New Sooke library nears completion
January 5, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2022: From the outside, the new Sooke branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) …
News and Stories
The most checked-out titles of 2021 at VIRL!
December 31, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The results are in for the most checked-out books of the year at Vancouver Island Regional Library …
Board Permanently Removes Fines on all Young Adult materials
December 21, 2021
VIRL Board permanently removes fines on all Young Adult materials and extends adult fine moratorium for another year Barriers continue …
VIRL Adopts Operational Vaccination Policy
December 13, 2021
Vancouver Island, BC: To support the health and safety of employees and the communities we serve, Vancouver Island Regional Library …
VIRL and CUPE 401 Achieve Two-Year Contract
December 10, 2021
Vancouver Island, BC: Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL’s) Board of Trustees (November 27, 2021) and CUPE Local 401 members (December …
An evening of ghostly delights for kids 9 and up, hosted by bestselling author, Shanon Sinn
October 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 19, 2021 – It’s that time again: when kids cut out eyeholes in old bedsheets, cover …
Pandemic puts new Campbell River Library on pause
September 28, 2021
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees have hit pause on a new library in downtown Campbell River. …
Vancouver Island Regional Library is Retooled, Revived and Ready with 2022 Budget
September 25, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo, BC – The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees has adopted the 2022 – …
VIRL Partners with VIU To Promote Early Childhood Literacy Through New Family Space Collection
September 2, 2021
VIRL Partners with VIU To Promote Early Childhood Literacy Through New Family Space Collection Nanaimo, BC – Come September, Vancouver …
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)
