Shining Waters Nibi Walk & Traditional Feast

In partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County, we have created a collection of Cognitive Care Kits for those living with dementia or those in need of cognitive support. Each kit is designed to promote cognitive function through the use...

Calling all poets! Now is your chance to enter the Stephen Leacock museum’s 7th Annual K. Valerie Connor Poetry Contest! With 3 age categories; elementary, student and adult, and open across Ontario, anyone who enters has the chance to win prestige...

We strive to reduce barriers and bring convenient library services to our community in unique ways. Our latest addition is BPL on the GO kiosks, which are like vending machines full of books! 

Join us on Saturdays in June at the Kempenfelt Bay waterfront for Shining Water Nibi Walks with the Barrie Native Friendship Centre. 

Every June, Canada celebrates National Indigenous History Month. While this is an opportunity to honour the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, it is important to recognize how far...