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 …
News and Stories
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 …
VIRL Holiday Closure Information
December 14, 2021
Please note the following holiday hours and closures outside of regular branch hours for all Vancouver Island Regional Library branches: December 24 closed at 2 …
VIRL Adopts Operational Vaccination Policy
December 13, 2021
Vancouver Island, BC: To support the health and safety of employees and the communities we serve, Vancouver Island Regional Library …
VIRL and CUPE 401 Achieve Two-Year Contract
December 10, 2021
Vancouver Island, BC: Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL’s) Board of Trustees (November 27, 2021) and CUPE Local 401 members (December …
Eight fun holiday craft ideas with Creativebug!
December 2, 2021
To help you deck your halls (and tree) this holiday season, one of our creative librarians has shared a list …
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)
