Stittsville Adult and 50+ Programs Stittsville Adult and 50+ Programs September, 2017 Heart and Stroke: Risk Assessment Monday, September 11, 2017. 2-3 p.m. Offered in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ottawa, this program presents an informative overview of Risk Assessment, and how to live a healthy lifestyle. Online registration required. The Stittsville Library Knitting Group. New! Beginning bi-weekly on Monday, September 11, 2017. 6:30-8 p.m. All levels of knitters are welcome! Bring your needles and wool. Learn and enjoy! Drop In . Aging by the Book. Adults 50+. Wednesdays, September 13,2017-October 18, 2017. 2-3 p.m. This six week series program explores the older adult experience. Readings provided to cover a wide variety of reading formats: Poetry, short stories, essays, memoirs, novels. Online registration required. Program registration limited to 10. Published! Tuesday, September 20, 2017. 6:30 p.m. Meet Melba, Allan and Jane, three members from the Stittsville Creative Writing group who will read from their recently published works: 4/3: A Baby Boomer Memoir by Melba McGee; The Sacred Knife (The Pegasus Chronicles; Book 1), a Teen Fantasy book by Allan McCarville, and Solider, Settler and Sinner: The Remarkable Life of Charles MacDonald (1789-1848) by Jane Simpson. All Welcome! Mosaic Tile Program. Saturday, Sept. 23 (10:30 a.m.); Monday, Sept. 25 (6:00 p.m.); Thursday, Sept. 28 (1:30 p.m.) and Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 (1:30 p.m.) Help us create a Canada 150 Mosaic Mural. All Mosaic materials provided. Online Registration required. October, 2017 Basic Digital Photo Editing. Tuesday, October 3, 2017. 6:30 p.m. Chris Taylor of the Ottawa PC Users Group (OPCUG) will help you to discover some easy ways of fixing up photos to correct many basic flaws. The end result will be photos you are proud to display. Online registration required. Second Tuesday Book Group. New! Tuesday, October 10, 2017. 6:30 p.m. Monthly. A new drop in book reading and discussion program. First Title: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Who’s the Boss: You or Your Camera? Tuesday, October 17, 2017. 6:30 p.m. Chris Taylor, OPCUG will show you how to take your photography to the next level to achieve the creative effects you want. Topics will cover an understanding of aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Online registration required. The Importance of Keeping A Diary. Wednesday, October 18, 2017. 6:30 p.m. Peter Scotchmer, former English Head at Canterbury High School, who is also a “compulsive diarist” discusses why keeping a diary matters in creative writing. This will be a fun and informative program. Online registration required.

Stittsville Adult & 50+ Fall Programs November, 2017 Ottawa British Model Train Show. Friday, November 3, 2017 to Sunday, November 5, 2017. Doors open on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Show takedown on Sunday, approximately 3 p.m. Come and enjoy a visit to the English seaside fictional village of Marmalade Wharf. Set in post war England, the Ottawa British, all members of the British Railway Modellers of North America present an authentic replica of a British village, complete with scenically raised coal mine, and a shunting and freight handling station. All Welcome! The Best of South Africa. Wednesday, November 22, 2017. 7-8 p.m. Carole Gobeil Travel Consultant presents a colourful travelogue of the beauty and diversity of South Africa. Online registration required. Goulbourn Historical Society. Lecture Series. Presented in partnership with the Goulbourn Historical Society. Saturday, November 18, 2017. 1:30 p.m. Brian Hull speaks on the celebrated life of Nicolas Sparks. Light refreshments available. All Welcome! Stittsville Branch Weekly/Monthly Programs for Adults & 50+. Groupe de conversation en français – intermédiaire. Wed. 1:15h Second Tuesday Book Group – 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. New! Stittsville Creative Writing Group. Thursdays, 6:45-8:15 p.m. Watch for special “Gallery Nights” open to public. Stittsville Library Book Club – 3rd Monday, monthly. 2:30 p.m. New! Stittsville Library Knitting Group – Monday, bi-weekly, 6:30 p.m. Writers Discussion Group – Tuesday, Bi-Monthly, 6:45 p.m. Please visit www.biblioottawalibrary.ca for registration details. September, 2017 to – November, 2017.