Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL): Books By Mail Program
Are you interested in specific books that are not available in our catalogue? Check out VIRL’s Books by Mail Program! If you do not have a VIRL library card but would like to get one, scroll to the bottom of this page and click the button that says “Sign up for a VIRL Library Card.”
From
VIRL website:
- “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.”
- “We aim to ensure exemplary library services for all our members. In addition to remote residential addresses, BBM can provide service to those living in lighthouses, research centers, fishing camps and supply outposts. These are places people live and work at for long periods of time.”
- “To qualify for the BBM service, you:
- must have your primary residence within VIRL’s remote service area
- do not have access to a library branch and use BBM as your primary library source
- be in residence for an extended period of time to allow for set-up, delivery and return of items
- must have access to a Canada Post outlet”
- “Adults, youth and kids may register for BBM to borrow books, audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs, and they can request items online, by telephone or by mail.”
- “Visit our Get a Card page, email us at bbm@virl.bc.ca, or call 1.877.415.VIRL (8475) to request Books by Mail service.”
The Libby App
This awesome app makes it easy for you to borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks from your local public library for free. You’ll never need to pay for an audiobook again!
To use:
- Simply Find the app to download onto your phone, tablet, or laptop at libbyapp.com
- Following the instructions, create an account with Libby using any library card that you currently hold (for example, your VIRL card)
- Then, log in to access that library’s collection of e-books and audiobooks, and browse away!
You can place holds on books that are popular or search for titles that are available right now. Libby will even remind you of your due dates so that you can finish your books in time.
If you do not have a library card and would like to sign up for one, click the button below to apply for a card for the Vancouver Island Public Library (VIRL).
Sign up for a VIRL Library Card
