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Vancouver Island Regional Library

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Country
  
Canada

Branches
  
38

Budget
  
$17,240,827 (2011)

Province
  
British Columbia

Circulation
  
5,131,500 (2011)

Established
  
1936

Size
  
1.1M (2011)

Phone
  
+1 250-753-1154

Date founded
  
1936

Type of business
  
Regional Public library

Items collected
  
books, e-books, music, CDs, periodicals, maps, genealogical archives, business directories, local history

Address
  
90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G4, Canada

Hours
  
Closed now Friday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday12:30–4PMMonday10AM–8PMTuesday10AM–8PMWednesday10AM–8PMThursday10AM–8PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo North Town Centre, Vancouver Public Library, Richmond Public Library - B, Gibsons & District Public Lib

Profiles

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The Vancouver Island Regional Library(VIRL) is the fourth-largest library system in British Columbia. It serves more than 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) and the Central Coast (Bella Coola) through 38 branch libraries and a books-by-mail service. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo. Vancouver Island Regional Library opened its doors in 1936 as the Vancouver Island Union Library; it was the second regional library in North America.

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Services

Vancouver Island Regional Library offers a books-by-mail service. VIRL has a searchable online catalogue.

  • Information and reference services
  • Access to full text databases
  • Community information
  • Internet access
  • Reader's advisory services
  • Programs for children, youth and adults
  • Delivery to homebound individuals
  • Interlibrary loan
  • Free downloadable audiobooks
  • Branches

    With Central Services on Hammond Bay Road in north Nanaimo, VIRL has branches in Bella Coola, Bowser, Campbell River, Chemainus, Comox, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cowichan, Cowichan Lake, Cumberland, Gabriola Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Ladysmith, Masset, Nanaimo Harbourfront, Nanaimo North, Nanaimo Wellington, Parksville, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Clements, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Renfrew, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Queen Charlotte City, Sandspit, Sayward, Sidney/North Saanich, Sointula, Sooke, South Cowichan, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, Union Bay and Woss.

    References

    Vancouver Island Regional Library Wikipedia