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Art & Recreation

  • Library Square Conference Centre

    This guide has information on the Library Square Conference Centre rooms & spaces.

  • Lights Out

    A series of haunted happenings at the Library, where we explore the human fascination with horror and the uncanny. Come hear scary tales, watch cult and classic horror films, hear discussions with authors and filmmakers, create your own horror flick and more!  

  • Live Music at VPL

    Hear unexpected sounds in familiar library spaces, experience new musical traditions, and enrich yourself culturally and socially with year-round free concerts at VPL.

  • Local History

    If you are looking for local art or historical images of Vancouver, BC, or the Pacific Northwest in general, this is a good place to start.

  • Magazines

    Illustrated magazines are an excellent source for historical images of lifestyles, popular culture, clothing, consumer products, home furnishings, design, cars, and technology.

  • Mandolin

    Learn how to borrow a mandolin from the library and find recommendations for books, DVDs, online resources, and apps on how to play it.

     

  • Medici.tv

    The largest classical music streaming library in the world featuring over 1,600 classical music videos, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and more!

  • Music Online: Classical Scores Library

    Access to more than one million pages of scores and manuscripts from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century.

  • Musical Instruments

    Learn about the Musical Instrument Lending Library collection.

  • Naxos Music Library

    A music streaming service featuring classical, jazz, folk and world music.