The Portland Mercury reports:
For many years, local libraries have allowed patrons to check out physical media—from vinyl LPs to eight tracks to cassettes to CDs—free of charge. Last month, Multnomah County Library launched the Library Music Project, an online platform that's continuing this legacy of accessibility by curating an online collection of albums from local artists [...]
Anyone can stream albums from more than 120 local artists on the Library Music Project's user-friendly website, but to make playlists or download songs, you must log in with a Multnomah County Library card. [...]
It's not totally uncharted territory—libraries in Madison, Wisconsin; Edmonton, Alberta; Nashville, Tennessee; and Seattle, Washington, all have similar programs in place.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:13AM (6 children)
But I don't go there a whole lot, and didn't even when I was homeless, because libraries are always so very _quiet_.
It happens that my older sister is a librarian. I'm going to suggest to her that her library should set aside a room where Head-Banging Rock And Roll is turned up to Eleven: Mutually Assured Destruction.
That would enable folks like me to focus more effectively on our studies.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:21AM (2 children)
I prefer the quiet time when the voices in my head are my study buddies. I have a 203 IQ you see, so only the voices are smart enough to carry on an intelligent debate with me.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:41AM (1 child)
Not much anyway.
No I have visual hallucinations [warplife.com] instead.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday July 31 2018, @01:54AM
Lay off the LSD, they will settle down after a while.
🌻🌻 [google.com]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday July 31 2018, @01:47AM (2 children)
Might I suggest: headphones... in one of the private study rooms.
Or, if this is like our library's books on tape streaming service, you can just stream to wherever in the world you happen to be, as long as you log in with your library card.
🌻🌻 [google.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @01:53AM
There isn't a pirate mirror yet? So lame.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @02:10AM
"Anyone can stream albums...but to make playlists or download songs, you must log in," says the summary.