Get your child ready to read with our literacy-building storytimes! We use stories, songs and interactive activities to promote literacy and STEAM learning.

Join us for an interactive circle time focused on developing your baby's early literacy skills through stories, rhymes and songs. 

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Join Shinhee Kim, a computer programming student at Georgian College, to learn more about 'Foodie' from idea to conception, an AI project to reduce food waste.

Learn job skills and gain confidence by practicing speaking business English in a group and using role-plays and presentations. Bring your lunch.

Learning Spanish? Come practice together in a relaxed environment. Beginners and fluent speakers of Spanish are welcome to drop by for casual conversation.

A casual fun filled evening covering a range of trivia topics, come ready to be part of a team and take on the competition.

Build Riley Robot and make him remove all the toxic waste to save the world. For caregiver and child.

Come join fellow musicians to practice your ukulele skills.

Explore a virtual world with the HTC Vive gaming station – develop your virtual skills by playing games or watching the action live. For teens aged 13+.

Learn the basics of Spanish in this free course.

Join this writers club with local writer Mark Jacquemain. Enjoy fun, creative writing games and activities and a chance to discuss your own work, stories and ideas. Ages 12+.

Join us for a half-hour storytime at the Holly Community Centre. We use stories, songs and other pre-literacy activities that help your child get ready to read.

Bring your work and drop in to join other crafters for some social time while you work away at your knitting, crochet, needlepoint, or any other handicraft!

Get your child ready to read with our literacy-building storytimes! We use stories, songs and interactive activities to promote literacy and STEAM learning.

Experience the power of play! Explore hands on activities with your child that build literacy skills and fun STEAM learning.

Join the Barrie Community Health Centre and other local organizations for activities, snacks, and answers to your health and wellness questions.

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Learn how to send and read email using the web-based email service, Outlook.Register

Come join fellow musicians to practice your ukulele skills.

Enjoy free movies at the library! Ask staff or visit our online calendar to see what will be playing, and bring snacks and refreshments with you to enjoy!

MERIDA of Yucatan Peninsula - a surprising cultural gem with heavenly colonial architecture. This Mexican inland secret is being discovered.

Learning Spanish? Come practice in a stress-free, laid back environment! Beginners and fluent speakers of Spanish are welcome to drop by for casual conversation.

Come on out for a family movie night!

Explore a virtual world with the HTC Vive gaming station – develop your virtual skills by playing games or watching the action live. For teens aged 13+.

Visit displays from local genealogy groups and vendors. Check back for a list of confirmed participants closer to the event date.

First annual Genealogy Fair, showcasing professional genealogists and/or family history specialists. Keynote speaker and multiple presentations. Free event, no registration required. 

Join us for a special family story time where we share stories about families.

Work together in a group of up to 6 people to solve our Stranger Things escape room! Ages 13+.

Improve your child's reading skills and confidence with our Reading Buddies program! Kids meet weekly with a volunteer to read and play literacy games.

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Watch a selected self improvement film, then stay and participate in discussions led by community member Donald Carty.

Have fun playing with other junior players and sharpening your game strategy.

Socially & ecologically progressive, community-curated cinema with monthly themes. Free admission.

Experience the power of play! Explore hands on activities with your child that build literacy skills and fun STEAM learning.

BPL will be visiting the Oro-Medonte EarlyON centre monthly on Mondays for their circle time that starts at 11AM.

Enjoy free movies at the library!

Join us for an interactive circle time focused on developing your baby's early literacy skills through stories, rhymes and songs. 

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Register

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Practice English, meet new friends, and learn more about life and culture in Canada. Challenge yourself to build your speaking confidence!

Experience the power of play! Explore hands on activities with your child that build literacy skills and fun STEAM learning.

Get your child ready to read with our literacy-building storytimes! We use stories, songs and interactive activities to promote literacy and STEAM learning.

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Register

Improve your child's reading skills and confidence with Ready, Set, Read! Kids meet weekly to read and play literacy games.

Designed for Parents and Kids. This series will focus on building your child's tech skills.

Rencontre d’échanges littéraires et culturels. Améliorez votre français parlé et rencontrez des gens dans une ambiance décontractée et conviviale.

Get your child ready to read with our literacy-building storytimes! We use stories, songs and interactive activities to promote literacy and STEAM learning.

Join us for an interactive circle time focused on developing your baby's early literacy skills through stories, rhymes and songs. 

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Register

Learn job skills and gain confidence. A monthly lunch n' learn speaker series, get advice from employers and hear newcomer stories.

Learning Spanish? Come practice together in a relaxed environment. Beginners and fluent speakers of Spanish are welcome to drop by for casual conversation.

A monthly evening group for all ages interested in board and card games.Register

Come join fellow musicians to practice your ukulele skills.

Explore a virtual world with the HTC Vive gaming station – develop your virtual skills by playing games or watching the action live. For teens aged 13+.

Learn job skills and gain confidence by practicing speaking business English in a group and using role-plays and presentations. Bring your lunch.

Learn the basics of Spanish in this free course.

Join this writers club with local writer Mark Jacquemain. Enjoy fun, creative writing games and activities and a chance to discuss your own work, stories and ideas. Ages 12+. Register