That’s QUITE the late fee!
June 28, 2019
When a long lost book mysteriously re-appeared in the return bin after 40 years, we had no idea how fascinated …
News and Stories
Library Memories…
June 28, 2019
Do you recall your very first library, a special librarian? When you think back do all the sights and smells …
Visiting? Start with your local library.
June 28, 2019
We have some of the most beautiful country right outside the doorstep of each of our 39 branches! Whether you …
Construction begins July 2 for new Sayward library
June 27, 2019
Sayward, BC – Construction is set to begin on a new library for the Village of Sayward with excavations starting …
A summer of reading adventures for everyone at VIRL
June 19, 2019
Vancouver Island, BC: Summer’s here and that means libraries across the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) system are coming alive …
VIRL’s Indigenous Voices Wins BCLA Award
June 12, 2019
Nanaimo, BC: Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Indigenous Voices program took home a prestigious Building Better Communities award at the 2019 …
Sooke Library Update
June 11, 2019
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Sooke, BC: A new library for the community of Sooke continues to march towards construction. Revisions …
VIRL’s 2018 Annual Report Bridges Divides and Tells Our Story
June 5, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2019, Vancouver Island, BC: Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) 2018 Annual Report, which was …
Sidney/North Saanich Library Grand Opening Celebrations
June 5, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2019, Sidney, BC – The entertainers are booked, the speeches are written, and VIRL …
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)
