| Free Music Program |
| 06.18.10 | |
The Santa Clara County Library has an extensive history of letting folk borrow items, but now the library is basically giving patrons something to keep.
At the beginning of this month, the library system became the first one in California to supply residents free music downloads.
The county library system, which embodies the Cupertino Library, has a new digital music service letting library card holders search for music and download songs permanently for no cost. The service, Freegal, is an online database that offers access to songs solely from Sony Music Entertainment’s catalogue of artists. Each library card holder can download 3 songs each week in MP3 format.
The file is permanently saved onto PCs, smart telephones and other devices with access to the catalogue and MP3 capacities. “We’ve been waiting a considerable time for a service like this that delivers great music, compatibility with tons of devices and simplicity of use. We think this may be surprisingly well-liked by our patrons and will help the library in promoting all its services to the community,” expounded county librarian Melinda Cervantes.
The library system is the first one in California to supply the service, which launched the 1st week of June. “This is a brand-new type of product that hasn’t been available to libraries before,” asserted Nancy Howe, an assistant county librarian.
Offering music to library patrons isn’t new, but this service is on a broader scale than what advert is presently available.
