VIRL’s Bella Coola branch first to pilot Sit Down Service
August 19, 2020
The time has come for Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) customers on the Central Coast to experience the simple pleasure …
News and Stories
Safety First with Walkthrough Service
August 18, 2020
Vancouver Island Regional Library serves 3,171 customers safely for Walkthrough Service pilot in Nanaimo. In the first 22 days of …
No Overdue Fines
August 11, 2020
We’ve been getting some questions from our customers about whether they’ll accrue late fees for unreturned materials. The short answer …
Audiobook August is not over yet!
August 11, 2020
It’s audiobook August, and if you missed out on reading the exciting July titles picked for our three online book …
Virtual Summer Reading Club a Success!
August 11, 2020
We are so excited that so many of you have joined us for the Virtual Summer Reading Club! Participation for …
Catalogue Upgrade Alert
July 31, 2020
The library’s catalogue will undergo an upgrade on Thursday August 6th. Customers may experience a service disruption between 6:30 AM …
Contract Awarded for New Woss Library
July 28, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Nanaimo, BC – The new Woss library has taken an important step towards …
First Steps to a New Normal
July 23, 2020
Vancouver Island Regional Library opens full physical collection, restores BBM service, opens all branches with Takeout service, and pilots Walkthrough …
Harbourfront Branch Offers Walkthrough Service
July 15, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Nanaimo Harbourfront branch first to offer walkthrough service for customers Nanaimo, BC – …
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)
