Join Sara as she highlights the Netflix edition of current trendy books in our Teen section.

Join the Library through the City of Barrie's Senior's Centre Without Walls (SCWW) to listen to and discuss some of our favourite short stories.

Looking for your next great read? Join us as staff discuss It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs.

Join Ruby to make something special for someone you love!

Register by May 8 and pick up your kit starting May 11! Made by teens, for teens so register today and pop into the library to pick up your loot.

Have fun playing Pokémon with other junior players while sharpening your game strategy over the Zoom platform. Register

How much do you know about the 1960s? Test your decade knowledge with this play at home trivia challenge!

Join Katrin as she helps you plan a tea party. Learn how to pair your food and tea and make decorations. Perfect inspiration for a mother's day celebration.

Join Sara to learn to make a simple sewn mug sleeve. Safely hold your hot mug with both hands and breathe in that freshly steeped tea!

Join us online for songs, rhymes, activities, and lots of early literacy fun!!Register

Need help with a basic family history search? Discover online genealogy tools and local history collections, available at the library. Register

Join BPL and Ontario Ancestors OGS as we showcase genealogy tools, tips and tricks, and collections. Come prepared with questions you've found during your own genealogy adventures. Register

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Join us in person or virtually.Register

Learn Spanish basics with this free program, in partnership with the Barrie Latin Resource Centre.

Join us online for a circle time focused on developing your baby's early literacy skills through stories, bounces and rhymes.

Practice speaking about everyday matters with other beginner learners. Build your French vocabulary and grammar through conversation. Register

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

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Join us in person or virtually.Register

Join Sara as she interview's Barrie's resident psychic and tasseomancer Madame Butterfly! Find answers to all of your "brewing" questions about the art of tea-leaf reading!

Writing your first business plan is a major step in putting your small business on the map. Register

Join Kym as she reads an ice fishing mystery featuring a grumpy penguin, a troupe of curious onlookers, and a surprise ending!

Shake, count, and add your way to a fun game of chicken and eggs.

Need help with technology? Let a Barrie Public Library Tech Coach help you! Join us in person or virtually.

Join fellow musicians and practice your ukulele skills from the comfort of your home. Register

Join Laura as she chats with members of the City of Barrie's Anti-Racism task force.

Jonny Sun discusses the essay collection Goodbye, again with actor Kevin Vidal about being creative in a chaotic world and what it means to belong.

Join Katherine as she talks about some great Non-Fiction Reads for school-aged kids.

Join the Library through the City of Barrie's Senior's Centre Without Walls (SCWW) to listen to and discuss some of our favourite short stories.

Looking for your next great read? Join us as staff discuss We Had to Be Brave and We Must Not Forget by Deborah Hopkinson.