Virtual Workshops: Drawing with Jeni Chen for Kids!
July 5, 2023
The Making of the 2023 BC Summer Reading Club Artwork! Ages 5 – 8 years Thursday, July 27 @ 11am …
News and Stories
Highway 4 Closure Updates
June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023 The first delivery to Port Alberni since the closure set off this morning (June 27). We expect …
VIRL | CUPE 2023 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE (Joint Communication)
June 20, 2023
We are pleased to confirm that Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL’s) Board of Trustees and CUPE Local 401 members have …
Brandi Morin Virtual Talk
April 5, 2023
Best-selling author, Brandi Morin joins us for a free virtual talk about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG+) …
NEW Houseplant Storytime
April 1, 2023
With the wild success of the Virtual Gardening Series and seed libraries, Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is launching its …
Sooke Anniversary Giveaway
February 24, 2023
The new Sooke branch opened one-year ago today! To celebrate its anniversary, we’re giving away Vancouver Island Regional Library swag …
Share Your Love for the Library
February 10, 2023
It’s Library Lovers Month! We thought it would be nice to create a space where we can all share our …
VIRL Board elects Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive Committee
January 30, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VIRL Board elects Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive Committee for 2023 and welcomes 21 new Trustees On …
Teen Drawing Contest
October 19, 2022
Our contest is now over. To view the results click here. Calling all teen artists! We are looking for your …
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)
