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 …
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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 Port Alberni Branch. …
Coordinator, People & Culture
January 28, 2026
People & Culture is where people, systems, and values come together — and we’re looking for a Coordinator, People & …
Library Assistant
February 17, 2026
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is seeking applicants for a Casual-on-Call Library Assistant to work at our Masset Branch. The …
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 …
Assistant Director, Library Services, Content Discovery and User Experience
October 31, 2025
We are looking for our next great Assistant Director of Library Services, Content Design and Delivery! The Assistant Director of Library …
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)
