Island Health Supports Washroom Sensors For Library
June 18, 2024
Simple, safe, effective: Island Health grant supports washroom sensor project for Vancouver Island libraries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC (June …
News and Stories
PhotoVoice Exhibit Celebrates Indigenous Youth
May 16, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC — The Kw’umut Lelum Foundation and Vancouver Island Regional Library invites the public to experience …
New Masset Library Breaks Ground
April 30, 2024
Community of Masset Breaks Ground at Site of New Masset Library and Haida Language Immersion Lab FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, …
Angela Sterritt Joins VIRL for Live Author Talk
April 17, 2024
Library Hosts Award-Winning Investigative Journalist and National Bestselling Author in Free Event in Honour of MMIWG Award-winning investigative journalist and …
Top 10 Titles of 2023 Released
March 12, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prince Harry and Jack Reacher Top the List Nanaimo, BC (January 4, 2024) – The results are in! …
Library Collaborates with NLPS and UBC Press – Learning with Syeyutsus
January 8, 2024
Vancouver Island Regional Library Collaborates with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and UBC Press for Fourth Season of Learning with Syeyutsus …
Top 10 Titles of 2023
January 4, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top 10 Titles of 2023 Released by Vancouver Island Regional Library Prince Harry and Jack Reacher Top …
Library Releases New Strategic Plan
October 30, 2023
Input from Communities and Partners Informs New Vancouver Island Regional Library Strategic Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC – The …
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 …
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)
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