Barrie Public Library

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}}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 25,000 items.

Location

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/about/history.htm|title=Our History|publisher=Barrie Public Library|accessdate=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625012511/http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/about/history.htm|archive-date=25 June 2009|url-status=dead}} The current current Downtown branch and hub of the library system was constructed in 1996. The Painswick branch opened on March 12, 2012{{Cite web |last=Advance |first=Barrie |date=2012-03-07 |title=Painswick library happenings |url=https://www.simcoe.com/news/painswick-library-happenings/article_d0aa36f9-9b86-57c1-9df5-f58f91af1183.html |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Simcoe.com |language=en}} and the Holly branch opened on August 5, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Holly Library |url=https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/about-the-library/holly-library?resourceID=2558 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Barrie Public Library |language=EN}}