If you have a limited set of entry points to the library, consider doing just what you suggest - use a . NET wrapper class or wrapper library to perform the actual interop and catch/log the exception in that wrapper class. Return an exception or error code that the calling VB6 library knows how to handle (whether that's rethrowing the exception or not depends on what the VB6 code can deal with).
You could use Castle Windsor and an interceptor for this. Its a good reason to use IOC on projects.
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