The Library and Archives support the mission of the Museum to 'encourage discovery, appreciation and understanding of Manitoba' through its service to staff and volunteers of the Museum, Planetarium and Science Gallery. The Library houses more than 20,000 books and subscribes to more than 300 journals and newsletters, with subjects represented in the multidisciplinary collection such as Applied Arts, Archaeology, Astronomy, Botany, Education, Ethnology, Fundraising & Development, Geology, Manitoba History, Museology, Physical Science, Technologies, Visitor Studies and Volunteerism. The Archives houses more than 150 cubic metres of material.

As part of the Museum's Information Services the Archives were established 1994 to enable access to records from the province's museological beginnings in the early 1900s. The collection uniquely describes the foundation of this institution in 1932 and of the provincial museum community, and also consists of documentation of organizations that the Museum housed and/or established. The papers contain important documentation of historical, scientific and ecologically-based research, and consequent programming activity in Manitoba.

The Library and Archives are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Photocopying facilities and microform readers are available. Researchers, students, Museum members and the public are required to call (204) 988-0662 or email the library to set up an appointment before visiting. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer borrowing privileges to these individuals.