Woss Customer Appreciation Day and Official Opening Celebration
September 9, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It’s been almost two years since the doors opened on the new library in the tiny village …
News and Stories
Exhibit Commemorating lives impacted by COVID
July 21, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exhibit Commemorating lives impacted by COVID in long term care coming to Nanaimo Harbourfront library A travelling …
It’s Summer Reading Club Season
June 17, 2022
It’s Summer Reading Club season at Vancouver Island Regional Library It may not yet quite feel like it, but according to …
Haida author and storyteller, Kung Jaadee
June 15, 2022
Haida author and storyteller, Kung Jaadee storytelling event Acclaimed Haida storyteller and author, Kung Jaadee, is joining us for an …
Sooke library grand opening celebration
June 3, 2022
Sooke library grand opening celebration right around the corner Friday, June 3, 2022 – The entertainment’s booked, the speeches are …
New date for the Sooke library opening
May 9, 2022
New date for the Sooke library grand opening celebrations It is time to cut the ribbon and officially celebrate Sooke’s …
Ratified contract for BCGEU librarians
April 22, 2022
Ratified contract for BCGEU librarians approved by VIRL’s Board of Trustees The BCGEU-represented librarians at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) …
VIRL re-engaging mediator in hopes of ending impasse
April 9, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Following a productive discussion at the April 9 Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board …
VIRL/BCGEU bargaining update
March 26, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, March 26, 2022 – On Thursday, March 17, the members of BCGEU Local 702 wrote 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)
