Books by Mail (BBM) is a free mail service for people who live in a remote location within the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) service area. As a regional system, the VIRL service area totals more than 42,000 square kilometres, from Sooke and Sidney in the south to Port Hardy, Haida Gwaii and the Central Coast in the north.

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Cards are a gateway to entertainment and learning opportunities and are available to all residents living in the Vancouver Island Regional Library service area, including First Nations people and others living on reserves. Get access to books, ebooks, audiobooks, streaming movies, music and more! Register Now!

VIRL is now the fifth largest library system in British Columbia, and serves over 450,000 people on Vancouver Island over 42,000 square kilometres, through 39 branch libraries, our eLibrary, and a Books-by-Mail service.

“Books by Mail (BBM) is a free mail service for people who live in a remote location within the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) service area. As a regional system, the VIRL service area totals more than 42,000 square kilometres, from Sooke and Sidney in the south to Port Hardy, Haida Gwaii and the Central Coast in the north.”

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.

Giveaway Dates: Monday Feb.17-Friday Feb. 28. How to enter: -Must be 18 or older. -Participants must live in the VIRL service area and be able to pick up the prize at the Campbell River branch. - VIRL employees, their immediate family or persons living under the same roof, are not eligible to enter. - One entry is allowed per person.

VHS Digitization Service The Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) offers VHS video digitization services for all branches in the VIRL service area.

Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), which opened its doors in 1936 as the Vancouver Island Union Library, is now the fifth largest library system in British Columbia, and serves over 450,000 people on Vancouver Island over 42,000 square kilometers, through 39 branch libraries, our eLibrary, and a Books-by-Mail service.

VIRL is now the fifth largest library system in British Columbia, and serves over 420,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Central Coast (Bella Coola) through 39 branch libraries, our eLibrary, and a Books-by-Mail service. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo.