E&N Railway Land Grant Exhibit Opens In Nanaimo
June 1, 2026
New travelling exhibit about E&N Railway land grant opens in Nanaimo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nanaimo — The Great Vancouver Island …
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Come celebrate with us…VIRL turns 90!
May 28, 2026
For 90 years, Vancouver Island Regional Library has connected communities across Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Central Coast through …
It’s October Library Month!
October 3, 2025
Welcome to Vancouver Island Regional Library’s October I <3 Library Month! This October, Fall into everything that makes libraries incredible—especially …
Unlimited audiobooks are here! And there are ZERO holds!
June 26, 2024
Introducing Blackstone Tired of waiting for your next great audiobook? The wait is over! Blackstone Unlimited offers 6,500 unlimited-use electronic …
BC Seniors Advocate Coming to Cowichan
February 16, 2024
BC Office of the Seniors Advocate Presentation Coming to Cowichan CALLING ALL SENIORS! It’s not every day that the government …
Master Gardeners Are Back
January 19, 2024
Master Gardeners Are Back Sharing Knowledge This Season in 2024 In the dark wet days of winter, think ahead to …
BC Libraries Present: Conversations on Climate
October 3, 2023
BC Libraries Present: Conversations on Climate: A series of compelling author talks presented virtually by BC’s Public Library Community BC’s …
Top Titles from 2019
January 13, 2020
The Top 10 Titles of 2019 has arrived! Check out what customers have been checking out the most: Top Ten …
Cyber Monday ALL EBOOKS FREE
November 27, 2019
This Cyber Monday, all eBooks are FREE to all library card-holding customers! Gain access to thousands of eBooks AND audiobooks, …
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)
