Library News

Do you have an acoustic guitar that is sitting around collecting dust? Help us bring music to youth this fall by donating it for a library program!

On August 17th, 2024, Barrie Public Library proudly hosts the 20th anniversary of the Barrie Dragon Boat Festival, presented by Tim Hortons, at Heritage Park. https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/library-news/~1453-Tim-Hortons-Little-Paddlers-Colouring-Contest-Returns-Aug-1-17-

We cannot believe it has already been 2 years since we opened the doors of our Holly Library!  

The American Library Association announced on Tuesday that the Barrie Public Library (BPL) has won a 2024 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for marketing and public relations excellence. We received this award for our 2023 membership drive, an organization-wide campaign with the goal of welcoming 10,000 new members by the end of 2023. 

Love getting crafty in our Downtown Library’s Creative Spaces? It’s going to look a little different beginning this week!