Inside this issue:

• Summer Reading Club
• Find us out in your community
• Simcoe Reads 2023 
• Pick up your holds quickly with Express Pick-Up
• July's hot new fiction

• Borrow eBooks & eAudiobooks easily with cloudLibrary
• Spikeball, Tennis Kits & Disc Golf Sets
• Barrie Dragon Boat Festival 
• and much more!

Get your family excited about reading this summer

Our Summer Reading Club (SRC) for kids and teens is back beginning July 3rd! To get started, download the Beanstack Tracker app available on the App Store & Google Play.

We've also got tons of fun activities planned, including:

• Bike Rodeo - bring your bike and help kick off SRC! 
• Messy Science 
• Harry Potter Day 
• Legend of Zelda Escape Room...and more!

Check out our interactive SRC flyer for all the details. For best use, view it in full-screen mode and click the activity you'd like to learn more about.

Find Us Out in the Community

We're spending another summer out in the community to connect with you closer to home. Some of our regular BPL On The Go programs include:

• Coupe Park Discovers series - Mondays from 10am-12pm at John Edwin Coupe Park (the green space next to our Downtown location). Join us each week to learn something new and meet some new friends, including lambs, service dogs, pollinators, chickens, rabbits, and more.
  
  
• Outdoor Storytime Special - Tuesdays from 10-10:30am at Lampman Lane Park and Wednesdays from 10-11am outside the Peggy Hill Community Centre. Join us live for a storytime followed by some fun activities!

Visit our event calendar and choose "BPL On The Go" when filtering by location to see all the outdoor fun happening this summer. 

Summer is here! Find your next beach read with these hot new fiction titles that are being published in July.

Can't get enough of The Bad Guys? Check out this readalike book list for more Bad Guy fun while you wait for the newest book in the series to be released in July! 

Borrow eBooks and eAudio with cloudLibrary

Enjoy fast and convenient access to eBooks and eAudiobooks with cloudLibrary!

We own thousands of titles across all ages, interests and genres. 

With cloudLibrary, you can read or listen to your latest book right on your phone. Prefer using an eReader, tablet, or web browser? You can do that too.

Simcoe Reads: A Fun-Filled Competition

Seven local libraries are squaring off again this summer for Simcoe Reads, a cover-to-cover event based on Canada Reads! Each library selects a Canadian book and a community champion. 

Stay tuned to find out who this year's champions are and which books they've chosen!

Pick Up Your Holds Quickly with Express Pick-Up

Have a car full of kids you don't want to unload to pick up your holds at the library? Try Express Pick-Up!

With an Express Pick-Up appointment, your items will be checked out and ready to go at the Express Pick-Up door. All you need is your library card or ID.

Looking to earn volunteer hours this summer?

Our 19th annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival presented by Tim Hortons is taking place on Saturday, August 19 at Heritage Park. 

The festival offers a variety of opportunities for individuals to get involved! We have many positions spanning over the festival weekend and welcome all applications from those aged 14+. 

Students are welcome to apply and community involvement hours can be credited. Volunteering at the festival is a fantastic way to earn hours while having fun and supporting your community. 

The Information Barrie directory has lots of resources for you. Find information about recreation, clubs, health services, government offices and more! 

Access the directory and scroll down to the search category ‘Newcomers’ for employment services, settlement services and more!

Drop by one of the Barrie Public Library branches to receive a Newcomer package with local information and maps. Ask our staff about our English Conversation Circle and our other library services.