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Where my baby learns to socialize

I am a first time mom and it was tough in the beginning. The library is where my baby and I socialize with other babies.

OPL - the best part of Ottawa

My family and I visit the library at least once a week. We often have a variety of books on hold for us: cookbooks and graphic novels for me, novels, non-fiction, and DVDs for my husband and children's literature for my kids (starting with picture books when they were young and now moving on to teen titles). And actually we also borrow switch games and CDs. We use services such as Kanopy and Mango languages. With all of this I feel like the library has enriched my life in so many ways. I so value the amazing collection of physical…

Rediscovering the library after Covid

Before the pandemic, visiting the library was a regular occurrence for our family, just as it was for me growing up. But after the COVID restrictions were implemented and for many years after, we just stopped using the library. It fell off as part of our routine. Then in early 2023 one day when my daughter (then 11) was bored I offered to take her to the library for something to do. She was quite literally AMAZED when she remembered this beautiful resource existed, and better yet, it was free. I think she signed out a dozen books that day…