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Please note that all VIRL branches will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1 for the Easter holiday. As always, our online branch is open 24/7.

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Family Literacy Week

January 6, 2024

Family Literacy Week takes place across the nation January 21-28, to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together. The …

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Top 10 Titles of 2023

January 4, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top 10 Titles of 2023 Released by Vancouver Island Regional Library Prince Harry and Jack Reacher Top …

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2023 Holiday Closures

December 4, 2023

In celebration of the holiday season, all VIRL branches will be closed: Monday, December 25 Tuesday, December 26 Wednesday, December …

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Fast Facts about Vancouver Island Regional Library

  • Vancouver Island Regional Library is the fifth largest library system in British Columbia.
  • Holdings at Vancouver Island Regional Library number almost one million and include books, magazines, CD’s and DVD’s. Card holders can borrow materials from any of our 39 locations.
  • In 2012 there were 2.6 million visits to our branches and our customers borrowed 4.6 million items.
  • Vancouver Island Regional Library opened its doors in 1936 as the Vancouver Island Union Library. We were the second regional library in North America.
  • With 39 branch libraries across the island, Vancouver Island Regional Library serves over 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii and the Central Coast (Bella Coola)

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