10 Fun Valentine’s Day Crafts
February 4, 2022
Spread the love this season with Valentine’s Day crafts from Creativebug. One of our librarians has pulled together 10 fun …
News and Stories
New Trustees and New Executive Committee
February 4, 2022
VIRL Board of Trustees welcomes four new Trustees and elects Executive Committee at 2022 AGM On January 29, 2022, the …
Storytime Corner Giveaway
January 6, 2022
Contest dates: The contest starts January 7, 2022 and closes on January 10 at 11:59 pm. How to enter: Answer …
New Sooke library nears completion
January 5, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2022: From the outside, the new Sooke branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) …
The most checked-out titles of 2021 at VIRL!
December 31, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The results are in for the most checked-out books of the year at Vancouver Island Regional Library …
Top 10 most popular titles of 2021
December 27, 2021
The results are in! We’ve rounded up the titles you, our patrons, checked out the most in 2021. We have …
New Year Giveaway
December 24, 2021
Contest dates: The contest starts December 31, 2021 and ends January 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm. How to enter: Answer …
Board Permanently Removes Fines on all Young Adult materials
December 21, 2021
VIRL Board permanently removes fines on all Young Adult materials and extends adult fine moratorium for another year Barriers continue …
Holiday Caption This Contest
December 14, 2021
What is this elf up to? Create a caption to enter our Holiday Caption This Contest. How it works: Create …
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)
