VIRL | CUPE 2023 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE (Joint Communication)
June 20, 2023
We are pleased to confirm that Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL’s) Board of Trustees and CUPE Local 401 members have …
News and Stories
Summer Reading Clubs and Challenges
June 14, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Journey through time with this year’s Summer Reading Clubs and Challenges for kids, teens, and adults! Ever …
Ruby Barrett Pride Month Event
June 12, 2023
Best-selling author, Ruby Barrett joins us for a Pride Month Virtual Author Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It’s time to celebrate! …
Anti-Racism Awareness Week Kicks Off May 23-29
May 23, 2023
Build Awareness About Exclusion and Discrimination During Anti-Racism Awareness Week May 23-29 Through a Proclamation signed on April 29, 2021 the B.C. …
10 cool things to do at the library
May 1, 2023
Books are only tip of the iceberg when it comes to what libraries offer and what your library card can …
Big Library Read
April 25, 2023
Readers can join a global digital book club during Big Library Read this May. From May 3-17, book lovers around …
Make the switch to Libby
April 14, 2023
If you haven’t made the switch from the legacy OverDrive App to Libby, now is the time. The OverDrive app …
Seed libraries continue to grow
April 5, 2023
Seed libraries are expanding across Vancouver Island Regional Library’s 39 branches as a way to promote food security and make …
Brandi Morin Virtual Talk
April 5, 2023
Best-selling author, Brandi Morin joins us for a free virtual talk about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG+) …
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)
