A Debut Memoir
November 20, 2020
A History of My Brief Body, a memoir by Billy-Ray Belcourt, August 2020 From the publisher, Hamish Hamilton: Billy-Ray Belcourt’s …
News and Stories
Almost all VIRL branches set to offer expanded services this week
October 27, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is a big week in the resumption of services at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). Staff …
Writing For Meaning- Vanessa Grant
October 19, 2020
Last year Vanessa joined Harbourfront Librarian Casey for an incredible book club focusing on Romance Tropes and we had the …
Paying The Land – Joe Sacco
October 17, 2020
Paying the Land, graphic novel by Joe Sacco, July 2020 Our Indigenous Read Selection for October. It’s a fascinating tale …
Think It-Make It with 3D Printing
October 17, 2020
3D Printing Service Now Available for all VIRL Branches At the Creativity Commons, there have been some great 3D prints …
Construction begins on New Sooke Library
October 14, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After months of planning, negotiations, refinements, and fine-tuning the design, construction on the striking new library on …
Stronger Than Ever
October 8, 2020
This October Library Month – We’re Celebrating Staff! October is Library Month, and this year we’re celebrating the staff who …
VIRL’s Port Clements branch opens for Sit Down Service
October 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) Port Clements has opened for Sit Down service. Customers can now visit …
Cowichan library opens for Walkthrough service
September 22, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) Cowichan branch has joined Nanaimo North, South Cowichan, and Nanaimo Harbourfront to …
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)
