Vernon is a compact rural community[1] in Osgoode Ward in the southern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[2] The Vernon branch of the Ottawa Public Library makes its home in an 1882 heritage building that was the community's one-room schoolhouse.

The collection has grown tremendously and the Society now operates a Museum and Archives housed in two buildings with over 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of display space.

The large body of archival material and artifacts reflect the agricultural history of the Township of Osgoode.

Items that are too large for the CMBs are brought to the post office in Metcalfe, north of Vernon.