VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY
Website: www.virl.bc.ca
Courtenay Library Branch
300 6th Street, Courtenay BC V9N 9V9
Phone: 250-334-3369 Fax: 250-334-0910 Email: courtenay@virl.bc.ca
Comox Library Branch
101 – 1720 Beaufort Avenue, Comox BC V9M 1R7
Phone: 250-339-2971 Fax: 250-339-2940 Email: comox@virl.bc.ca
Cumberland Library Branch
2746 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland BC V0R 1S0
Phone: 250-336-8121 Email: cumberland@virl.bc.ca
Hornby Island Library Branch
New Horizons Centre, 1765 Sollans Road, Hornby Island BC V0R 1Z0
Phone: 250-335-0044 Fax: 250-335-0044 Email: hornbyisland@virl.bc.ca
Union Bay Library Branch
5527 Island Highway (PO Box 81), Union Bay BC V0R 3B0
Phone: 250-335-2433 Fax: 250-335-2492 Email: unionbay@virl.bc.ca
Mission Statement
To enrich lives and communities through universal access to knowledge, lifelong learning, and literacy.
Vision
To develop strong library branches that are vital community destinations for knowledge, inspiration, innovation, and renewal.
Values
Leadership & Innovation
Provide excellence in library services through open communication, teamwork and cooperation, respect and recognition, education and learning, and by incorporating innovative solutions in a quality library environment.
Stewardship & Accountability
We have been entrusted with public resources, and we optimize these resources through responsible and effective management and fiscal integrity.
Information & Literacy
We believe in the importance of informed and literate communities, and we provide services and programs to support lifelong learning.
Intellectual Freedom
We advocate for the right to freedom of expression and free exchange of information and ideas in a democratic society, within the laws of Canada. VIRL endorses the Canadian Library Association’s Statements of Intellectual Freedom.
Collaboration & Partnerships
We foster collaboration and partnerships in our communities to promote lifelong learning and universal access to increase the Library’s capacity and diversity.
Tradition & Technology
We value the tradition of the library and the legacy of the printed word, and embrace the benefits that modern technology provides.