Simcoe Reads 2025

Back by popular demand, Barrie Public Library and Tim Hortons have teamed up once again to bring back our annual Little Paddlers Colouring Contest in honour of our upcoming Dragon Boat Festival!

Join us as we strike up our fun reading challenge again this year!

Have you heard? Our Summer Reading Club (SRC) has begun! We have tons of activities, programs, and reading challenges to take part in every day this summer.

Some studies estimate that children lose about 20 percent of their academic ability over the summer break. Fortunately, BPL has plenty of ways to keep your kids’ minds engaged and active over the summer months!  

A heads up that pre-construction activities are beginning for the condominium development at 60 Dean Avenue, next to the Painswick library. Within the next week, fencing will be installed along the library’s driveway and soil removal will begin.