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📚Serving Vancouver Island-Bella Coola-Haida Gwaii. Here to answer your questions M-F, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. FB: IG: @VILibrary

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📣 Writers and artists on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, Bella Coola and the Gulf Islands! Submit short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction or art for Sea & Cedar’s 2027 issue by Sept. 30, 2026: https://t.co/5bmhVbDvvC

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VIRL’s Board approved our $39.4M 2027 budget today, with a 4.33% overall levy increase, our lowest in five years.

As we celebrate 90 years, thank you to our Trustees for their leadership and service to communities across our region.

#VIRL #PublicLibraries

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🍂Please note that all of our branches will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labour Day. 🍁

Our online branch is open 24/7...check out something new at https://t.co/2Y99cUIhlN.

#LibrariesInspire #VIRL #LongWeekend #GoodReads #BackToSchool #LittleReaders #ReadingReadiness

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🚗📚 Think you can visit 5+ VIRL branches this summer? Challenge accepted!

Grab a FREE 90th Anniversary Passport, collect stamps & enter to WIN prizes! 🏆 Explore old favourites and discover somewhere new.

Learn more: https://t.co/fepWJbQim4

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Stock up before the long BC Day weekend!
All VIRL branches will be closed on Monday, August 3 for BC Day.
Get your next great read, movie, audiobook, or eBook at https://t.co/4RclXbKL8P.
Have a safe, happy, and relaxing BC Day weekend 💮

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🎉 Celebrating 90 years! We were honoured to welcome MP Tamara Kronis to Nanaimo North, where she joined Baby Rhyme Time and presented VIRL with a Certificate of Recognition. 💙📚

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🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY! Summer Reading starts now! 📚 Kids, teens & adults can read, complete challenges, and win prizes. What's your first summer read? ☀️📖
https://t.co/mX2fEaTdJW

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The new TRC57 Speaker Series website is live! Browse past speakers, search sessions by topic, and register for our October live event. Explore: https://t.co/Rf4OSxOwwP

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Stack up before Canada Day! 📚 VIRL branches are closed Wed, July 1. Browse reads, movies & more: https://t.co/SfThfbnGkR or visit https://t.co/4RclXbKL8P

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📖 Join us celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month with our 2026 Indigenous Voices Guide, featuring Indigenous stories, voices, and perspectives: https://t.co/FAmlVhisCO

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📚 Ready for a summer of stories, challenges, and prizes? Registration is now open for Summer Reading Club and Teen Summer Challenge! Adventures begin July 2. 🌊
https://t.co/mX2fEaTdJW

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🌡️ Summer turning up the thermostat? Cool off at your local library! Enjoy the A/C, browse, read, use the Wi-Fi, or simply escape the heat—no iced coffee purchase required. 😉📚
https://t.co/TFoWwGc2u0
#CoolOffAtTheLibrary #VIRL #StayCool

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The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab is now on display at VIRL's Nanaimo Harbourfront branch. Explore the history and legacy of the E&N land grant. Learn more: https://t.co/QVaxCim9Ru #VIRL90

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Coming soon! June 4 at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library: The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab explores the legacy of the 1887 E&N land grant. Learn more: https://t.co/MfTWHYVMyT

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🌈 Happy Pride Month! This month—and every month—we celebrate the diversity, resilience, and contributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Explore books, resources & more: https://t.co/1L2phNGmpl

#PrideMonth #VIRL #LoveIsLove

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🎉VIRL turns 90 today!
From 6 branches and 12,648 books in 1936 to one of BC's largest regional library systems, we've spent 90 years connecting communities.
And yes, there was cake.
https://t.co/fepWJbQim4
Read the full press release: https://t.co/Ma9oyIom9C

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What if reconciliation is something we stay rooted in...together? Join Dr. Aaron Mills on May 20 for the final TRC57 Speaker Series webinar before summer break. Register https://t.co/pPdCkStIUM

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Libraries light the way 🌊📚

At #AVICC in Victoria, Vancouver Island Regional Library, Greater Victoria Public Library & Powell River Public Library represent! Thanks Trustees + leaders incl. Jonathan Lerner 👏

#LibrariesInspire #VIRL #GVPL #PRPL #AVICC

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What does reconciliation look like as an everyday practice, here on earth? Join James Tully Apr 22, 12 PM PT. Free Zoom. Register: https://t.co/dD73m9ZCi4 #TRC57

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📣🗣️Today is National Indigenous Languages Day, honouring the richness of Indigenous languages and revitalization efforts. Explore resources: https://t.co/BAhfVQvphI