Old Catalogue Sign In Issues
January 2, 2019
The sign in issues with our old catalogue (Bibliocommons) has been resolved, you can now sign into your account. Our …
News and Stories
VIRL Holiday Closures
December 18, 2018
All VIRL branches will be closed for the holidays on the following days: Tuesday, December 25 Wednesday, December 26 Tuesday, …
Parksville Library Receiving New Year Makeover
December 6, 2018 | Parksville
Thursday, December 6, 2018, Parksville, BC: Exciting renovations are coming to the Parksville branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). …
Reconciliation Canada speaker series coming to Courtenay Library
December 5, 2018 | Courtenay
Wednesday, December 5, 2018: What is reconciliation? What is not reconciliation? Discuss these and other important issues with Reconciliation Canada …
Parksville Renovation Closure FAQs
December 3, 2018 | Parksville
Why is the branch closing? The Parksville branch is closing for some exciting renovations to improve the space for members. …
New Website for Vancouver Island Regional Library Customers
November 23, 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018: Our new website makes accessing Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) resources a more intuitive and discoverable …
New Website Has Launched
November 21, 2018
We are so excited about our new website, and we hope you are too. The site is designed to perform …
Reconciliation Canada speaker series coming to Nanaimo Libraries
November 19, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018: What is reconciliation? What is not reconciliation? Discuss these and other important issues with Reconciliation Canada …
Reconciliation Canada speaker series coming to VIRL
October 24, 2018
What is reconciliation? What is not reconciliation? Discuss these and other important issues with Reconciliation Canada Ambassador and member of …
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)
