BC Seniors Advocate Coming to Cowichan
February 16, 2024
BC Office of the Seniors Advocate Presentation Coming to Cowichan CALLING ALL SENIORS! It’s not every day that the government …
News and Stories
Master Gardeners Are Back
January 19, 2024
Master Gardeners Are Back Sharing Knowledge This Season in 2024 In the dark wet days of winter, think ahead to …
Snow and Cold Weather Updates
January 19, 2024
All VIRL branches are open today (except for the Cortes Island branch). Note that some branches will be delayed in …
Library Collaborates with NLPS and UBC Press – Learning with Syeyutsus
January 8, 2024
Vancouver Island Regional Library Collaborates with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and UBC Press for Fourth Season of Learning with Syeyutsus …
Top 10 Titles of 2023
January 4, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top 10 Titles of 2023 Released by Vancouver Island Regional Library Prince Harry and Jack Reacher Top …
About Brave Sensors
December 13, 2023
Motion detection sensors (Brave sensors) have been installed in several VIRL (Vancouver Island Regional Library) branches, thanks to a $50,000 …
December 30 Service Disruption
November 27, 2023
December 30, 2023: Service Disruption to Catalogues, Online Accounts, and eResources On Saturday, December 30, beginning at approximately 3 am, …
This BLACK FRIDAY, it’s your time to SAVE!
November 24, 2023
SAVE today and all weekend long with VIRL’s BLACK FRIDAY Deals! – Free monthly magazines – Free DVDs and streaming …
Library Releases New Strategic Plan
October 30, 2023
Input from Communities and Partners Informs New Vancouver Island Regional Library Strategic Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC – The …
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)
