BPL offers local music downloads
People can not only check out classics like "Moby Dick" at the Boston Public Library; now they can also check out the local music scene.
The library is sharing Boston's local music scene through the Internet by adding albums of area bands to its online collection of audio books, music, and videos; BPL also plans to share music from the local scene with libraries around the world, giving local musicians a potential global audience.
Working with OverDrive Inc., the Cleveland company that is enabling the BPL's downloadable media collections, the library said it recently added music from local band the Blind King to its download collection and made it freely available to thousands of libraries using CommunityReserve, a digital resource sharing tool.
"This is just the beginning of a great collection of local music," library applications manager Scot Colford said in a statement. "We want to add several more albums from local bands and give these talented musicians a chance to be heard across the nation by sharing their music with other libraries."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
