Notice of an annual meeting of the members of the Ottawa Trans Library

The following letter was sent out to our Patreon members:

The Board of Directors of the Ottawa Trans Library invites you to attend the Annual Meeting of the Members on Sunday, May 31st 2026, at 10:30 AM, held at the Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset Street West, in the City of Ottawa.

Our annual meeting is where you, the members, will have a chance to elect the board of directors, and voice your opinions on the future of the Library. Please find the agenda for the meeting attached. If you wish to run for election as a director, you will be able to nominate yourself at the meeting.

If you require any assistance in order to attend the meeting, please contact the chairs at chair@translibrary.ca.

We hope to see you there!

Taowa

Secretary, Ottawa Trans Library

Please also see our Membership page for details on who qualifies as a member.

Quick Correction

So sorry y’all. We ended up needing to move the in person info session for artists applying to have their work displayed to the 14th, instead of the 7th. Still at 6-7pm!

Calling All Trans Artists

Calling all trans artists!  Submit your art!  

The Ottawa Trans Library recently got a grant from The City of Ottawa to showcase some art, and get y’all paid for it!  

We are aiming to host 2 solo shows, 2 paired shows, and 2 group shows (up to 5 artists in each group show)!

Submissions close on June 1st, 2026.  Info sessions May 14tj at 6pm at the OTL, & May 13th at 6pm online.

To apply, fill out this form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegDuRMbriu8OB-6mLbtZ9HUphs7Mg3bgwjfusDWf3puQZfCQ/viewform?usp=dialog  

Register for the May 13th Info Session here: 

https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpThKnX4R-2lJp1eVceSrQ

As well, we have funding to host some workshops alongside the exhibitions (for example, artist talk, creative workshop, etc…)

 And who could forget snacks #transdayofsnacks – opening/closing parties will always have snacks!

Stay tuned for more arts programming at ottawatranslibrary.ca and @ottawatranslibrary

AND…we have an amazing feature artist creative content maker who will be creating custom content to accompany each show!!!! Details to be released in the coming weeks/months so stay tuned!!!

Any other questions?  Email joan.archer@translibrary.ca

Appel à tous les artistes trans!  Soumettez vos œuvres!  

La Bibliothèque trans d’Ottawa a récemment obtenu une subvention de la Ville d’Ottawa pour exposer des œuvres d’art et vous rémunérer!  

Nous prévoyons d’organiser 2 expos individuelles, 2 expos en duo et 2 expos collectives (jusqu’à 5 artistes par expo collective)!

Date limite de soumission: 1er juin 2026.  

Séances d’information le 14 mai à 18 h à l’OTL et le 13 mai à 18 h en ligne.

Pour postuler, remplissez ce formulaire : 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegDuRMbriu8OB-6mLbtZ9HUphs7Mg3bgwjfusDWf3puQZfCQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Pour vous inscrire à la séance d’information du 13 mai ici : 

https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpThKnX4R-2lJp1eVceSrQ

De plus, nous disposons de fonds pour faire de la programmation (par exemple, des rencontres avec des artistes, des ateliers créatifs, etc.)

 Et n’oublions pas les collations #transdayofsnacks: les soirées d’ouverture et de clôture seront toujours accompagnées de collations!

Pour plus d’informations sur notre programmation artistique, rendez-vous sur ottawatranslibrary.ca et @ottawatranslibrary

ET… nous avons un.e artiste créateur de contenu exceptionnel qui créera du contenu sur mesure pour accompagner chaque exposition !!!! Les détails seront dévoilés dans les semaines/mois à venir, alors restez à l’écoute !!!

D’autres questions ?  Envoyez un e-mail à joan.archer@translibrary.ca