VI Regional Library Cowichan

VI Regional Library Cowichan COWICHAN LIBRARY (Duncan) | 250.746.7661
Located in the IslandSavings Centre, at 2687 James Street, since 1979.

Welcome to the official page of the Cowichan branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL)

Visit us at virl.bc.ca

👉virl.bc.ca/social-media-terms-of-use/ In 2004, the branch moved to a beautiful new 12,800 square foot annex on the west side of the building.

We're turning 90!! 🎉 Stop by between 10-2 for some complimentary birthday goodies,🍪 🍬🧃and some great live music by Harol...
05/30/2026

We're turning 90!! 🎉 Stop by between 10-2 for some complimentary birthday goodies,🍪 🍬🧃and some great live music by Harold Anderson.🎸 Thank you to Country Grocer for decorating the cookies so nicely.

🎉 Today, VIRL turns 90! 🎉For 90 years, Vancouver Island Regional Library has connected people, ideas, and communities ac...
05/30/2026

🎉 Today, VIRL turns 90! 🎉

For 90 years, Vancouver Island Regional Library has connected people, ideas, and communities across Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, Bella Coola, and the Central Coast.

What began in 1936 with six branches, 12,648 books, and a $500 grant has grown into one of British Columbia’s largest and most geographically diverse public library systems, serving urban centres, coastal villages, and some of Canada's most rural and remote communities.

This anniversary is more than a celebration of our history. It’s a celebration of the generations of people who have learned, discovered, connected, created, and found belonging through their libraries.

Today, communities across the VIRL system are celebrating this milestone with local events, guest books, activities, refreshments, and opportunities to share library memories. It's also the official launch of the VIRL 90th Anniversary Passport Program, inviting people of all ages to explore libraries across the region, collect stamps, and win prizes.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of VIRL’s story over the past nine decades. Here's to 90 years of stories, learning, connection, and community.

Learn more and join the celebration: virl.bc.ca/90th

🎉VIRL is turning 90!🎉Please join us to celebrate on Saturday May 30th from 10am-2pm, with guitar music by Harold Anderso...
05/29/2026

🎉VIRL is turning 90!🎉
Please join us to celebrate on Saturday May 30th from 10am-2pm, with guitar music by Harold Anderson from 11am-12pm.

Join us for the final TRC57 Speaker Series webinar before our summer break with Dr. Aaron Mills on May 20 from 12–1pm PT...
05/15/2026

Join us for the final TRC57 Speaker Series webinar before our summer break with Dr. Aaron Mills on May 20 from 12–1pm PT.

In this deeply reflective talk, Dr. Mills invites us to reconsider resurgence and reconciliation through the lens of rooted constitutionalism: an Indigenous understanding of political community grounded in land, relationship, and responsibility.

Drawing from Anishinaabe teachings, Indigenous law, and lived experience, this conversation challenges us to think differently about governance, belonging, and our shared relationship with the living earth.

This is a powerful opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage with ideas that continue to shape the path forward for reconciliation in Canada.

🎟️ Register now and join the conversation before we break for summer.
https://virl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JKmldLuwS0-j0EuGrUYgxQ #/registration

The TRC57 Speaker Series will return in the fall with two more inspiring speakers.
More info: https://trc57speakerseries.ca/speakers/dr-aaron-mills/

🐉👽Teens ages 11-18: You have one hour to find and rescue all the dragon eggs. Will you complete the challenges and solve...
04/22/2026

🐉👽Teens ages 11-18: You have one hour to find and rescue all the dragon eggs. Will you complete the challenges and solve the riddles before the time runs out? Join us Saturday May 2 from 1:30-2:30 to find out.🐉👽

Part of CCC Youth Week events.

What does reconciliation look like when it’s understood not as a completed task, but as an ongoing practice...here on ea...
04/20/2026

What does reconciliation look like when it’s understood not as a completed task, but as an ongoing practice...here on earth, in our everyday lives?

The TRC57 Speaker Series continues with Dr. James Tully, who invites us to rethink reconciliation not as a finished goal, but as an ongoing way of living well together, on this land, and with one another. Drawing from his work Reconciliation Here on Earth, this conversation connects relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples with our shared responsibility to the living earth itself.

This isn’t abstract theory, it’s a grounded, thoughtful look at how reconciliation shows up in our everyday lives. The kind of conversation that challenges you, and stays with you.

📅 April 22 | 12 PM (PT)
💻 Free live Zoom event

Join a growing community leaning into these important conversations.

👉 Register now: https://virl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UAq2UcSEQeS_3CfZ7pFi4w #/registration

🔎 Explore the full Season 6 lineup: http://trc57speakerseries.ca

Come curious. Leave changed.

📣🗣️Today, March 31, we recognize National Indigenous Languages Day, a time to honour the rich diversity of Indigenous la...
03/31/2026

📣🗣️Today, March 31, we recognize National Indigenous Languages Day, a time to honour the rich diversity of Indigenous languages and the ongoing work of communities to revitalize and share them.

Explore Indigenous language resources through our Indigenous Languages webpage: https://virl.bc.ca/read-watch-listen/audience/indigenous/indigenous-languages/

You can also visit FirstVoices, an internationally recognized platform where Indigenous communities share and promote their languages, oral cultures, and linguistic histories, including resources from Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Central Coast: https://www.firstvoices.com/languages

🐰Hopping into the Easter weekend, please note all VIRL branches will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6. Wish...
03/30/2026

🐰Hopping into the Easter weekend, please note all VIRL branches will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6. Wishing you a restful weekend filled with egg-cellent reads!

Looking for something crafty this weekend? Check out these inspiring make-it-yourself, Spring-inspired crafts for you and the whole family at https://www.creativebug.com/lib/virl

Our online branch is also open 24/7...visit us at http://virl.bc.ca 🌻

⭐️Free Desks!⭐️We have 2 desks available anytime after 1:30pm today March 25. One desk is an L-shape in two pieces. Must...
03/25/2026

⭐️Free Desks!⭐️
We have 2 desks available anytime after 1:30pm today March 25. One desk is an L-shape in two pieces. Must pick up at the Cowichan (Duncan) library either today or tomorrow (March 25 or 26). First come first served, no holds.

**UPDATE! Tables and chairs are all gone.**🪑🪑FREE TABLES AND CHAIRS!!🪑🪑Pick-up at the Cowichan (Duncan) library either t...
03/24/2026

**UPDATE! Tables and chairs are all gone.**

🪑🪑FREE TABLES AND CHAIRS!!🪑🪑
Pick-up at the Cowichan (Duncan) library either today or tomorrow (March 24 or 25). First come first served. No holds.

Address

2687 James Street
Duncan, BC
V9L2X5

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12:30pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12507467661

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