Barrie Public Library Board

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Apply for Appointment to the Board

The City seeks to appoint one Barrie citizen to the Barrie Public Library Board to fill a vacancy.

Please complete the Application for Appointment to the Barrie Public Library Board to be considered for the committee. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 28, 2025, at 4:30pm.

Return your completed application:

  • by email to appoint@barrie.ca;
  • or in person/by mail to: 
    Wendy Cooke, City Clerk/Director of Legislative and Court Services
    Legislative and Court Services Department
    1st Floor, 70 Collier Street, P.O. Box 400
    Barrie, ON L4M 4T5

For further information and/or accessible alternate formats, please email appoint@barrie.ca. 

Personal information received in response to this notice is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001.

The Barrie Public Library Board is governed under the terms of the Public Libraries Act. 

Objective

The Board is responsible for selecting and appointing a professionally qualified Chief Executive Officer and determining strategic objectives and policies. 

The Board is also responsible for the library’s annual budget based on recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer, producing reports to City of Barrie Council as required, plus maintaining a working relationship with government officials, local agencies, and other institutions.

Composition

The Board shall be composed of:

  • two members of Council
  • seven members representing the citizenship at large. 

Meetings

The Board meets eight times a year (no meetings in March, July, August and December). 

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