Barrie Public Library

Barrie Public Library
Type library system of Barrie, Ontario
Established 1862
Coordinates 44°23′30″N 79°41′17″W / 44.39167°N 79.68806°WCoordinates: 44°23′30″N 79°41′17″W / 44.39167°N 79.68806°W
Branches 2 (Downtown & Painswick)
Collection
Items collected business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history,
Website www.library.barrie.on.ca

The Barrie Public Library is the library system of Barrie, Ontario with two branches, one which opened in 1996 in downtown Barrie, near the City Hall, and the new Painswick branch[1] near Yonge Street and Big Bay Point Road, opened in Fall 2011.

History

The library system was incorporated in 1862, and the first reading room was established in 1871.[2]

Services

See also

References

  1. "Branch Details". Barrie Public Library. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. "Our History". Barrie Public Library. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

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