Master Gardeners Are Back
January 19, 2024
Master Gardeners Are Back Sharing Knowledge This Season in 2024 In the dark wet days of winter, think ahead to …
News and Stories
Snow and Cold Weather Updates
January 19, 2024
All VIRL branches are open today (except for the Cortes Island branch). Note that some branches will be delayed in …
This BLACK FRIDAY, it’s your time to SAVE!
November 24, 2023
SAVE today and all weekend long with VIRL’s BLACK FRIDAY Deals! – Free monthly magazines – Free DVDs and streaming …
Construction set to begin on new Masset Library
October 3, 2023
Construction set to begin on new Masset Library and Haida Language Immersion Lab FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC (October …
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 …
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 …
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)
