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Student Page – Comox

January 23, 2026

Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking a part-time Student Page to work at our Comox Branch. This position will …

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Student Page – Cowichan

January 7, 2026

The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking a Temporary Part-Time Student Page employee to work at our Cowichan Branch. …

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Security Specialist

January 14, 2026

We are seeking a Security Specialist to provide strategic oversight, expert guidance, and organizational leadership for security programs across a …

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Student Page – Courtenay

October 3, 2025

The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking a Temporary Part-Time Student Page employee to work at our Courtenay Branch. …

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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)

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