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  • Entrance to Central Branch with a view to the entrance, a Hello Again sign above doors with brick ground foreground and geometric glass roof over the courtyard.

    Central Branch

    735 Broughton Street, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3H2
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Interior of Emily Carr library

    Emily Carr Branch

    101-3521 Blanshard Street, Victoria B.C. V8Z 0B9
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Bruce Hutchinson interior of library

    Bruce Hutchison Branch

    4636 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria B.C. V8Z 7K2
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Exterior of the Central Saanich branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library on a sunny day, surrounded by mature trees and green lawns.

    Central Saanich Branch

    1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay B.C. V8M 1E2
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Entrance of Esquimalt Branch

    Esquimalt Branch

    101-503 Park Place, Victoria B.C. V9A 0H6
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • exterior of Goudy Branch

    Goudy Branch

    119-755 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria B.C. V9B 2X4
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • exterior of Juan de Fuca Branch

    Juan de Fuca Branch

    1759 Island Highway, Victoria B.C. V9B 1J1
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Exterior of Langford Branch

    Langford Heritage Branch

    102-1314 Lakepoint Way, Langford B.C. V9B 0S2
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • exterior of Nelly McClung express branch

    Nellie McClung Express Branch

    3561 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, B.C. V8P 4G7
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Oak Bay Branch exterior with flower bed, and colourful double hanging basket in the foreground. A oak tree overhead. The building is a single storied, flat roofed structure, with cement poles.

    Oak Bay Branch

    1442 Monterey Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8S 4W1
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Interior of Saanich Centennial branch

    Saanich Centennial Branch

    3110 Tillicum Road, Victoria B.C. V9A 2B7
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events
  • Exterior of the sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ (James Bay) branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, a modern glass-fronted building with a covered entrance canopy on a sunny day.

    sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch

    385 Menzies Street, Victoria, B.C. V8V 2H2
    Branch hours
    Monday Mon 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Tuesday Tue 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Wednesday Wed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Thursday Thu 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Friday Fri 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Saturday Sat 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
    Sunday Sun Closed
    Branch services and events

Holiday closures in 2026

We are closed during the following statutory days and holidays:

  • New Year’s Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Family Day – Monday, February 16, 2026
  • Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • Victoria Day – Monday, May 18, 2026
  • Canada Day – Wednesday, July 1, 2026
  • B.C. Day – Monday, August 3, 2026
  • Labour Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Wednesday, September 30, 2026 
  • Thanksgiving Day – Monday, October 12, 2026
  • Remembrance Day – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026

We are open, but at reduced hours, for the following holidays:

  • Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24, 2026. All branches close at 1:00 p.m.
  • New Year’s Eve – Thursday, December 31, 2026. All branches close at 5:00 p.m.