South Central Regional Library is located in the south central region of Manitoba and has branches in Altona, Manitou, Miami, Morden, and Winkler.
Our mission is: “To provide access to resources to meet the educational, cultural, informational, and leisure-time needs of citizens of all ages and backgrounds. The library strives to foster a life long interest in reading.”
South Central Regional Library was first established in 1965 as the Morden-Winkler Regional Library, as a result of referendums in both towns. Library branches were officially opened in the two locations on October 20, 1965. In 1976 the Rural Municipality of Stanley joined the system and the library’s name was changed to the South Central Regional Library. A library branch was opened in Altona when the town became a partner in 1988. Rhineland Municipality became partner in 2001 with the Rural Municipality of Thompson joining in 2009 and the Municipality of Pembina joining in 2018.
The library is governed by a board consisting of members from each municipality, currently the residing members are:
Director of Library Services: Cathy Ching: Director
City of Winkler Council: Don Fehr
City of Winkler Citizen: Kevin Driedger
City of Morden Council: Garry Hiebert
City of Morden Citizen: Wes Hildebrand
Town of Altona Council: Cheryl Dueck: Personnel Committee
Town of Altona Citizen: Laverne Siemens
RM of Stanley Council: Bob Giesbrechet
RM of Stanley Citizen: Bernie Loeppky
Rhineland Municipality Council: Hank Froese: Vice Chair
Rhineland Municipality Citizen: Marilyn Dyck: Personnel Committee
Municipality of Pembina Council: Chad Collins: Board Chair
Municipality of Pembina Citizen: Sharon Fehr: Board Treasurer, Personnel Committee
RM of Thompson Council: Ron Rothwell
RM of Thompson Citizen: Jody Oakes: Secretary
To contact the board you can email: scrlboardemail@gmail.com
Emails must include your contact information, including address and phone number.
To review copies of current board meeting minutes visit our Board Minutes & Audits page.
Library Policies
To view our current policies visit our Brochures & Policies page.
Support the Library
To view how you can support the library visit our Current Projects page.