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 …
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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 …
Universalis Junior
September 4, 2020
Un outil de référence en français pour les 7 ans et plus! A French-language reference tool for ages 7 and …
Creativebug
May 11, 2020
Creativebug is an art and craft education resource. There are thousands of online video classes taught by leading instructors. Categories …
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 …
OverDrive and Libby for Kids
January 10, 2019
Note: For over 6500 audiobooks with no holds or waits, please see our Blackstone Unlimited service. VIRL no longer offers …
PebbleGo
September 17, 2018
PebbleGo is a digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Science. …
National Geographic Kids
September 17, 2018
Reputable, authoritative, and appropriate content that brings children aged 6-14 the world in a way they’ve never seen it before. …
KnowBC
September 17, 2018
KnowBC is the online portal for Harbour Publishing, an independent publisher based on the Sunshine Coast that focuses on British …
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)
