Vancouver Island Regional Library: Stronger Than Ever
July 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE These are exciting times to be in the library business. That may sound counterintuitive based on all …
News and Stories
VIRL launches online Summer Reading Clubs for every age
June 30, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Get ready for a summer filled with great books, fun activities, and free online events. The Vancouver …
VIRL partners with BCSC to offer free online investment fraud awareness seminar
June 18, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) are hosting a free webinar …
VIRL to offer “takeout” service for customers
June 5, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exciting things are happening at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). From “takeout” style library services to online …
We Stand Together Against Racism
June 2, 2020
“At this moment in history, Canada has an incredible opportunity to create a counter-narrative to what is happening in the …
Colouring Sheets from Jeremy Tankard!
May 27, 2020
Sharpen those crayons and pick up a felt pen, these colouring sheets courtesy of famous illustrator, Jeremy Tankard, are …
Ancestry Library Edition NOW at home!
May 25, 2020
Our incredible IT Team has been hard at work and Ancestry Library Edition is NOW available for VIRL cardholders in …
Upcoming Library Services
May 20, 2020
We are getting closer to the resumption of some in-branch services at VIRL and are very hopeful that physical items …
Charting a path forward
May 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges and disruptions across industries, organizations, and individuals. We have all been affected and libraries …
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)
