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Event Category: Event Featured

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Leather Cardholder Workshop

February 9, 2023 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Venue: Trout Lake Community Center
  • Categories: Event Featured, Events, Workshop

Come to Trout Lake CC and learn to make a leather cardholder wallet. In this beginner workshop, you will learn how to make and finish a card holder from vegetable […]

Spatula Carving Workshop

February 14, 2023 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Venue: Trout Lake Community Center
  • Categories: Event Featured, Events, Workshop

Make a spatula with us at Trout Lake CC! This iteration of the Vancouver Tool Library’s popular spoon carving workshops relies exclusively on hand tools, and carving techniques. Learn the […]

Moss Ball Workshop

February 16, 2023 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Venue: Trout Lake Community Center
  • Categories: Event Featured, Events, Workshop

Come make a hanging plant at Trout Lake CC! Kokedama or “Moss Balls” are a globe of moss that contains soil and a plant. Kokedama is the practice of taking […]

Eating Spoon Carving Workshop

March 2, 2023 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Venue: Trout Lake Community Center
  • Categories: Event Featured, Events, Workshop

Make your own spoon to eat with, at Trout Lake CC! This iteration of the Vancouver Tool Library’s popular spoon carving workshops relies exclusively on hand tools, and carving techniques. […]

VTL Craft Night!

March 3, 2023 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Venue: The Vancouver Tool Library
  • Categories: Event Featured, Events
  • Tags: craft night, diy, VTL

Starting Friday Dec. 2, the VTL will be offering a monthly craft night on the first Friday of the month. Free for members, suggested $5-$10 donation for non members. Bring […]

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Getting Here

Our shop is located at 3448 Commercial Street, in Vancouver BC.

Shop Hours

Tuesday 4 – 8pm, Wednesday 4 - 8pm, Thursday 4 - 8pm, Saturday 10am – 3pm, Sunday 10am – 3pm**

Note that we are closed on the Sunday of every holiday long weekend.

Contact Us

Response time will be fastest if you call us at the shop: 604.568.8071. You can also check our inventory online here.

General inquiries: manager@vancouvertoollibrary.com

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