Vancouver Public Library and Musical Instrument

central branch: Singh hopes that won't be the case for future would-be musicians thanks to Vancouver Public Library newest program — the Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library, based at the central branch, which launched Tuesday, according to Vancouver Courier. With this program, hopefully every Vancouverite will get to play the instrument they always wanted — and be able to hear it too, she said. Not being able to actually hear myself play was so dispiriting, said the city chief librarian, who grew up in a low-income, first-generation immigrant family. As the first program of its kind in Vancouver, and just the second in a Canadian public library, the free program will provide library card holders the opportunity to borrow a variety of instruments for up to nine weeks. Public libraries have always been a platform for encouraging creativity, ideas and talent, Singh said. Sun Life donated $130,000, as well as 100 instruments, including guitars, banjos, violins and keyboards to jumpstart the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.