Student Page – South Cowichan
April 23, 2026
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking a Temporary Part-Time Student Page employee to work at our South Cowichan …
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Library Assistant
April 10, 2026
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking applicants for a Casual-on-Call Library Assistant to support our Tofino and Ucluelet …
Library Assistant
April 10, 2026
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking applicants for a Casual-on-Call Library Assistant to support our Port Alberni Branch. …
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 …
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)
