Forrest Elementary School had its beginnings as a one-room schoolhouse named Turiff School, which was located 2 miles southeast of its present site. Turiff School was built in 1891 with 10 students and their teacher, William McGregor. In 1950, a new two-room school was built in the village of Forrest.

Our central Library was first developed in 1990 with the help of a group of concerned parents.  It was the first elementary school library in the Rolling River School Division and was fully automated from the start.  In the beginning, a classroom was transformed to hold the collection which was purchased through a massive fundraising effort.  Books from class collections were also included. 

In 1999, a regulation size gymnasium with dressing rooms and canteen was added to the school which created an opportunity for the library to be relocated to a larger space.