Caption This – Contest
October 20, 2021
What is Tales the Whale up to? Create a caption for our photo and share it on our Vancouver Island …
News and Stories
#PAWSOMEVIRL Photo Contest
August 19, 2021
Calling all dog lovers! We are teaming up with Nanaimo-based Foley Dog Treat Company for a fun photo contest to …
Sea & Cedar Giveaway
August 6, 2021
Contest dates: The contest starts August 6, 2021 and closes at Midnight, August 9, 2021. Eligibility: No purchase necessary. Adults …
Legit Librarian Hacks
August 3, 2021
Back to school with SOLARO The start of the school year can be an anxious time for students and their …
Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice
July 2, 2021
Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice, by Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys, June 2021 From the …
Accountable Cataloguing: VIRL staff replace subject headings to accurately represent everyday library users
April 20, 2021
For the past several years, staff at the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have been meticulously removing colonial bias and …
Gaby Wickstrom: A Fresh Vision
March 5, 2021
If truth be told, Gaby Wickstrom, Mayor of Port McNeill and recently elected Chair of the Vancouver Island Regional Library …
David Cunningham: A love for the open road
February 5, 2021
VIRL Driver David Cunningham has always had a love for the open road. His interest in becoming a driver for …
Top 10 Titles of 2020
January 11, 2021
The results are in! Find out the top 10 titles checked out last year. Or, if you’re particular to 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)
