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MEDIA

Welcome to the Vancouver Tool Library website! On this page you’ll find various media and resources to assist in communicating about the VTL.

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MEDIA RELEASES
IMAGES

The above are some photos from throughout the last 15 years you may wish to use, plus our logo (original, and special edition for the 15th anniversary).

VTL logo
VTL logo - 15th anniversary
VTL cardholder and front desk
VTL outside 1
VTL outside with members
VTL outside
VTL outside with bike
VTL outside with tools
VTL at street party
VTL outside with board 2012
VTL inside with members
VTL inside with members
VTL inside with members
VTL workshop
VTL bike workshop
VTL in the community
VTL member idea board
VTL membership card

You can cite source as Vancouver Tool Library for any of these photos.

VIDEOS

Check out our (fairly new) Youtube channel: VancouverToolLibrary – YouTube

SOCIAL MEDIA

Check us out on:

INSTAGRAM: @vantoollibrary

FACEBOOK: @vancouvertoollibrary

VTL IN THE MEDIA & IN THE WORLD

Here are some places we’ve shown up in the media over the years:

Public Utility: The Handmade Community of Vancouver’s Tool Library by Charles Brockman. UBC Journalism student projects – Humans in Vancouver 2022.

Tool Libraries: A Unique Way to Save Space by Jane Ozkowski. Canadian Wordworking article. 2019.

Eco find: Home and DIY projects aren’t hard with a Vancouver Tool Library card by Lucy Lau. The Georgia Straight article. 2017.

Vancouver Tool Library builds community by Naoibh O’Connor. Vancouver is Awesome article. 2015.

You Can Be A Maker With Vancouver Tool Library In East Van. I Live in East Van article. 2015.

A Different Kind of Library by Nancy Carson. The West Coast Reader article. 2015.

Vancouver Tool Library: Home Improvement by Amanda Jun. Montecristo Magazine article. 2013.

Vancouver tool library builds success in first year by Naoibh O’Connor. Vancouver is Awesome article. 2012.

East Vancouver library lends tools, not books by Lynda Steele. CTV News article. 2012.

Handy But Bereft? Check Out The Vancouver Tool Library, A Thrift House Of DIY Solutions. Scout Magazine article. 2012.

Do It Yourself at the Vancouver Tool Library by Lisa Corriveau. Vancouver Mom article. 2012.

Best and coolest spot to tool around: Vancouver Tool Library. The Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver 2011 contributors’ picks: City Life

Vancouver Tool Library Takes the Storage Problem out of Home Renovations. BC Living article. 2011.

DiYVR: Why Buy When You Can Share? The Vancouver Tool Library by Kim Werker. Vancouver is Awesome article. 2011.

Vancouver’s first tool library to open doors in May. CityNews (News 1130) article. April 2011.

CONTACT

To contact the VTL, you can email comms@vancouvertoollibrary.com or call during open hours.