Art & Recreation

Finding Images

How to find print and digital images, photos, and pictures at Vancouver Public Library.

Finding Sheet Music

This guide willl help you find music scores and songbooks (bound collections of music scores) in the VPL collection.

Free Media Sources

Looking for images, sounds, or videos to use in your Inspiration Lab project? This guide has information on how to find public doman and Creative Commons media.

Free Media Sources

Looking for images, sounds, or videos to use in your Inspiration Lab project? Search for works without copyright restrictions (sometimes called "public domain") or with licenses that permit reuse and/or modification (you may have heard of "Creative Commons" licensing).

Sometimes, individual files on a website will each have different use restrictions. If you intend to share or modify someone else's work, or if you plan to use your final project commercially be sure to check for restrictions. Sometimes you will find these restrictions at the individual item level; sometimes at the website level

Getting Started with Adobe Premiere Pro

This guide provides information on how to start working with files in Adobe Premiere Pro

Getting Started with Audacity

This guide provides basic instruction on how to get started using Audacity.

Getting started with Canva

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In order to get started using Canva, you will be required to sign up, or log in if you already have an account. 

You can sign up using a previously existing Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, or email account. If you are using Canva for work, you can also use a work related email. 

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You must agree to the Terms of Use, which are linked on the sign in page. 

Make sure that you keep track of the account you are using to sign up for Canva, as you will need it in order to log back in later and view your projects. 

You may be asked what you are using Canva for in order for Canva to recommend designs

Getting Started with REAPER

This section covers a couple of quick start up reminders on how to use REAPER.

Great Courses on Kanopy

This guide provides information on the Great Courses Collection - a highly-acclaimed lecture series taught by award-winning experts and professors.