Submitted by Bella Crysler – There are lots of exciting events going on at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library this summer and one of those events is Battle of the Books. Eight books written about various social justice issues are going head to head! Readers are allowed […]
Submitted by Courtney Mellor – Are you a teen looking for a good book to read? No problem. Carlingwood’s Teen Advisory Group has you covered! Check out these four new releases that every teen (or grown up!) should read in 2017. Geekerella, by Ashley Poston Book review by Vanessa […]
By Judith van Berkom – “It’s a great synergy of both of our interests,” says Wendy Robbins. She’s describing a six-week workshop for older adults, which will be facilitated by herself and Trudy Medcalf and begins at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) in early September. […]
By Bhavana Gopinath – Ian Randall Kemp, a grade 12 student from Nepean High School has just won Ottawa Public Library’s Teen Tech Video Award. The one-minute video put together by Ian and his friends, Max Sandler and Hannah Zhang (the actor and narrator respectively) won the first […]
Special to KT by Courtney Mellor – Are you a teen who is looking for a good read? Here are three book recommendations from the Carlingwood Library’s Teen Advisory Group. The Selection, by Keira Cass Review by Ramona Charbel In this fantasy version of the Bachelor, young America […]
As part of Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) the Ottawa Public Library is organizing Celebrating Cultures events in conjunction with Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (Olip). Last year’s celebration at Carlingwood included a “Learn to Hula” session with local dance instructor Cynthia Martin, a screening of Lester Alfonso’s film Twelve […]
Special to Kitchssippi Times by Sophie O’Reilly – On Thursday May 14, the Ottawa Carlingwood Public Library held a Teen Authors Fest event showcasing two of Canada’s most well known teen and young adult fiction authors: Susan Juby and Susin Nielson. Susan Juby is familiar for her book Alice, […]
By Andrea Tomkins – The winners of this year’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest, which ran from December 2013 to February 2014, were announced at a special event at Ben Franklin Place on March 25. Prizes were handed out to honour Ottawa-area youth between the ages of 9 […]
Professional dancers offered local children a close-up examination of how ballet performances are created. Ballet Jörgen’s family-friendly ‘Ballet 101’ workshops were held in Kitchissippi on Friday, March 14, one at Carlingwood and the other at the Rosemount library branch. Seven other libraries in Ottawa also offered the workshops […]
By Denise Deby – Plenty of people send cards and letters this time of year, but a few Kitchissippi residents have been penning a different kind of letter. They’re writing to governments around the world asking them to uphold human rights, as part of Amnesty International’s annual Write […]
The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors youth writing contest included two winners from Kitchissippi. Fisher Park P.S.’s Sophia Carney won first place in the short story contest for youth aged 12-14 with her science fiction story. Isabella Crysler, age 11, who attends Churchill Alternative Public School, won both […]
Getting a read of area’s hottest books Sneak peek at two sides of the entertainment business By Kathleen Wilker Photos by Justin Van Leeuwen The Human Library Project offers opportunities to broaden perspectives by signing out people for twenty minute interviews. This year, the second year that CBC […]
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