Knowledge Network
March 27, 2020
Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. The station supports …
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
KnowBC
September 17, 2018
KnowBC is the online portal for Harbour Publishing, an independent publisher based on the Sunshine Coast that focuses on British …
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 …
Kanopy
September 13, 2018
Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with one of the largest and most unique collections in the world. …
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)
