Nanaimo Harbourfront
Following the Provincial Medical Health Officer orders, masks are now required when visiting the library. This is in addition to physical distancing, occupancy limits, and other safety measures.
A properly worn mask covers your nose and face at all times. Masks are available.
Speak to a member of staff.
Now open for takeout and walkthrough services. Please note our new hours.
When visiting our branch and in order to take out items, please remember to bring your library card or library card number. For convenient access to self-checkout, please consider downloading the MyLibrary! app.
2 public computers are now available for customer use. These PCs are available for 15 minutes on the hour and half hour, starting 30 minutes after opening and ending 30 minutes prior to closing. Printing is also available using these PCs.
Following the Provincial Medical Health Officer orders, masks are now required when visiting the library. This is in addition to physical distancing, occupancy limits, and other safety measures.
A properly worn mask covers your nose and face at all times.
Masks are available. Speak to a member of staff.
About the Branch
The land on which this library stands is the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, whose relationships with the land continue to this day.
The Nanaimo library branch opened in 1936. However, the coal mining centre of what we now call Nanaimo enjoyed library services as early as the 1860s. In June, 1961 the library moved to a new building on Fitzwilliam Street and in 1997 the Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch moved to its current location on Diana Krall Plaza off Commercial Street in Downtown Nanaimo.
Learn more about our new Creativity Commons innovation space.
Meeting Rooms
Meeting rooms temporarily unavailable
Please note that all VIRL meeting spaces and rooms are temporarily unavailable at this time. Please check back often for updates. We appreciate your patience.
Contact Information
- Library Manager – Anthony Martin
- Customer Services Librarian – Adult Services – April Ripley
- Customer Services Librarian – Adult Services – Casey Stepaniuk
- Customer Services Librarian – Children & Youth Services – Lee Losell
- Customer Services Librarian – Children & Youth Services – Sheila Hammond-Todd
