If I wrote a blog post about all that was amazing about the FREE “e” services Carnegie Library provides, it would be the longest one ever. I will therefore force myself to concentrate on one aspect — downloadable and streaming music. So Much! Downloadable and Streaming Music! Whatever Your Tastes!
There is so much that it can get a little overwhelming, so I urge you to start now. All you need is a library card, which is free of course. Downloadable offerings are easily accessible using apps or on a PC. No need to come to the library to take out or return stuff. Best of all it is free, free, free, free, free, free, FREE!
Here is a summary of what Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers:
Downloadable Music
Downloadable music, by album. Hoopla also has lots of movies, TV shows and audiobooks. I personally use this service a lot! I have the app on my smartphone, and plug it in to my car speakers or listen in my kitchen while I’m cooking. I have yet not to find what I’m searching for, and I have very eclectic tastes. I have educated myself about new artists with this service. Everything is always available, no waiting or putting things on hold.
Download the app, or go through your PC. Three free songs per week. Yours to keep forever. ‘Nuff said.
Streaming Music
Streaming music is not downloadable. You need to be connected to the internet. I use these sites to listen to music on my computer with headphones. Go through this site to access these databases.
Alexander Street Press music databases:
American Song — Songs by and about Native Americans, miners, immigrants, slaves, children and many others.
Contemporary World Music
Smithsonian Global Sound — world, folk (including the U. S.) and traditional music
Classical Music Library
Jazz Music Library
Opera in Video — operas, interviews & documentaries
This site also has help pages listed at the bottom, including Using Your Mobile Device with Alexander Street Press.
Naxos Music Library — classical, jazz and world music.
Naxos Music Library: Jazz — lots and lots of Jazz!
Digital Recordings of American Music — A scholarly resource of recordings, including liner notes and essays. This streaming site is only available within the Main Library of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
All this music for free! Educate yourself. Discover a type of music you’ve never heard before. There’s no risk because there is nothing to buy. Each site has new content all the time. What are you waiting for?
-Joelle
P. S. Did I mention that all this content is FREE (with your free library card)?
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