VIU Library

Our seed library has grown to our Cowichan Campus! Stocked with flowers, food crops, and native plants, you can access the seed library during normal Library Service Desk hours Monday-Thursday.

On Monday, Sept 30, the Nanaimo campus library services will be closed to honor National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The library building will be open 9am to midnight with VIU ID card access required.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is for holding space, reflecting and bearing witness to the lasting impacts of residential schools. The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report and calls to action identify universities as a critical space for reconciliation.

“By listening to your story, my story can change. By listening to your story, I can change.” – Anonymous participant, TRC report

“The impacts of residential schools are not buried in the past; they continue with the loss of traditional knowledge and other multigenerational traumatic effects.” – Gregory Younging, Elements of Indigenous Style

You can find Younging’s book in our collection. For more resources, check out our guide: https://library.viu.ca/FN/IRS

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Heads up! The library service desk at our Nanaimo campus library will be closed this Friday, April 26, from 12:45 to 3:15 for an all-staff meeting. We’ll be back to assist you afterward. Research help appointments will be unavailable all day. Thanks for your patience and plan ahead!

In recognition of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st, you can read, watch, and listen to trans, non-binary, and two-spirit voices through our online library guide or our print book display at the Nanaimo campus library. Check out the link for the online guide https://library.viu.ca/booklists/TdoV

Spring is almost here and Language in the Library is this week. Come join us to listen and learn introductory Hul’q’umi’num’ phrases at the Nanamio campus library in RM 332 this Friday, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. See the link for details on how to register https://library.viu.ca/language

Whether you're a newcomer or a familiar face, join us on Fridays at 12:30 - 1:30 pm in RM 332 at VIU's Nanaimo campus library to listen and learn introductory Hul’q’umi’num’ phrases. See link for details on how to register https://library.viu.ca/language

Treat yourself this Friday at 12:30 - 1:30 pm by dedicating some time to learn introductory Hul’q’umi’num’ in RM 332 at VIU Library. Registration is encouraged and free, and we've got light snacks and refreshments waiting for you. Check the link to register https://library.viu.ca/language

Language in the Library is cancelled for March 1st. Please see the link in bio for updates.

Take a little time for yourself to learn introductory Hul’q’umi’num’. You can find Language in the Library in RM 332 at VIU Library this Friday at 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Registration is encouraged, but it’s completely free! Light snacks and refreshments are provided. See link to register https://library.viu.ca/language