No public library stands in Oakland-Wawanesa: the closest, Brandon Public Library, is 26 km away

After it comes Manitoba Public Library Services (Brandon), 26 km away. Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Manitoba, so this page has none for Oakland-Wawanesa.

ACivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteering

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Civic life grade

Behind Oakland-Wawanesa’s civic life grade

Civic life in Oakland-Wawanesa grades A. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Oakland-Wawanesa, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.

Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Oakland-Wawanesa’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo open library statistics in Manitoba B⁺Charities1.1 per 1,000 · Manitoba towns 2.1 · Canada 1.4 A⁺Volunteering38.3% of residents · all of Manitoba, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

2 registered charities are based in Oakland-Wawanesa, by mailing address

It works out to 1.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Manitoba town has 2.1 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.

Volunteering

38.3%

Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Manitoba at 38.3% in 2023, somewhere between 35.6% and 41.1%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 26 km from Oakland-Wawanesa

Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Oakland-Wawanesa.

26kmBrandon Public LibraryBrandonWebsite →26kmManitoba Public Library ServicesBrandonDirections →33kmGlenwood & Souris Regional LibrarySourisDirections →41kmCarberry-North Cypress LibraryCarberryDirections →49kmR.M. of Argyle Public LibraryArgyleDirections →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).

Questions about the library and civic life in Oakland-Wawanesa

Does Oakland-Wawanesa have a public library?

None is mapped in Oakland-Wawanesa; the nearest is Brandon Public Library, in Brandon.

Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).