Music @ Your Library

For those that haven’t noticed, we have music CDs available for checkout at the library located in the media corner with the movies and the audio books.  This collection (note: collection here means a group of one type of item in a library) is unique among our others in that it is amost entirely donated.  We started the collection a few years ago when libraries across the country were given CDs as a  settlement in a price-fixing lawsuit against five distributors and three retailers in the music industry.  We had wanted to offer music at the library but didn’t have the funds needed to start such a collection from scratch.  This settlement gave us the start we needed.

Since then the collection has grown due to donations from patrons.  A special thanks goes to Dr. Jeff Langham who has donated CDs more than once to the library.

You may not find the newest hits here, but you will find new seasonal music just in time for the holidays. There are also great compilations of jazz, big band, dance tunes, R & B, reggae, blues, contemporary Christian, broadway and show tunes.

My favorate (right now) is a CD titled A Song for my Father. This project features the sons and daughters of famous musicians each performing one of their fathers’ songs. Although you can “hear” their father in their performance, their individuality nonetheless shines through.  These apples have not rolled far from their trees.

So whether you want something new to listen to in the car, at home or for your next party don’t forget to check at the library. Music CDs check out for one week, and as with all media may not be put in the book drop.

Susan