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posted by chromas on Monday July 30 2018, @09:22PM   Printer-friendly

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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:21AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:21AM (#714994)

    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.

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    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:41AM (#715003) Homepage Journal

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      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday July 31 2018, @01:54AM (#715025)

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