Summer Reading Starts Here: Registration Now Open for Kids, Teens & Adults!
June 19, 2026
School’s almost out, the days are getting longer, and summer adventures are just around the corner. That means it’s also …
News and Stories
E&N Railway Land Grant Exhibit Opens In Nanaimo
June 1, 2026
New travelling exhibit about E&N Railway land grant opens in Nanaimo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo — The Great Vancouver Island …
February 23 Circulation System Upgrade
February 17, 2026
The library’s circulation system will undergo an upgrade on February 23, 2026. Library users may experience a service disruption between …
You Spoke, We Listened
February 16, 2026
We’re excited to share another improvement to your upgraded catalogue experience. As of February 3, a brand-new Account Portal …
Canada Post Strike
October 23, 2025
Library users may experience delays during the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) work stoppage. This includes delays to the …
It’s October Library Month!
October 3, 2025
Welcome to Vancouver Island Regional Library’s October I <3 Library Month! This October, Fall into everything that makes libraries incredible—especially …
Quadra Island Library Expansion
September 29, 2025
What You Need to Know We are thrilled to share that the Quadra Island Library is expanding! This exciting project …
Thank You for Participating in the Future of Public Libraries
June 3, 2025
You Helped Shape the Future of Public Libraries in Canada This survey is now closed. As a proud member of …
Canada Post Strike service notice
May 23, 2025
May 23, 2025 Update – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has stated that instead of a strike, which they …
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)
