Barrie Public Library
Type | library system of Barrie, Ontario |
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Established | 1862 |
Coordinates | 44°23′30.1″N 79°41′17.2″W / 44.391694°N 79.688111°W |
Branches | 2 |
Collection | |
Items collected | business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, |
Website | barrielibrary |
Map | |
The Barrie Public Library is the library system in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. 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.
History[]
The library system was incorporated in 1862, and the first reading room was established in 1871.[1]
Services[]
- Information and reference services
- Access to full text databases
- Community information
- Internet access
- Reader's advisory services
- Programs for children, youth and adults
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our History". Barrie Public Library. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- Municipal government of Barrie
- Public libraries in Ontario
- Buildings and structures in Barrie
- Education in Barrie
- Library buildings completed in 1996
- Library buildings completed in 2011
- 1962 establishments in Canada