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Preceding Year

2026

Following Year

January, 2026

Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice

Guest Speaker: Ryan Stevens

DATE

January 14 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details

February, 2026

Avant Bytown: La région sous le Régime français

DATE

February 7 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Guest Speaker: Lynn Gehl, Ph.D

DATE

February 11 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details
The Ottawa Mosque (and the Ottawa Muslim Association)

Guest Speaker: Mohamed Ghadban

DATE

February 23 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

March, 2026

L'influence de Bytown dans le développement du Canton de Templeton

DATE

March 7 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
The Rideau Canal

Guest Speaker: Allison Margot Smith

DATE

March 28 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

April, 2026

Histoire de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne engagée (1905-1970)

DATE

April 4 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
The Era of Bytown

Guest Speaker: James Powell

DATE

April 25 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

May, 2026

Elizabeth Bruyère en toute intimité

DATE

May 2 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details

Afternoon Series

French-language

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