Chemainus
The new Chemainus branch opened in January 2020 on the corner of Cypress and Willow Street. Historically, the Chemainus branch has seen a lot of books and people pass through its doors since the first library opened in the Masonic Hall in 1949. The previous branch library opened on Legion Street in 1990 and served the community well for nearly 30 years.
The Library is closed for all BC Statutory Holidays.
COVID 19
Following changes to Provincial Medical Health Officer orders, masks are no longer required when visiting the library, but you can wear one if you’d like.
Branch Features
- Open for full browsing
- Free public WiFi
- Research help
- Collection size of almost 15,000 items
- Our book return slot is now open 24 hours a day! Returned items may show as checked out on your account while we process your materials; please ignore we will clear your checked out items, thank you for your patience.
- We also have Book Bundles! Request forms are located outside the library doors, or online
Meeting Rooms
Please note that our Meeting Space Guidelines are currently under review. Library programming in meeting rooms is continuing. Only room bookings by pre-existing VIRL partners will be honoured and accepted at this time. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions about Meeting Space bookings, please contact us at info@virl.bc.ca.
