Summer Reading Club

SRC 2025

Get ready for Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all interests and abilities. The TD Summer Reading Club (SRC) is a free program that celebrates Canadian authors, illustrators, and stories, and inspires kids to explore the fun of reading.

Smartphone with Beanstack Tracker app

How it Works

The club is designed for kids aged 3 to 12 years old. Kids can participate online anytime, anywhere – wherever summer takes you. Read stories, explore activities to spark your curiosity, and enjoy special programs and performers.

View our Summer Reading Club Flyer coming soon! for all the fun events and activities

Get Started

It's easy to join in and have fun! Register starting Tuesday June 15.

Visit the App Store or Google Play to download the free Beanstack Tracker app
Choose Barrie Public Library as the site you want to join.
Create an account and register for the kids SRC challenge (in English or French)
Read books, complete activities, or write jokes, stories and reviews to earn badges
Play the game, earn the badges and try to get them all.

Read and WIN prizes!

For every 5 books you read you get a ballot towards the end of summer draw and a token for our prize machine.

Use your ballots in the Beanstack App towards different prizes including a Nintendo Switch.

BPL on the GO

Outdoor spaces are the places to be this summer, and the library is moving beyond our walls to meet our community! Find us as we travel to different parks and community centres around Barrie to celebrate our Summer Reading Club (weather dependent, of course!).

Join us for fun in the community starting at 10 am:

Mondays in the John Edwin Coupe Park for some featured guests
Tuesday at Lampman Lane Park
Wednesdays at Marsellus (July) and Wessenger Park (August)
Thursdays at St. Vincent Park or afternoons at Lampman Lane
Fridays at Painswick Park

There’s lots to do when you find us in the community – sign up for our Summer Reading Club, report on your reading to win prizes and have fun.

Kids' Activities

Join us for lots of great kids' activities this summer that will engage your child to discover, learn, play, and read. Some of our events include:

For a full list of our events check out our Events Calendar.

Weekly Crafts

Come to the library and create together - each week we release a new craft! join our Children's Program Assistant as they demo the craft at our library locations during our Craft Stop Program.

Craft Stop runs:

Tuesdays Downtown at 2:30pm
Tuesdays, Painswick at 2:30pm
Thursday, Holly at 2:30pm

Teen Summer Reading

Register Soon

Students in Grades 7-12 are invited to join the Summer Reading Club starting July 2, 2025. The more you read the more virtual awards and badges you’ll earn. Explore new reads, write reviews, complete activities, and more.

Read and report in the Beanstack Tracker app for your chance to win The more you read the more you win.

Test your wits in our weekly Escape Rooms at Holly

July 4: Jurassic World
July 11: Detective Pikachu
July 18: Legend of Zelda
July 25: Harry Potter
Aug. 1: Bad Guys

Aug. 15: Nevermore
Aug. 22: Sherlock Holmes

Teen Craft Nights Downtown:

Wednesday July 16, 6-7 pm

Wednesday July 30, 6-7 pm

Wednesday August 13, 6-7 pm

Wednesday August 27, 6-7 pm

Visit our Teen Reviewer's Page for great reading suggestions from other teens!

Simcoe Reads

We've teamed up with other libraries in the region to bring you Simcoe Reads, a fun virtual book adventure for adults and teens! Based on Canada Reads, each library selects a Canadian book and a local celebrity champion. Read all the books over the summer, pick your favourite and then enjoy a live debate in the fall to see which book is crowned the winner.

Learn more about Simcoe Reads.