Tag Archive for "Music" | Windsor Public Library

Use your Library Card to Stream and Download Music

Posted in: April 23, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Freegal – WPLs music streaming service, has rebuilt its App from the ground up! Fun fact: In December 2017, music lovers in Canada streamed over 900 million songs in a single week – setting a new national record. Our friends at Nielsen tell us that these numbers continue to increase, with streaming on the rise, downloading on the decline, and CDs moving towards obsolescence. With easy to use streaming services...

Freegal Music is Back…and Better!

Posted in: March 7, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Great news music fans! Freegal is back in the WPL eResource lineup, and it’s even better than it was before. Now you can download AND stream music and videos from many of your favourite artists. For you numbers people, Freegal offers over 9 million songs and 15,000 videos from 28,000 labels (including Sony Music) in over 100 countries. WOW. The numbers are impressive, but there is so much more. -You can stream music...

New Addition at Central

Posted in: November 13, 2015 by Miss Kate | Comments are closed

You may have noticed new addition at the Central Library as we move towards our enhanced automotive archives collection. We have a new art piece! A painted “car” that prominently features the band the Motor City Five (often shortened to MC5). Which made me wonder who are the MC5 were and why the artist painting this car choose to honour them? The MC5 are, while not local to Windsor, from relatively...

HOOPLA UPDATE…it’s music to our ears!

Posted in: September 24, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

You’ve been hearing us promote our Hoopla video downloading service for a while. Well, things have just gotten even more exciting in Hoopla-land. In addition to movies and TV shows, you can now download music and audiobooks through the same easy-to-use Hoopla interface! The Hoopla music catalogue is very impressive with over 100,000 albums in a variety of genres available for you to check out. This collection is growing daily as...

Happy Birthday, Leonard Cohen: Canadian Writer-Poet-Musician Turns 80

Posted in: September 23, 2014 by Adam | Comments are closed

This week marks the 80th birthday of Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist, Leonard Cohen. Born in Westmont, Quebec on September 21, 1934, Mr. Cohen has received numerous accolades and praise during his eight decades on this Earth, being recognized as one of our Nation’s most gifted writers and musicians. He was awarded the Prince of Asturias award for literature, was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, and has...

Music & Audiobooks now Available on Hoopla

Posted in: September 12, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

Hoopla, Hoopla, HOOPLA! This word has been in my vocabulary for about a year now, and it’s just as much fun every time I say it. With our Hoopla-versary just around the corner, let’s look back and reflect on all of the reasons why we love this eResource so dearly. –Every title is available right away. No waiting. No holds. Ever. –It’s available anytime, anywhere. I have used Hoopla on...

Music Free & Legal: Freegal

Posted in: April 10, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Illegally downloading music is never a good idea. In addition to being against the law, it’s unfair to the artists, producers, record labels, and music industry affiliates. On top of all this, it can really harm your computer. Try to imagine using BitTorrent, P2P, and other file sharing networks as taking candy from a stranger. You might be fine, but, there’s always that chance that the candy is tainted and will make...

50 Years Ago Today: Beatlemania USA

Posted in: February 7, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time, at John F. Kennedy International Airport, giving rise to Beatlemania on this side of the Atlantic. The appearance by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, watched by a TV audience of 73 million viewers, marked the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The set list for their February 9,...