Vehicle Safety & Inspection Standards Online (in-branch only)
September 17, 2018
Provides current access to vehicle safety and inspection standards and related BC legislation from official sources. Access: Available in branch …
News and Stories
Consumer Reports
September 17, 2018
Consumer Reports provides trusted ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services. Subjects include: Appliances …
National Geographic Virtual Library
September 17, 2018
National Geographic Virtual Library gives access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue …
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 …
Mango Languages
September 17, 2018
Language learning database designed to equip you with conversational abilities. Mango immerses you in real, everyday conversations in 45 different …
Road to IELTS: General Edition
September 17, 2018
Road to IELTS: General Edition is the official, online IELTS (International English Language Testing System) preparation and practice database prepared …
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
September 17, 2018
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform featuring video courses and tutorials. LinkedIn Learning offers courses with a focus on …
Kanopy
September 13, 2018
Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with one of the largest and most unique collections in the world. …
TumbleBookLibrary
August 13, 2018
An online collection of animated picture books, audiobooks, graphic novels, children’s classics, early reader chapter books, and National Geographic videos. …
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)
