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 …
News and Stories
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 …
Your Library Card: Hidden Treasure
July 30, 2019
Your library card is a treasure trove of resources and information. You know about the books, of course – millions …
Illustrator inspires young readers
July 29, 2019
Every spring at libraries across British Columbia you can feel the excitement building! Librarians get busy designing marvellous programs and …
If we had a magic wand..
July 29, 2019
A few months ago we asked our customers on Facebook to let us know what they would like to see …
Books to Toss in your Beachbag
July 29, 2019
Ah, beach days…you want a book that’s as easy to dip in and out of as the water, one that’s …
Catalogue Upgrade on July 29
July 19, 2019
The library’s catalogue will undergo an upgrade on Monday, July 29. Customers may experience a service disruption between 6:30 and …
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)
