Border Regional LibraryBorder Regional Library is a three-branch regional public library serving the Town of Virden, Village of Elkhorn, R.M. of Wallace and R.M. of Archie. It is governed by a 12-member board, three from each of the four member municipalities.
Branches are located in Virden, Elkhorn and McAuley, with the administrative office in the Virden branch. Each branch offers recreational reading, reference materials, non-fiction books and audio-visual materials.
Inter-library loan enables borrowers access to more than one million titles in Manitoba alone, plus worldwide listings through Manitoba Public Library Services' on-line union catalogue called MAPLIN.
Mailing AddressThe administrative office of Border Regional Library is located at 312-7th Avenue, Virden. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 970, Virden, Manitoba R0M 2C0.
Mission StatementBorder Regional Library board of directors believes that the library's purpose is to promote literacy, be it through multi-media resources, education, information or recreation.
Guiding values and principles:
* To make all facets of the library user-friendly
* To make the libraries accessible to all patrons
* To try to keep services and materials current
* To be willing and adaptable to partnerships with other bodies
* To attempt to accommodate the needs of the community
* To create a broad awareness of library resouces and to stimulate their use
* To assemble and preserve materials relating to our communities' history and heritage
* To assume a leadership role in the community in promoting literacy and fine arts