November 13th 2012
Congratulations to this year's winners of the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Awards!
November 13th 2012
The World Fantasy Awards have been given annually since 1975, to fantasy authors the world over, and are announced every year at the World Fantasy Awards Convention, held earlier this month in T
October 31st 2012
Calgary writer Will Ferguson has won the prestigious Giller Prize for his novel 419. Ferguson is a three time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
October 22nd 2012
Congratulations to Hilary Mantel who has won the 2012 Man Booker prize for her novel Bring up the Bodies. She is the first woman and first British author to win the prize twice.
June 8th 2012
Get the riches of the library in your pocket. Access our catalogue with VIRL mobile!
May 7th 2012
Kindergarten kids can pick up a fun "My Kindergarten Year" package at their local library branch.
May 3rd 2012
The TD Canada Reading Summit III is being held in Vancouver from May 2nd to May 4th.
May 1st 2012
You can borrow Kobo eReaders at Vancouver Island Regional Library.
March 13th 2012
Parents, bring your children into your local branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library to join Curious George on reading adventures. This self-guided program will take place during s
February 17th 2012
More than 3.4 million books are bought at book stores or borrowed from libraries during a typical January week in Canada, the second annual National Book Count found.
