We are so excited to announce!

Barrhaven Meetup

first meetup: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7pm

Cafe Cristal, 240 Kennevale Dr.
on the fourth Tuesday of each month

​SIGN UP HERE​

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After months of so many of you asking, we will finally be coming to your corner of the 613, Barrhaven!

Serving areas like Fallowfield, Manotick and Riverside South, and meeting at Cafe Cristal, this will be a welcome addition to SBC613's growing list of meetups. All this, thanks to Ashley Raymond, who made all the plans and will be hosting you each month.

The timing of the meetup is 7pm to 9pm, and will run typically like other meetups, with a moment or two to settle in and order a little something to drink and snack on, followed by a lovely hour to lose yourself in whatever book (or at least one of them!) you're currently reading. Afterwards, you can either slip away or stick around for a little more time to share what you're reading and get to know some of your bookish neighbours!

Have fun, Barrhaven!

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A reminder to sign up for SBC613's first-ever Book Swap!

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Book swaps are great opportunities to shed some of your old reads and welcome in some new ones: a wonderful, free exchange of recycle, re-use, and RE-READ.

Join us at Anina’s Café in Vanier
on Wednesday, May 21st from 6-8pm
to refresh your seasonal book list & commune with your fellow reading enthusiasts.

Tasty snacks, treats, and beverages will be available to purchase as you browse!

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How it works:

• Register on TicketLeap (Limited space!)
• Locate on your shelf a minimum 2 novels for swapping
  (but please bring as many as you wish …. truly)!
• Arrive between 6 – 6:30pm to sort your books into genres (tables will be labeled)
• 6:30pm onward: WE SWAP!

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Anina’s Café is located at 280 Joffré-Bélanger Way in the heart of Vanier.
Ample street parking can be found around the venue on residential streets.

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As always, please use the signup links...

Another thank-you coming your way: we are so very grateful to those of you who are using the signup link: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/silent-book-club-ottawa. It truly helps us to keep our host venues up to date with how many people to expect at any meetup. So... thank you! Please bookmark that link and use it when making your SBC plans.

Also... you can subscribe to the Silent Book Club ~ Ottawa Chapter's Google Calendar (if you use Google Calendar, that is) so that all of our meetups show up on your calendar. Go to our webpage scroll all the way to the bottom and click where the arrow points to. Follow the prompts and you'll get the info directly on your G'Calendar. In the description field of each meetup "event" in the calendar, you'll find the link you need to sign up. Easy peasy! Once you've visited the link and explored what's there, please let me know what you think!

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APRIL EVENTS

📆 If you'd like to add our events to your Google calendar, please click here and subscribe!
You can view the calendar here, too, by scrolling to the bottom, to explore!

📝 All meetups are now available for signup here! This helps our hosts know how many people to expect. Thank you!

As always, please pay close attention in the list below to the start times for various gatherings. Not all meetups are at the same time. We have one that starts a touch earlier than most and one that's in the afternoon! Read carefully below and when you sign up.

⭐ = New! (Click here to email me, if you're looking to host a meetup in your area!)
📖 = Reading meetup
⚠️ = Check the day/time information before signing up as some things have changed!
​🛑= This meetup is paused.

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Here are this month's remaining meetup events:

• 📖 April 8 (Tuesday) 6:30pm to 8:30pm Bells Corners meetup Sierra Stanley, host​
  ​Kichesippi Beer Co. (2265 Robertson Rd, Ottawa), second Tuesday of each month
  ​Offering a taproom menu and a cafe menu KBeer has a corner all set up to welcome you.
  The timing for this meetup is little earlier than the others... so get there in time to get a bit and a pint.
• 📖 April 10 (Thursday) 7pm to 9pm Vanier meetup Rachel Lipton, host​
  ​Anina's Cafe (280 Joffre-Bélanger Way), second Thursday of each month
  ​This meetup, in a most beautiful gallery setting, is one of sbc613's newest ones. Check it out!
• 📖 April 14 (Monday) 7pm to 9pm City Centre meetup Rick Czapelka, host​
  ​Beyond the Pale (250 City Centre Ave. Bay 106), Second Monday of each month
  ​There's a smoque house menu available at this brewery. Yum!
  It's near Mechanicsville/Hintonburg and is on an easy pub'transit route.
• 📖 April 15 (Tuesday) 7pm to 9pm Ottawa West (Kanata) meetup Natalie Millan, host​
  ​The Three Brewers (565 Kanata Ave., Kanata), third Tuesday of each month
  ​#sbc613's longest running meetup, is still vibrant. Have you been to it yet?
• 📖 April 17 (Thursday) 2pm to 4pm Hintonburg meetup nicole colbeck, host​
  ​Absinthe Cafe (1208 Wellington St W), third Thursday of each month
  ​Join us for a cozy afternoon reading hour.
  The timing of this meetup is in the afternoon, so come for an afternoon snack, too!
• ⭐ 📖 April 22 (Tuesday) 7pm to 9pm Barrhaven meetup Ashley Raymond, host​
  ​Cafe Cristal, (240 Kennevale Dr), fourth Tuesday of each month
  ​Barrhaven! We are so excited to finally be coming to you, for some cozy reading.
• 📖 April 23 (Wednesday) 7pm to 9pm East End meetup Karen Buckshi, host​
  ​Dominion City Brew Co. (5510 Canotek Rd Unit 15), fourth Wednesday of each month
  ​In English or en Français - all are welcome at this meetup. Join in, at this vibrant meetup location.

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How does it work?

• Typically, at reading meetups, 60 minutes of reading is bookended by 30 minutes of chit-chat and sharing, during which time you are encouraged to order something to sip or nibble, as these spaces are being provided free of charge to the chapter. Some hosts are putting their own spin on this format, so it might vary a bit... but the cornerstones of sbc613 are always present: reading, inclusiveness, and no admission.
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Make your experience fit your vibe

• On the sign up page, click through to the various location links and get to know our meetup spaces!
  ​From location to timing, choose which best suits your ideal reading meetup.
• Come just in time for the reading then scoot at the end of reading time, or come to share and discover what others are reading.
  ​This is your sbc experience!
• And please... come a little hungry or thirsty... ready to support our host venues. 💛

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​Silent Book Club ~ Ottawa Chapter
silentbookclub.613@gmail.com
​http://www.silentbookclubottawa.ca​

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