Summer Reading Club

Get ready for Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all interests and abilities. The TD Summer Reading Club (SRC) is a free program that celebrates Canadian authors, illustrators, and stories, and inspires kids to explore the fun of reading.

Smartphone with Beanstack Tracker app

How it Works

The club is designed for kids aged 3 to 12 years old. Kids can participate online anytime, anywhere – wherever summer takes you. Read stories, explore activities to spark your curiosity, and enjoy special programs and performers.

View our Summer Reading Flyer for all the fun events and activities

Get Started

It's easy to join in and have fun! Register starting Tuesday July 2

Visit the App Store or Google Play to download the free Beanstack Tracker app
Choose Barrie Public Library as the site you want to join.
Create an account and register for the kids SRC challenge (in English or French)
Read books, complete activities, or write jokes, stories and reviews to earn badges
Play the game, earn the badges and try to get them all.

Read and WIN prizes!

Read 5 books and win a Desk Pet
Read 10 books and win a Sweet Treat
Read 15 books a Flying Disc
Read 20 books get a Second Desk Pet
Read 25 books and win Free Book
Read 30 books and win Free Book

After 30 Books you earn a ticket in the app to use towards any of our Weekly August Prize Packs!

August Prize Packs

For every badge you earn beyond 30 books read you earn a ticket in the Beanstack Tracker App. Use those tickets towards any of our August Weekly Prize Packs. These prize packs are full of family fun.

BPL on the GO

Outdoor spaces are the places to be this summer, and the library is moving beyond our walls to meet our community! Find us as we travel to different parks and community centres around Barrie to celebrate our Summer Reading Club (weather dependent, of course!).

Join us for in the community starting at 10 am:

Mondays in the John Edwin Coupe Park for a Storytime and some featured guests
Wednesdays at the Peggy Hill Team Community Centre Park or Lampman Lane Park
Thursdays at St. Vincent Park
Fridays at Painswick Park or with the City of Barrie at our beaches

There’s lots to do when you find us in the community – sign up for our Summer Reading Club, report on your reading to win prizes and have fun.

Kids' Activities

Join us for lots of great kids' activities this summer that will engage your child to discover, learn play, and read. Some of our events include:

Zootek - bringing lizards, hedgehogs and birds oh my!
Magical Mel
Story and Craft
Music with Russ
Gold Medal Escape Room

For a full list of our events check out our Events Calendar.

Weekly Crafts

Come to the library and create together - each Monday we release a new craft and find our Children's Program Assistant as they demo the craft at our library locations during our Craft Stop Program.

Craft Stop runs:

Tuesdays Downtown at 2:30pm
Thursdays, Painswick at 2:30pm
Fridays, Holly at 2:30pm

Teen Summer Reading

Register Soon

Students in Grades 7-12 are invited to join the online Summer Reading Club starting Tuesday, July 2, 2024! The more you read the more virtual awards and badges you’ll earn. Explore new reads, write reviews, complete activities, and more.

Read and report in the Beanstack Tracker app for your chance to win a $25 dollar gift card from Amazon!. Draws happen weekly. The more you read the more you win.

We' re making this summer spud-tastic

For every book you read you get a potato.

Events to look forward to:

Percy Jackson Escape Room
VR Night
Sketchbook Sessions

Come and join us on Wednesday Evenings Downtown for a chance to do some crafts. Each week we will feature a different activity related to a theme:

July 3rd: Get Your Glow On (Glow in the dark/neon crafts)
July 10th: Studio Ghibli July 17th: Space theme
July 24th: Hello Kitty
July 31st: Alice in Wonderland
August 7th: Taylor Swift
August 14th: Supernatural
August 21st: Cartoon Network

Visit our Teen Reviewer's Page for great reading suggestions from other teens!

Simcoe Reads

We've teamed up with other libraries in the region to bring you Simcoe Reads, a fun virtual book club for adults and teens! Based on Canada Reads, each library selects a Canadian book and a local celebrity champion. Read all seven books over the summer, pick your favourite and then enjoy a live debate in September to see which book is crowned the winner.

Learn more about Simcoe Reads.