Shovels in the Ground in Chemainus
March 14, 2019
Chemainus, BC – Shovels are in the ground and construction has officially begun on a new library for the community …
News and Stories
Take Home a Tinker Tote Today from Your Library
February 12, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It’s tinker time for anyone with a Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) card! Starting on Friday, February …
Contract Awarded for New Chemainus Library
February 6, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chemainus, BC – The new Chemainus library has taken an important step towards construction. CCM Construction Ltd …
Updated Parksville Library Set to Reopen!
February 4, 2019 | Parksville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parksville, BC: Exciting improvements to the Parksville branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library are nearing completion. On …
VIRL Board of Trustees Welcomes 28 New Trustees, elects Executive Committee, and Officers of the Library Board at 2019 AGM
January 25, 2019
On January 19, 2019, the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees held its Annual General Meeting and elected …
VIRL Eliminates Fines on all Children’s Library Materials
January 17, 2019
Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) has removed a significant barrier to give more children access to our important literacy resources. …
Parksville Library Receiving New Year Makeover
December 6, 2018 | Parksville
Thursday, December 6, 2018, Parksville, BC: Exciting renovations are coming to the Parksville branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). …
Reconciliation Canada speaker series coming to Courtenay Library
December 5, 2018 | Courtenay
Wednesday, December 5, 2018: What is reconciliation? What is not reconciliation? Discuss these and other important issues with Reconciliation Canada …
New Website for Vancouver Island Regional Library Customers
November 23, 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018: Our new website makes accessing Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) resources a more intuitive and discoverable …
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)
