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Ottawa Urbanism Book Club
Time and Place: 6:15 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Program Room 1
Web: ottawaurbanismbookclub.wordpress.com/
a group of Ottawa residents that gather once a month to discuss how to make Ottawa more sustainable and affordable. Attendance is free and reading is optional.
June 29 - Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.
July 29 - Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán, Joe McReynolds, and Naoki Saito
  May 2026 Events
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Human Transit (Revised Edition): How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
VERSeOttawa AGM 6:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Anuja Varghese Book Launch: A Kiss of Crimson Ash 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Personal journeys: Sharing stories, discovering common ground 7pm
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Erin Lisbeth Book Signing 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Friends of the Farm Used Book and Donation Sale 10:00am
Adult Book Fair 12:00pm
Dominion City Brewing Co., 15-5510 Canotek Rd 12 to 5pm
Wear Red in Solidarity with Afghan Women and Poetry Reading 2:00pm
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Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Signing | Jagjeet Sharma presents Silent Ripples 1-3pm
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Unrivaled Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Friends of the Farm Used Book and Donation Sale 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
An Evening with Eckhart Tolle 7:00pm
Ottawa Independent Writers Meetings 7:00pm
Mike Keenan on writing humour