Join us for a free 90-minute financial literacy presentation led by Chartered Professional Accountant Laura White. This workshop will help you understand important money skills, such as budgeting, managing credit, investing your savings and personal income tax, that can guide your personal financial decisions in today’s world. It’s a chance to boost your financial knowledge and ask questions you may have.

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This program is offered in partnership with Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). 

Friday, November 28, 2:00-3:30pm

Registration required (register online)

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More adult programs at Centennial

Crafternoon

Do you knit, crochet, or do handwork? Come in for an afternoon of crafting. Bring any project you are working on. 

Tuesdays, 2:00-4:00pm (branch closed November 11 for Remembrance Day)

Drop-in

Board Games & Brain Teasers

Bring your friends & family in for exciting card games, board games, & brain teasers! We have many games including Clue, Carcassonne, Periodic Quest, Settlers of Catan, King of Tokyo, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Monopoly, Scrabble, Checkers, Chess, & more! Challenge yourself to brain teasers such as puzzles, word searches, & Rubik’s cubes. You are also welcome to bring some of your own games. 

Tuesdays, November 4 & 18, 5:30-8:00pm

For adults, teens, & families

Drop-in

Tips and techniques for better photos

Learn how your camera works to enable you to take better photos. The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field, lighting, people pictures and how to avoid common pitfalls. Applicable to cell phones too. 

Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and Orleans Photo Club. 

Thursday, November 6, 6:00-8:00pm

Registration required (register online)

Book Chat

Share the enjoyment of The War We Won Apart by Nahlah Ayed. 

Wednesday, November 12, 1:30-3:00pm

Drop-in

Pet Lovers’ Death Café

The Pet Lovers Death Café brings together the pet lover community so the topic of pet death can be normalized and compassionately discussed through encouraging open discourse and examination. Talking about our experiences and feelings related to the illness and loss of a beloved pet can also be a way to start conversations about our own dying and death. 

Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Home Hospice Association (HHA) to offer this program, which will be led by HHA Death Café Facilitator Crystal Bernard. Coffee and tea will be provided. 

Saturday, November 15, 2:00-3:30pm

Registration required (register online)

Managing Your Money

Join us for a free 90-minute financial literacy presentation led by Chartered Professional Accountant Laura White. This workshop will help you understand important money skills, such as budgeting, managing credit, investing your savings and personal income tax, that can guide your personal financial decisions in today’s world. It’s a chance to boost your financial knowledge and ask questions you may have. 

This program is offered in partnership with Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). 

Friday, November 28, 2:00-3:30pm

Registration required (register online)

Group Tech Help Session

Have questions about your own device, i.e.: tablet, phone, or laptop? Need help with e-books or other online library resources? Centennial branch staff will be available to assist (except for technology repairs and online banking/shopping). Please bring your own device and library card. 

Saturday, November 29, 2:30-4:30pm

Registration required (register online)

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