Media Invite: Book Club Gala Hosted by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers
March 30, 2023
Sidney, BC – Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) and Seaside Magazine have teamed up to offer a Book Club Gala …
News and Stories
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 …
Library now fine free on all physical items
January 5, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is officially fine free in 2023. As of January 1, VIRL has …
Most popular library books of 2022
January 5, 2023
The results are in! We’ve tallied up the titles you, our patrons, borrowed the most in 2022. We have the …
Sooke library wins Award of Merit
December 12, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sooke library wins Award of Merit at 2022 Capital Region Commercial Building Awards Nanaimo, BC – For …
Learning with Syeyutsus
December 6, 2022
Learning with Syeyutsus, the successful speaker’s series, kicks off its third season with author Joshua Whitehead and a new collaborator, …
Snotty Nose Rez Kids to host Youth Songwriting and Music Production Workshop
October 31, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acclaimed Indigenous rappers, Snotty Nose Rez Kids (SNRK), are joining Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) for an …
Approved 2023 Budget Reflects Economy
September 26, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Island Regional Library approved 2023 budget reflects economy Nanaimo, BC – The Vancouver Island Regional Library …
VIRL approved 2023 budget reflects economy and demand for services
September 26, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees adopted the 2023 – 2027 Financial Plan at …
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)
