{"key":"8f0516f1f3","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n5421749161","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Library","community":"Nanaimo","lat":49.2346879,"lon":-124.0384725,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Nanaimo North Library Branch","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Nanaimo North Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library opened in July 2014 and has become one of the busiest branches in the VIRL system. Its 17,600 square foot facility houses over 60,000 items in a bright, open floor plan with large windows overlooking a natural environment of local conifers. Bookable meeting rooms with TV connectivity and a laptop bar make it a welcoming community hub along Hammond Bay Road in north Nanaimo.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://virl.bc.ca/branches/nanaimo-north/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"6250 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, V9T 6M9","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1 250 933 2665","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"nanaimonorth@virl.bc.ca","source":"osm"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"1 rack within 100m: lockers (secure) at 26m.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Nanaimo","addr:housenumber":"6250","addr:postcode":"V9T 6M9","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Hammond Bay Road","amenity":"library","branch":"Nanaimo North","check_date:opening_hours":"2025-09-22","contact:facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/VIRLNanaimoNorth/","contact:twitter":"VI_Library","email":"nanaimonorth@virl.bc.ca","internet_access":"wlan","internet_access:fee":"no","name":"VIRL: Nanaimo North Branch","opening_hours":"Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Tu-Th 10:00-19:00","operator":"Vancouver Island Public Library","operator:short":"VIRL","operator:type":"public","operator:wikidata":"Q4391945","phone":"+1 250 933 2665","start_date":"2014-07-12","website":"https://virl.bc.ca/branches/nanaimo-north/","wikidata":"Q85704524"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms this is an active VIRL branch that opened July 12, 2014 — a 17,600 sq ft public library with bookable meeting rooms, a laptop bar, and express check-out stations in a bright open-plan space overlooking conifers. OSM tags internet_access=wlan and internet_access:fee=no are the only positive amenity evidence available; no bike parking, washrooms, water, or other cycling-specific amenities are mentioned in either the website content or OSM tags. The library is slotted as 'Attractions' but functions as a public service facility, which may not align with a cycling tourism attraction category.","concerns":["OSM category is 'Attractions' but this is a public library branch — consider whether it fits the directory's attraction criteria or should be recategorized as a service/rest stop.","No bike parking, washrooms, or water bottle refill confirmed from website content despite these being likely amenities at a public library of this size; on-site verification recommended before listing."],"recommended_status_reason":"A public library offers practical value to touring cyclists (free Wi-Fi, likely washrooms and water) but is not a tourism attraction in the conventional sense; the directory should clarify whether public libraries fit its scope before including.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null}},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"v2_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":"A public library branch is more accurately a services/rest-stop resource for touring cyclists than a tourism attraction; the directory may wish to recategorize or assess fit accordingly.","review_priority":true,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","library_rename","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1","judgement":{"confidence":"high"}},"required_criteria":{"Bike parking":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"quick","setting":"indoor","theme":"civic","energy":"restorative","season":"all","kid_friendly":"yes","open_early":false,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"opening_hours","facet_confidence":"high"},"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"Large busy branch (2014); ordinary library band.","rider_delight":1,"blurb":"Nanaimo's bright North branch library among the conifers.","price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"det_type","signal":"amenity=library"},"tier":"welcoming"}