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Vancouver Island Regional Library
Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch
90 Commercial Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G4

System-Wide Services

Collections and Support Services
Divisional Manager: Laura Beswick, MLS
Email: lbeswick [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2321

Communication and Strategic Initiatives
Divisional Manager: Jennifer Windecker, MLIS
Email: jwindecker [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2327

Facilities
Manager: Lee Lively
Email: llively [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2314

Information Technology
Manager: Ben Kason
Email: bkason [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2325

Purchasing
Elisa Balderson
Email: ebalderson [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2307

Systems Services
Manager: Elizabeth Wright, MLIS
Email: ewright [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2303

Technical Services
Manager: Janice Roy, MLS
Email: jroy [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2320

Executive Director’s Office

Director of Finance
Adrian Maas, CGA
Email: amaas [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2319

Director of Human Resources
Harold Kamikawaji, BComm CHRP
Email: hkamikawaji [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2306

Director of Library Services
Fiona Anderson, BA MLS
Email: fanderson [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2311

Executive Assistant
Kathryn Oldham
Email: koldham [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2310

Executive Director
Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS
Email: executivedirector [at] virl [dot] bc [dot] ca
Phone: 250.729.2310