January 16 Weather Update
January 16, 2020
Although weather conditions continue to present challenges today across our service area, our plan is to our branches at 1pm, …
News and Stories
Catalogue Upgrade on July 29
July 19, 2019
The library’s catalogue will undergo an upgrade on Monday, July 29. Customers may experience a service disruption between 6:30 and …
Scheduled Catalogue Maintenance
March 27, 2019
The library’s circulation system will undergo an upgrade on Wednesday, April 3rd. Customers may experience a service disruption between 6:00 …
February 13 Branches Reopen
February 13, 2019
All branches are open Wednesday, February 13, weather and staff capacity permitting. We will continue to monitor all weather forecasts …
Old Catalogue Sign In Issues
January 2, 2019
The sign in issues with our old catalogue (Bibliocommons) has been resolved, you can now sign into your account. Our …
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)
