Libraries


See www.virl.bc.ca for additional information


Central Services / North Branch:
6250 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC
Phone: 250-758-4697

This new branch shares the site with Central Services.


Harbourfront Branch:
90 Commercial St, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5G4
Phone: 250-753-1154

The Nanaimo library branch opened in 1936. However, the coal mining centre of what we now call Nanaimo enjoyed library services as early as the 1860s. In June, 1961 the library moved to a new building on Fitzwilliam Street and in 1997, the Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch moved to its current location on Diana Krall Plaza off Commercial Street in Downtown Nanaimo.


Wellington Branch:
3200 N Island Hwy, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 1W1
Phone: 250-758-5544

This branch is located in Country Club Mall.


Gabriola Island Branch:
5 - 575 North Rd, Gabriola Island, BC, V0R 1X5
Phone: 250-247-7878


Library service existed in two modes before 1999: one bookmobile parked at the south end of the island and open a few hours each week, and the Books by Mail service, which was very popular with Gabriola residents. In 1999, VIRL opened a “real” branch on Gabriola Island, in the Gabriola Folklife Village where most of the commercial activity takes place. The library moved in where a dentist clinic previously existed, and had to adapt to a somewhat strange space configuration. A few years later, the library expanded slightly by taking over a portion of the adjacent clothing store. In 2012, the branch expanded once again, this time getting a complete makeover in the process.

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Ian Hodson
Telephone: (250) 756-1132
Toll Free: 1-800-377-4374
Fax: (250) 756-1210
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