Extended Sunday Hours Coming March 1!

Leaving the hospital with a new baby is an exciting and life changing event. But leaving the hospital with a new baby and a new library card? Well, that’s one for the books, literally! A new partnership between the Barrie Public Library (BPL) and...

Starting March 1, 2020, the Barrie Public Library will be open at 9:30am on Sundays! 

It's time to Spark Your March Break! Join us at the Library for school-aged and teen fun every day during the break. With programs, crafts, shows, demonstrations and maker fun, there is something for everyone.

Join us for Winterfest activities all weekend long on February 1 and 2! Zootek will be visiting with their live animal show, drop in to sign up for the Wild Africa Escape Room, and dance and sing to the African beat at Giraffes Can't Dance Storytime. 

The Library has partnered with Georgian College’s Big Data Analytics program for the Shaping Our Future Series, featuring student presentations on the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence. The series is launching January 16 with a presentation by Maya Burhanpurkar, third-year physics student and researcher at Harvard University.