Work to Begin Shortly on New Sooke library
September 22, 2020
The permits have been issued, the pre-planning is complete, the wait is finally over…construction is set to begin on a …
News and Stories
Vancouver Island Regional Library is Stronger Than Ever with 2021 Budget
September 19, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library is Stronger Than Ever with 2021 Budget September 19, 2020, Nanaimo, BC – …
New Library Coming to Campbell River
September 16, 2020
A new library in downtown Campbell River is moving ahead. This month, Campbell River Council affirmed its support of the …
eSports At Your Library
September 14, 2020
Throughout the summer, racers from across VIRL’s 39 branches met online every Wednesday from 9 am to 11 am to …
The Lighthouse Keeper
September 14, 2020
Like a lighthouse, our Masset branch, with its unique cabin mystique sits like a beacon on the northern coast of …
Crooked Hallelujah – Kelli Jo Ford
September 14, 2020
New in the VIRL Indigenous Collection Crooked Hallelujah, a novel by Kelli Jo Ford, July 2020 From the publisher, Grove …
Full-Circle Library Fan
September 14, 2020
In 2007, self-proclaimed book-nerd and voracious reader, Jenni Capps was convinced she had landed her dream job when she began …
Nanaimo North and South Cowichan libraries open for Walkthrough service
September 8, 2020
Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) Nanaimo North and South Cowichan branches have joined Nanaimo Harbourfront in offering Walkthrough library services …
In Our Own Teen Voice Winners!
September 8, 2020
VIRL Sponsors Teen Writing Contest in Partnership with Rebel Mountain Press VIRL would like to belatedly congratulate all of the …
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)
