Family Literacy Week
January 16, 2025
Family Literacy Week happens across Canada January 26 – February 2 to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together. …
News and Stories
Learning with Syeyutsus kicks off January 23, 2025
January 8, 2025
Learning with Syeyutsus, the popular Indigenous Learning series in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call to …
Nanaimo Harbourfront HVAC Upgrade
January 5, 2025
The Nanaimo Harbourfront branch heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system will receive an important upgrade, resulting in a one-day …
New book club explores human rights
January 2, 2025
Explore human rights through storytelling and discussion in our new virtual adult book club. Beginning January 27, we are starting …
Top 10 of 2024 from Vancouver Island Regional Library
December 24, 2024
What made this year’s list of top 10 titles to read, watch and listen? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC (December …
Most Popular Titles of 2024 Released!
December 24, 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, we’re looking back at the titles that caught readers’ attention and took centre stage …
Top YA and Children’s Titles of 2024
December 24, 2024
The results are in! We have tallied up the children’s titles and young adult novels that Vancouver Island Regional Library …
Canada Post Strike service notice
December 18, 2024
UPDATE – Canada Post services resumed December 17, with post offices reopening and delivery services restarting. Canada Post will be …
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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