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Classroom Visits - Suspended due to COVID-19 Closures

Discover the Barrie Public Library with a class visit!

Explore all the resources students can borrow with a library card and gain access to databases and topic guides that will support academic and leisure learning. Open a world of possibility to your students as they develop basic search skills in a fun, interactive, game-based program designed for the grade level of your class.

Select one of our customized visits or the introductory “Explore Your Library”. Use the online booking request to schedule your FREE visit and we will contact you to confirm the details.

Library Visit Types

Summer Reading Club

Inspire your students to READ this summer. Visit the Barrie Public Library for an introduction to our Summer Reading Club designed to foster a love of reading with activities, programs and prizes. This free program is accessible to all your students with online options that everyone will enjoy. Discover all the interesting items students can borrow with a Barrie Public Library Card. Library card application forms can be completed and returned to the library prior to visit to ensure cards are prepared in advance.  
Elementary Students – Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Duration: 1 hour

Explore Your Library

Open a world of possibilities, learn about all the interesting items you can borrow with a Barrie Public Library Card. Teachers, provide us with your unit of study and we will feature resources from our collection. Students will enjoy an animated overview of our Library resources and time to select and check-out materials. Library card application forms can be completed and returned to the Library prior to visit to ensure library cards are prepared in advance.
Elementary Students – Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Duration: 1 hour

Tinker Lab - 3D Printing

Come design, experiment, and create at the Tinker Lab! Learn the basics of digital design for physical objects in a group presentation, and and together select an item to be 3D printed for display in your classroom. Discover all the interesting items students can borrow with a Barrie Public Library Card. library card application forms can be completed and returned to the library prior to visit to ensure cards are prepared in advance. Bonus: all participating students will receive a 3D Printer Coupon for a free print on their return visit to the Tinker Lab!
Elementary Students – Grades 6+
Duration: 1 hour

  

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