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Art & Recreation

  • The National Theatre Collection

    Streaming videos of 30 performances drawn from 10 years of National Theatre Live broadcasts and well as archival material.

  • Theatre and Concerts

    This guide provides information on VPL's four collections of streaming theatre and music: Theatre in Video, National Theatre Collection, Royal Shakespeare Company Collection, and medici.tv.

  • Theatre in Video

    Online access to hundreds of the world’s most important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials in more than 800 hours of streaming video.

  • Ukulele

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

  • Unity

    Unity is a popular development platform for creating 2D and 3D multi-platform games and interactive experiences. In addition to video games, it is also used in architecture, automotive and film industries. Unity is available in the Inspiration Lab.

  • Unreal Engine

    Unreal Engine is a 3D computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games. It is an advanced real-time 3D creation tool with many uses from games, film and TV, architecture and automotive, to broadcast and live events, simulation, and more. It can be used in the Inspiration Lab.

  • Uplift Asian

    A series of programs to celebrate Asian cultures and perspectives — and push back against discrimination in our communities.

  • Vancouver Library Square Architectural Guide

    This guide covers sources of architectural information on the Library Square complex. Library Square occupies an entire city block in downtown Vancouver, bordered by Hamilton, Homer, Robson and West Georgia streets.

  • Vancouver's Poet Laureate

    The Poet Laureate of the City of Vancouver is a champion for poetry, language and the arts and creates a unique artistic legacy through public readings and civic interactions.

  • Vanity Fair Magazine Archive: 1913-1936, 1983-2015

    A valuable primary resource for those researching 20th century current events, politics, world news, culture, the history of photography, advertising, fashion and design.