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Music-lovers in Newcastle can discover the hottest new bands and latest music trends simply by popping in to their local library.
A pilot scheme in the city’s East End, Fenham and Outer West libraries is giving people the chance to download music from the internet.
If the scheme is successful it will be extended to all libraries in the city next year.

Coun Pauline Allen, Executive Member for Culture, Heritage, Libraries and Sport at Newcastle City Council, said: “It is important that the library service keeps pace with trends in accessing music. Providing a download service in local libraries makes this available to people who do not have their own computers at home.”

People can use computers in the libraries free of charge, although they may have to pay to download music from some of the sites.
As well as music people will also be able to download talking books.

There are two dedicated download computers in the three libraries taking part in the pilot. People will be able to book the computers for an hour at a time and will have access to five selected download sites via icons on the computer desktop

There is also a blog where users can leave comments or ask questions. There are links to the sites we use and Quick Start guide to downloading. This opens in a new window.

Listening Books

Listening Books is  a registered charity which provides a postal and internet based audiobook library service to people who cannot read in the usual way. It is the only national audiobook charity offering MP3 CDs, internet streaming and audio tapes to a full range of print impairments. Our membership is comprised of those with visual impairments, learning difficulties such as dyslexia and physical impairments that mean a person cannot easily hold a book or turn a page.

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Download welcomes eMusic

Newcastle Libraries Download project will shortly be adding another cutting edge music site to our list - emusic.

eMusic makes all their music available as MP3s. That means that tracks downloaded play  on any digital media player including the iPod ®. eMusic offers a diverse catalogue of over 2 million songs from over 13,000 record labels around the world.  Subscriptions start from £8.99 for 30 downloads per month, and there are often free trials, allowing you a limited number of downloads without charge.