French-language comic book club: Environment

Nov 13, 2025 — 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Are you interested in environmental issues? Don’t miss the next meeting of the Library's French-language comic book club.

About the event

The next meeting of the Library's French-language comic book club will take place:

Thursday, November 13, at 3 p.m., in room MRT 141

The theme of this session will be “the environment.”

Don't miss this opportunity to broaden your horizons and take part in engaging discussions in a friendly, informal Francophone setting. It's the perfect opportunity to enjoy some great reading... and, above all, meet some great people!

Selected books:

Books

Other borrowing options

Alternative formats

Résister et fleurir, Jean-Félix Chénier and Yoakim Bélanger, Écosociété (2023)
Le monde sans fin, Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain, Dargaud (2021)
Faire campagne : joies et désillusions du renouveau agricole au Québec, Pierre-Yves Cézard and Rémi Bourdillon, Atelier 10 / La Pastèque (2018)
Mégantic : un train dans la nuit, Christian Quesnel et Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny, Écosociété (2021)

Borrow Résister et fleurir from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library
Borrow Le monde sans fin from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library
Borrow Faire campagne : joies et désillusions du renouveau agricole au Québec from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library
Borrow Mégantic: un train dans la nuit from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library

The essay Mégantic: une tragédie annoncée, which served as the basis for the graphic novel Mégantic: un train dans la nuit, has also been adapted into a documentary series entitled Lac-Mégantic: ceci n'est pas un accident (Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident):

Available for free on CBC Gem (in French with English subtitles).
Also available on Apple TV and Illico+ (paid options).

Practical information:

This activity is free and open to the entire university community.
This activity is presented in French only. All Francophones and Francophiles are welcome!
This activity is presented in a “drop-in” format. No registration is needed, and you do not need to attend all sessions.
You don’t need to have read all the books to participate. You are also welcome to attend if you are looking for reading suggestions!
All selected books can be borrowed out using the Library's OMNI catalogue. Several titles are also available at the Ottawa Public Library and the Gatineau Public Library. Some titles have also been adapted into alternative formats (e.g., TV series, films, animated shorts, etc.). Please check the full program for details.
If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
Download the full program
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This initiative is presented as part of the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second Official-Language Instruction.

Accessibility

If you require accommodation, please contact the event host as soon as possible.