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 …
News and Stories
Points to the Past
November 7, 2018
Points to the Past is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million …
First Voices Language Archive
September 17, 2018
Thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures, and videos. Access: Available to anyone anywhere
Indigenous People of North America
September 17, 2018
Indigenous Peoples: North America sources collections from across Canadian and American institutions, providing insight into the cultural, political and social …
Ancestry Library Edition
September 17, 2018
Genealogy collection including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records from the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and the United …
Canadian Newsstream
August 3, 2018
Full text access to over 500 BC and Canadian newspapers. Titles include the Vancouver Sun, The Province, Times Colonist, Globe …
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)
