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February 2, 2026
Reliable automotive help online 24/7 through Chilton Library, an authoritative vehicle database trusted by automotive enthusiasts and professionals for over …
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CELA for Kids and Teens
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CELA, The Centre For Equitable Library Access, offers a large selection of accessible materials for young people with print disabilities. …
Blackstone Unlimited
February 2, 2024
Tired of waiting for your eAudiobook holds? Try Blackstone Unlimited! Blackstone Unlimited offers 6500 unlimited-use electronic audiobook titles for all …
ProQuest Central
December 30, 2022
ProQuest Central is a comprehensive research resource for academic, business, health, and news articles. It includes 47 databases in a …
BC Charms
October 31, 2022
BC CHARMS (BC’s Refugee Claimant Housing Referral System) is a joint venture between The Ministry of Municipal Affairs, MAP BC, …
Bibliothèque numérique de la Colombie-Britannique (Cantook Station)
October 17, 2022
Bibliothèque Numérique is a province-wide French eBook collection. This collection includes French Language eBooks and Audiobooks in a variety of …
International Newsstream
May 6, 2022
International Newsstream provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades …
BC Historical Newspapers
April 20, 2022
Great for students, researchers, and genealogists, Proquest BC Historical Newspapers includes: The Vancouver Sun (1912–2010) The Times–Colonist (1884–2010) The Province …
Clicklaw
September 10, 2020
Clicklaw provides legal information, education and help for British Columbians. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Access: Available to …
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)
