North Ayrshire Libraries Turn to Streaming

North Ayrshire Council to stop buying new physical recording as locals turn on to digital.

20:13 25 April 2018

North Ayrshire libraries will stop buying new physical recording as the number of people who borrow them has decreased significantly. From this month onwards, the libraries will no longer add to their CD collection but older ones will still be available – as well as the council’s own online music streaming service, Freegal.

 

Councillor Louise McPhater, Cabinet Member for Communities, said: “The way we listen to music has changed dramatically in recent years, particularly with the explosion in online music streaming services.

 

“Our libraries have to move with the times too so this change reflects how people access their favourite music.

 

“Although we will no longer buy CDs, we will still have a small collection of CDs in the library and it is still possible to request discs from other branches.

 

“Best of all, our library members can also access music through our free downloading and streaming service, Freegal, which gives you access to over 13 million songs.

 

“For absolutely no charge at all, users can stream five hours of music every day and download five music tracks, or two music videos every week.”