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VIRL shines light on Indigenous cultures and experiences this Library Month

September 30, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is showcasing Indigenous people, cultures, customs, and creations this October during Library …

VIRL Library Board tells our story with 2020 Budget

September 21, 2019

The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees is telling our story with its adopted 2020 – 2024 Financial …

Your Community. Your Library

August 30, 2019

“Today, as cities and suburbs reinvent themselves, and as cynics claim that government has nothing good to contribute to that …

Chatter from Chittering

August 30, 2019

Annie Hudson is the Library Officer for the Bindoon library in the Shire of Chittering in Australia. She reached out …

Minimalist Reads

August 29, 2019

Minimalism is a popular buzz word right now. People are looking at ways to make sense of a chaotic world …

eXpress Reads: Your Lucky Day

August 29, 2019

It’s a lucky day for eBook and Audiobook readers! It works like this: head to Overdrive or Libby if you’re …

VIRL’s new eXpress Reads: no holds, no waits on ebooks and audiobooks

August 28, 2019

It’s a lucky day for eBook and Audiobook readers at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). With the launch of a …

We’re looking at NEW TECHNOLOGY and we want your INPUT!

August 21, 2019

Vancouver Island Regional Library is assessing its technology services and programs to understand how well we are meeting the needs …

The Legacy of Toni Morrison

August 6, 2019

We’re celebrating the works of Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulizer Prize for Fiction, and …

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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)

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VIRL shines light on Indigenous cultures and experiences this Library Month

VIRL Library Board tells our story with 2020 Budget

Your Community. Your Library

Chatter from Chittering

Minimalist Reads

eXpress Reads: Your Lucky Day

VIRL’s new eXpress Reads: no holds, no waits on ebooks and audiobooks

We’re looking at NEW TECHNOLOGY and we want your INPUT!

The Legacy of Toni Morrison

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