Media Inquiries
For all media inquiries, please contact David Carson, Director of Communications and Corporate Communications at 250.753.1154 ex 248, 250.327.3651, or dcarson@virl.bc.ca.
2019 Media Releases
- Thursday, December 5, 2019 – New Sayward library opens this month
- Thursday, November 28, 2019 – Give Library this holiday season to the people who want it all
- Friday, November 1, 2019 – Video games have landed at VIRL
- Monday, September 30, 2019 – VIRL shines light on Indigenous cultures and experiences this Library Month
- Saturday, September 21, 2019 – VIRL Library Board tells our story with 2020 Budget
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 – VIRL’s new eXpress Reads: no holds, no waits on ebooks and audiobooks
- Friday, July 12, 2019 – Port Hardy library to host Storytime Drag, in partnership with Port Hardy Pride
- Thursday, June 27, 2019 – Construction begins July 2 for new Sayward library
- Wednesday, June 19, 2019 – A summer of reading adventures for everyone at VIRL
- Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – VIRL’s Indigenous Voices Wins BCLA Award
- Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – Sooke Library Update
- Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – VIRL’s 2018 Annual Report Bridges Divides and Tells Our Story
- Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – Sidney/North Saanich Library Grand Opening Celebrations
- Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – The Art of Code-istry at Your Library
- Monday, May 13, 2019 – Reimagined Sidney/North Saanich Library Set to Reopen
- Monday, April 8, 2019 – Contract Awarded for New Sayward Library
- Thursday, March 14, 2019 – Shovels in the Ground in Chemainus
- Tuesday, February 12, 2019 – Take Home a Tinker Tote Today from Your Library
- Wednesday, February 6, 2019 – Contract Awarded for New Chemainus Library
- Monday, February 4, 2019 – Updated Parksville Library Set to Reopen!
- Friday, January 28, 2019 – VIRL Board of Trustees Welcomes 28 New Trustees, elects Executive Committee, and Officers of the Library Board at 2019 AGM
- Thursday, January 17, 2019 – VIRL Eliminates Fines on all Children’s Library Materials