ProQuest Central
December 30, 2022
ProQuest Central is a comprehensive research resource for academic, business, health, and news articles. It includes 47 databases in a …
News and Stories
International Newsstream
May 6, 2022
International Newsstream provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades …
Grant Connect (In-branch only)
January 2, 2020
Grant Connect is available in-branch only, at a public workstation or when connected to VIRL WiFi. This database is a …
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)
