Events
Check out the list of events happening at Library and Archives Canada.
Upcoming events
Guided tours of the Preservation Centre
- Event
- Guided tours of the Preservation Centre
- Date
- Friday, October 31, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, requires registration
Treaties Recognition with Armand Ruffo
- Event
- Treaties Recognition with Armand Ruffo
- Date
- Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Remembrance Day at Library and Archives Canada: Learn and reflect
- Event
- Remembrance Day at Library and Archives Canada: Learn and reflect
- Date
- Friday, November 7, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Book Launch—Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross: Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
- Event
- Book Launch—Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross: Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
- Date
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Book launch – The Honourable Sergio Marchi: Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena
- Event
- Book launch – The Honourable Sergio Marchi: Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena
- Date
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Book launch - Rick Westhead: We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
- Event
- Book launch - Rick Westhead: We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
- Date
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Art from the Archives: Vintage greeting cards
- Event
- Art from the Archives: Vintage greeting cards
- Date
- Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Book launch - Donald Murray: Howie Morenz: The Greatest Season in the Life of Hockey's First Legend
- Event
- Book launch - Donald Murray: Howie Morenz: The Greatest Season in the Life of Hockey's First Legend
- Date
- Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
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Past events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 29, 2025 | Book launch - Blaise Ndala: L’équation avant la nuit |
| October 28, 2025 | Canada, Land of Refuge: Polish Orphans of Tengeru and the 85th Anniversary of the Deportations to Siberia |
| October 22 to October 26, 2025 | Ottawa International Writers Festival - Fall edition |
| October 14, 2025 | Creator in Residence Final Showcase: Leslie Weir in conversation with Eric Chan |
| October 3-4, 2025 | Open House at the Preservation Centre |
| September 9-10, 2025 | Art from the Archives - Paint workshop |
| September 4, 2025 | Book Launch—Susan Aglukark: Kihiani |
| August 28-29-30 and September 2-3, 2025 | A pop-up installation by Eric Chan at 395 Wellington in Ottawa |
| June 7 to September 1, 2025 | The Black Diasporas Tkaronto–Toronto project |
| August 20, 2025 | Together at LAC: Celebrate Pride |