Library News

Chaque année en mars, nous prenons le temps d'embrasser la diversité de notre pays en célébrant les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (le 1er au 31 mars). Each year in March, we take the time to embrace the diversity of our country in celebrating les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (March 1-31).

March 8th is International Women’s Day, which is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias...

We are excited to be reopening our spaces on Wednesday, March 10, with services that align with the Red – Control zone of the provincial framework. All services will be available when we reopen, with some restrictions...

Visit any Ontario Provincial Park on Us! We’re excited to announce that you can now borrow Ontario Parks Vehicle Permit from the library! This permit allows entry to any provincial park for one vehicle and its passengers for the day. These vehicle...

The Barrie Public Library is proudly celebrating National Engineering Month by recognizing a longtime library supporter, Honda of Canada Mfg. (Honda). Honda recently made a donation to the library for new STEAM-based learning tools at the Holly Community...