VI Regional Library Port Alberni

10/22/2026

Tomorrow at 2pm!

Bring your own spook-tacular snacks!

Join us on the first Pro-D Day of the year in the library at 2pm for a movie! Bring your …

10/22/2026

We've offered a few different library cards over the years. When did you get your first library card - and what card do you have?

Share with us in the comments below. 📚👇

10/21/2026

🍓Get tips from a Master Gardener about how to grow berries and small garden fruit during the LAST Virtual Gardening Series course of the year.

📅 Monday, Nov.2 |6:30-8pm
💻FREE Online Event
🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/SwqV50ZZUgO

10/20/2026

Hello families!

Friday is a Pro-Day for SD70 which means NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!

What better thing to do on a Friday with no school than come to the library to watch a movie!

Starting at 2pm Friday, we will be screening HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA! 🧛‍♂️🎒🦇🕸️

Bring your blankets, snacks and friends and settle in for this fun summertime flick!
All ages are welcome but children must have an adult with them throughout the whole program!

Join us on the first Pro-D Day of the year in the library at 2pm for a movie! Bring your …

10/17/2026

📖 Storytime at the Library Today!📖

This week Librarian Kaitlin has stories, songs and rhymes all about REPTILES! 🐢🐍🦎

Storytime is every Saturday at 11am!

*Children must be accompanied by an adult for the whole program

Drop by the library and join Librarian Kaitlin every Saturday morning for stories, songs and rhymes all around a fun …

10/16/2026

It's Canadian Library Workers Day! There are so many people who make this library system special, from delivery drivers to cataloguers, library assistants, librarians and everyone in between. THANK YOU! 🫶🤩

Have something nice to say about someone who works at your local library? Share in the comments below!

10/15/2026

It's BC Shakeout Day!

We still have space in our Earthquake Lab this afternoon at 4pm for anyone interested!

Call the library or email [email protected] to claim a spot!

We'll be learning about earthquakes and engineering some buildings with recycled materials that can withstand a simulated one!

Do you think you and your team can build a structure that would withstand an earthquake? Join our Earthquake STEAM …

10/15/2026

🚲🚙📚 Who doesn't love exploring new libraries? There's still time to join our 90th Anniversary Passport Program for the chance to WIN great prizes.

Here's how to get in on the fun:

🌟 Pick up your FREE passport at any VIRL branch. Explore library branches and collect unique stamps.
🌟 Visit 5 branches to enter the Main Prize Draw (we have 39 to explore!).
🌟 Complete a passport region for a shot at one of 11 Regional Prize Draws—plus an extra entry for the Main Draw!
🌟Fill out your contact info and return your passport to any branch by Oct. 31 for the chance to win prizes.

Already playing? How many branches have you visited so far?

10/13/2026

🥳Library Month Challenge Alert!

Enter TODAY by answering the question or challenge in our first official giveaway post on the Vancouver Island Regional Library + Fans page for the chance to win great prizes, like a $25 gift certificate to Chapters, a library tote, bookish mug and more!

The draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Meta.

10/10/2026

Still lots left so we'll be leaving everything out until 5pm!

Our Halloween Swap is set up and in full swing, drop by anytime before 3pm to pick up FREE costumes and decorations! 🎃