The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is the third largest library system in British Columbia. It serves more than 400,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii 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. For an informal and anecdotal history of the Vancouver Island Regional Library, browse through The Key.
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