The Ottawa Public Library is Celebrating Cultures with WOW!
June 24, 2014The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is promoting Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) 2014, in conjunction with many of our Celebrating Cultures events! We are proud to support WOW by hosting two documentary screenings: “Cricket and the Meaning of Life” at the St-Laurent branch on Monday June 23rd from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm , and “Twelve” at the Carlingwood branch on Thursday June 26th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. One of our Celebrating Cultures events is also featured on the WOW schedule, at the Hazeldean branch on Saturday June 28th, beginning with a multicultural storytime at 11:00 am and continuing with exciting music and dance performances, refreshments and more until 2 pm.
Our Newcomer Services department can help you:
- improve your English and French language skills
- learn about cultures and traditions in Canada
- prepare for the Canadian citizenship test; and
- integrate into Ottawa.
OPL also offers:
- eBooks and audiobooks
- DVDs and CDs
- Magazines and newspapers
- Materials in a variety of languages; and
- Free programs.
In addition, we continue to promote WOW, Celebrating Cultures and Community Cup to the public on our Staff Blogs, as well as through a strong social media presence on Twitter and Facebook.
We would like to thank the WOW team for all their hard work and are very happy to have this partnering opportunity. Come join us in celebrating cultures in our communities! For more information, please contact Diversity@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca, visit your local branch, or call our InfoService phone line at 613-580-2940.