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Vancouver Island Regional Library | |
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49°9′57″N 123°56′11″W / 49.16583°N 123.93639°W / 49.16583; -123.93639 | |
Location | Canada |
Type | Regional Public library |
Established | 1936 |
Branches | 39 |
Collection | |
Items collected | books, e-books, music, CDs, periodicals, maps, genealogical archives, business directories, local history |
Size | 1.1M (2011) |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 4,997,285 (2018) |
Population served | 427,236 (2018) |
Other information | |
Budget | $23,967,910 (2018) |
Director | Ben Hyman |
Website | virl |
References: https://virl.bc.ca/about/reports-and-plans/2018-annual-report/ |
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 39 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.
Vancouver Island Regional Library offers a books-by-mail service.[1] VIRL has a searchable online catalogue.[2]
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, Daajing Giids, 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, Sandspit, Sayward, Sidney/North Saanich, Sointula, Sooke, South Cowichan, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, Union Bay and Woss.
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