New Masset Library Breaks Ground
April 30, 2024
Community of Masset Breaks Ground at Site of New Masset Library and Haida Language Immersion Lab FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, …
News and Stories
Angela Sterritt Joins VIRL for Live Author Talk
April 17, 2024
Library Hosts Award-Winning Investigative Journalist and National Bestselling Author in Free Event in Honour of MMIWG Award-winning investigative journalist and …
Top 10 Titles of 2023 Released
March 12, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prince Harry and Jack Reacher Top the List Nanaimo, BC (January 4, 2024) – The results are in! …
Billing Time Period Moving from 120 Days to 60 Days
March 1, 2024
Just a reminder that beginning March 10, we’ll be reducing the billing period for all checked-out items to 60 days …
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 …
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 …
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)
