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News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch
- City of Ottawa
- May 23
- 2 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
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!
October 16, 2025
📚📚📚Ruth E. Dickinson Library📚📚📚
📢 Library News
📖October is Library Month – #LibraryVibes
Come to the library to pick up your Bookopoly Game Card. We are already 2 weeks into the challenge and several lucky library visitors have received ✨LIBRARY SWAG. ✨
While you are there:
read a newspaper
learn a language
get career help
listen to an audiobook
pick up your print job
Book a librarian
and so much more.....
🎯Family Programs
🐶 Bilingual Family Storytime – Saturday Oct. 18th, 10:30 am. Drop-in.
🎨 Family Storytime and Craft – Sunday Oct. 19th, 10:30 am. Drop-in.
📝 Homework Club – Monday Oct. 20th , 6:30 am. Drop-in.
🚂 All Aboard Steam Storytime – Tuesday Oct. 21th , 10:30 am. Ages 3-4 years. Register online.
🎯Adult Programs
💼 Employment Support at the Library. -Friday Oct. 17,10:30 am-12:30 pm. Drop-in.
🚨 Emergency Preparedness. -Tuesday Oct. 21, 2:30 pm. Register online.
🍿 Movie Night!
Cozy movie nights made easy with OPL. Your card gives you access to free movies. Borrow a DVD or stream movies from home. Hoopla offers British and popular movie titles while Kanopy primarily focuses on independent films, documentaries, and classics. From the OPL website, select 'Browse' and 'Video'.
📌 Discover your next great read
From Libby: Horror for Beginners
🍃Familles francophones
Salon du livre afro-canadien du 23 au 26 octobre 2025
Sous la présidence d’honneur de Monia Mazigh, venez célébrer la littérature afro-canadienne et rencontrez les auteur.ices.
