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History of the Library

Russell Library History of the Library Part I From the book – Banner County History of Russell & District 1879 – 1967 The Russell & District Regional Library – by Mrs. Ruby Coulter For many years previous to the Second World War, Russell enjoyed a small library, owned and operated by the W0- men’s Institute.


Strategic Plan

The purpose of the Russell and District Regional Library is to obtain, organize and make available for all residents of the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth materials that are educational, recreational and informative.  The purpose of the Library policy is to maintain an up to date collection of materials in convenient forms such as books, audio visual


Library Board

Board Members Board Chair: Estha Baseley Secretary/Treasurer: Sandie Ross Members: Cheryl Pushka, Shelly Robidoux, Joanna Gaudet, Darlene Armstrong, Kim McLeod Library Manager: Christine Podollan  


Patron Conduct

GENERAL GOALS OF THE RUSSELL & DISTRICT REGIONAL LIBRARY The purpose of the Russell and District Regional Library is to obtain, organize and make available for all residents of the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth materials that are educational, recreational and informative.  The purpose of the Library policy is to maintain an up to date collection of


Borrow from Other Libraries

Requesting Books to be Delivered to Your Home Library If you weren’t able to find the item you wanted in our catalogue, try finding it elsewhere in Manitoba using fILL , a catalogue for all Manitoba libraries. If you find it at another library, request it to be delivered to your home library for pick


Photocopiers / Printing / Faxing Services / Laminating

Photocopying / Photocopiers $0.25 (25 Cents) per page single sided black and white $0.50 (50 Cents) per page double sided black and white $1.00  per page single sided color (available at Russell Branch only) $2.00 per page double sided color (available at Russell Branch only) Printing $0.25 (25 Cents) per page single sided black and


Meeting Room Rentals

The Library Gallery/Meeting space is available to rent during regular library hours as per board policy. The cost to rent the Library Gallery/Meeting space rental rate is $10.00 / hour if rented during library open hours and $25.00 / hours if rented outside of library open hours. For More information please contact the library at


Get a Library Card

Gain access to Collections of thousands of materials that you can borrow free of charge with your library card! Permanent residents from the RM of Russell Binscarth and the RM of Riding Mountain West may join the library free of charge. Membership Responsibilities The library cardholder agrees to be responsible for all materials borrowed and to


Local History

Town of Russell Manitoba Source – Archives of Manitoba (Russell MB:Town) Name Town of Russell Dates of Existence 1913 – Present Function The Town of Russell was responsible for the levying of municipal taxes and the collection of school and municipal taxes. Municipal governments use this revenue to administer the municipal affairs of the community,