to add these to your reading list! 

📌 FAMILLES FRANCOPHONES 

Profils d'auteurs: Virginie Grimaldi  

Virginie Grimaldi est née à Bordeaux où elle vit toujours. Traduits dans plus de vingt langues, ses romans, drôles et émouvants, font écho à la vie de chacun. En 2025, avec plus d’un million d’exemplaires vendus, elle est la romancière la plus lue en France (palmarès Le Figaro littéraire/GfK). 

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