Location St.Vital Library is located across the street from the South Branch YM-YWCA and close to the intersection of Fermor Avenue and St. Mary's Road.
Parking Parking is available on the east and west sides of the building and is reached via Glen Avenue off St. Mary's Road. By Bus The eastbound transit stop on Fermor Avenue is #50302 and the westbound transit stop on Fermor Avenue is #50303. The northbound transit stop on St. Mary's Road is #50299 and the southbound stop on St. Mary's Road is #50298.
Collections St. Vital Library's collections aim to provide materials of interest to all of our customers whether you are an avid reader or a music and movie fan.
One of the highlights of the adult collection is the availability of older fiction titles along with popular bestsellers. We have in our closed stacks titles by authors such as Nellie McClung and Frederick Grove which are available for circulation upon request. The adult collections are housed on the main floor.
Our young adult area is housed on a separate mezzanine. There is a comfortable chair and a study table where students can work together or just eat lunch. Items for circulation include novels, graphic novels, audio books, DVDs and magazines -- all of which cater to customers 12 - 17 years old.
The children's collection features story books, beginning readers, and children's novels -- both classic and current, as well as audiovisual formats such as DVDs, and audio books. We are particularly proud to circulate juvenile dual language books in the collection. These are books which are written in English plus one other language (such as Punjabi or Cree). The story is written in both languages side by side so that the books can be read by an individual in their birth language and then also in English. Most of our children's materials are housed on the second floor of the library, but books for our youngest customers are on the main floor.
Facility Features St. Vital Library has a reading room with tables and easy chairs flooded with natural light from nearby large windows. Study tables are also found in the Reference area, on the children's mezzanine and the Young Adult mezzanine. The main floor only is wheelchair accessible. A meeting room in the basement with a seating capacity of 60 is available for public use. (More information about meeting rooms here.) Call 204-986-5628 to make arrangements. A book chute is located next to the front door for the return of items after regular library hours.
Services In person and telephone information services and reader's advisory services are provided during library hours - call 204-986-5628.
Free public Internet access is available by booking in-person. Various online databases such as an index to magazines are also available for searching at workstations. A fee-based printing station is available. Class visits and tours are available. Call to make arrangements
Call2Recycle Battery Recycling Winnipeg Public Library has joined the Call2Recycle battery recycling initiative. All libraries now have special recycling boxes where you can dispose of batteries and cell phones. Simply put your used batteries and cell phones in the bags provided and we'll do the rest.
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Programs St. Vital Library conducts many programs for children and adults throughout the year. Please call 204-986-5628 or visit the programs and events page for more information.
History The first St. Vital Library operated from a small rented quarters near the junction of St. Mary's and St. Anne's roads. In 1961, the City of St. Vital sold the present site to the Library Board for one dollar. The library at its present location was opened in 1963. Architect George A. Stewart designed the building. The unusual shape of the property resulted in the construction of a circular building with a linear extension. The interior features a mezzanine, wood roof members, a natural wood deck and skylights in both the east and west sides of the building.
St.Vital Library is located across the street from the South Branch YM-YWCA and close to the intersection of Fermor Avenue and St. Mary's Road. 
