On January 24, 2022, an orange, purple, and magenta mottled square popped up across Vancouverites’ Instagram feeds with bolded text in the bottom right corner: What is Van Black Library? And why?The post continues to introduce Van Black Library (VBL) and solicit donations for its (then) $6,000 goal. “Right now Van Black Library is, as you can imagine, a library. But also, even from the beginning, it’s supposed to be a community center and community hub for Black people and BIPOC people with a focus on fostering an environment for Black people in so-called ‘Vancouver,’” explains Maya Preshyon, VBL’s Director, over a Zoom call in early February. “Libraries connect people to information, but they also connect people to people. And Vancouver’s Black community needs places to connect with other Black people.” The VBL project is based in manufactured cycles of disbursement and gathering. Of fracturing and mending. The maintenan