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 …
News and Stories
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. …
Naxos Music Library
August 14, 2018
Naxos Music Library is the world’s largest online classical music library. To login to Naxos mobile apps, create an account …
OverDrive and Libby
August 13, 2018
OverDrive is our main eBook and eAudiobook platform. It also includes over 4000 magazines. All you need to get started …
PressReader
April 2, 2018
The world’s largest online newspaper and magazine kiosk, where you can browse and read hundreds of full-content premium newspapers and magazines …
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)
