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Monday, July 6
What Lies Beneath.... at 2pm 📍OPL Richmond
Get Crafty! (Series) at 2:30pm 📍OPL Sunnyside
Dive Into Discovery (Ages 7-9) at 2:30pm 📍OPL Carp
At the Game Table / Jeux de société (Series) at 3pm 📍OPL Carp
Mystery Monday (Series) at 5:30pm 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Reading Buddies at 6:10pm 📍OPL Orleans
Tuesday, July 7
Family Storytime/ Contes en famille (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Toddlertime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Babytime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Activities for Teens at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Parenting in Ottawa (Series) at 1:00pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
KILLABEATMAKER at 7:30pm 📍Wood Terrace
Wednesday, July 8
Family Storytime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Lego® Block Party! (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Babytime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Toddlertime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
KILLABEATMAKER at 12pm 📍Atrium O’Brien
Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in (Series) at 1pm 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Teen Buttonmaking Drop-in (Series) at 2pm 📍OPL Cumberland
Chess Club (Series) at 4pm 📍OPL Main
Thursday, July 9
Family Storytime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Lego® Block Party! (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Babytime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Toddlertime at the OPL (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Dive Into Discovery (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
LEGO Party | Fête en blocs (Series) at 1:30pm 📍OPL Main
Friday, July 10
Lego® Block Party! (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Family Movie (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Saturday, July 11
Family Storytime/ Contes en famille (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Lego® Block Party! (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Chess @ Centrepointe (Series) at 1:30pm 📍OPL Nepean Centrepointe
OK Naledi at 4:30pm 📍Along the Rideau Canal
Sunday, July 12
Family Storytime/ Contes en famille (Series) Multiple Times and Locations
Ocean of Dreams: A Stuffie Sleepover at 10:30am 📍OPL Stittsville
Splish Splash! at 11am 📍OPL Cumberland
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