News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch

From Ruth E. Dickinson, Ottawa Public Library

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July 23rd, 2026

📚📚📚SUCCURSALE RUTH E. DICKINSON BRANCH📚📚📚    

🔦IN THE SPOTLIGHT / À LA UNE 

📢 The library will be closed Monday August 3rd for the Civic holiday.  

📖READING NEWS / ACTUALITÉ DE LA LECTURE 

Book Launch: One Leg, One Life, No Excuses by Atif Rashid 

Join the author for the official launch of One Leg. One Life. No Excuses. Meet Atif, hear the story, and get your copy signed. July 25 12 – 3 pm 

(un)Told - Ottawa Story Tellers 

A free monthly storytelling gathering. Come listen and learn. Interested in telling? Visit ottawastorytellers.ca July 26th, 7pm 

📖UPCOMING EVENTS/ PROGRAMMES À VENIR 

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

Friday July 24 

10:30am Employment Support / Appui à la recherche d'emploi 

🐳2pm Stay Current: Let's Go Fishing! (Family 4+) 

Saturday July 25 

🐳10:30am Dive into discovery: STEAM Storytime (Ages 7-9) 

10:30am Pop-Up: EnviroCentre - Energy Saving 

Monday July 27 

🐳10:30am Family Storytime & Craft 

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

Tuesday July 28 

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

1pm Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in 

🐳2pm Zine Workshop / Atelier de fanzines 

6pm Capital Region Writer`s Groups Write-In 

🐳6:30pm Lisons avec Lego 

Wednesday July 29 

🐳10:30am Conte en famille et jouons à la biblio 

Monday August 3 – Library closed - Bibliothèque fermée 

📌 YOUR NEXT READ 

Fiction with Nature as a Main Character:  Open yourself up to the sights, sounds and particularities of Mother Nature's character.  Sometimes wild, sometimes soothing, she is ever present and actively contributes to the stories in these books.  

Fiction with Nature as a Main Character 

📌 FAMILLES FRANCOPHONES 

Polars à dévorer cet été  

Vous avez un appétit particulier pour les frissons provoqués par les romans policiers et les thrillers? Découvrez notre liste des meilleurs romans policiers à lire absolument. 

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