Barrie Public Library

44°23′30.1″N 79°41′17.2″W / 44.391694°N 79.688111°W / 44.391694; -79.688111Typelibrary system of Barrie, OntarioEstablished1862 (1862)Branches3CollectionItems collectedbusiness directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history,Other informationWebsitebarrielibrary.ca

The Barrie Public Library (abbreviated as BPL) is the public library system in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It consists of three branches that host a catalogue of more than 250,00 items.

Location

The Downtown Branch is located at 60 Worsley Street in downtown Barrie, near City Hall. The Painswick Branch is located at 48 Dean Avenue, near Yonge Street and Big Bay Point Road. The Holly branch is located at 555 Essa Road (in the Food Basics parking lot). BPL also has kiosks at Allandale Recreation Centre and the East Bayfield Community Centre.

History

The library system was incorporated in 1862, and the first reading room was established in 1871.^[1] The current current Downtown branch and hub of the library system was constructed in 1996. The Painswick branch opened on March 12, 2012^[2] and the Holly branch opened on August 5, 2022.^[3]

Services

Information and reference services
Access to full text databases
Community information
Internet access
Reader's advisory services
Programs for children, youth and adults

References

^ "Our History". Barrie Public Library. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ Advance, Barrie (2012-03-07). "Painswick library happenings". Simcoe.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
^ "Holly Library". Barrie Public Library. Retrieved 2024-04-09.