Virtual Workshops: Drawing with Jeni Chen for Kids!
July 5, 2023
The Making of the 2023 BC Summer Reading Club Artwork! Ages 5 – 8 years Thursday, July 27 @ 11am …
News and Stories
Highway 4 Closure Updates
June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023 The first delivery to Port Alberni since the closure set off this morning (June 27). We expect …
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 …
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 …
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)
