Construction begins on New Sooke Library
October 14, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After months of planning, negotiations, refinements, and fine-tuning the design, construction on the striking new library on …
News and Stories
Stronger Than Ever
October 8, 2020
This October Library Month – We’re Celebrating Staff! October is Library Month, and this year we’re celebrating the staff who …
In Our Own Teen Voice Winners!
September 8, 2020
VIRL Sponsors Teen Writing Contest in Partnership with Rebel Mountain Press VIRL would like to belatedly congratulate all of the …
No Overdue Fines
August 11, 2020
We’ve been getting some questions from our customers about whether they’ll accrue late fees for unreturned materials. The short answer …
Audiobook August is not over yet!
August 11, 2020
It’s audiobook August, and if you missed out on reading the exciting July titles picked for our three online book …
Virtual Summer Reading Club a Success!
August 11, 2020
We are so excited that so many of you have joined us for the Virtual Summer Reading Club! Participation for …
Catalogue Upgrade Alert
July 31, 2020
The library’s catalogue will undergo an upgrade on Thursday August 6th. Customers may experience a service disruption between 6:30 AM …
Vancouver Island Regional Library: Stronger Than Ever
July 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE These are exciting times to be in the library business. That may sound counterintuitive based on all …
We Stand Together Against Racism
June 2, 2020
“At this moment in history, Canada has an incredible opportunity to create a counter-narrative to what is happening in the …
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)
