Renovations set to begin on Sidney/North Saanich library
September 13, 2018 | Sidney / North Saanich
Sidney, BC: Renovations to the Sidney/North Saanich branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) are set to begin. The branch …
News and Stories
Experience Thailand at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library
September 11, 2018 | Nanaimo Harbourfront
Nanaimo, BC: From its sandy beaches to its world-class cuisine, Thailand has long been a destination of choice for travelers …
Renovated library for Sidney/North Saanich
August 20, 2018 | Sidney / North Saanich
Monday, August 20, 2018, Sidney, BC: Exciting renovations are coming to the Sidney/North Saanich branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library …
Stream Blues to Bhangra with Your Library Card
August 13, 2018
Monday, August 13, 2018: Grab your library card, kick back in your favourite chair, crank up your speakers, and listen …
Score with Reading and the Campbell River Storm
August 10, 2018 | Campbell River
Campbell River BC: In true Canadian fashion, the Campbell River branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is hosting the …
NA Specific Post
August 7, 2018 | Nanaimo Harbourfront
This is only a test. This post is set to NA branch and is categorized Branch Info, it should appear …
Cowichan Elder Della Rice Sylvester to Lead a Medicine Walk
July 12, 2018 | Cowichan (Duncan)
Thursday, July 12, 2018, Duncan, BC: Many plants on Vancouver Island have traditional and medicinal qualities that Indigenous peoples have …
A New Woss Library: Open House
July 5, 2018 | Woss
Thursday, July 5, 2018: Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is moving forward with exciting plans to construct a prefabricated new …
VIRL Leverages Digital Storytelling with 2017 Annual Report
June 21, 2018 | Cowichan (Duncan)
Thursday, June 21, 2018, Nanaimo, BC – Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) 2017 Annual Report: Your 21st Century Library, has …
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)
