The Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) officially launched its streaming music collection on Saturday at the Langford Heritage Branch.
The collection itself features more than 132,000 albums and two million tracks. Genres include world, jazz, pop and rock. The program also features composer biographies, a glossary of musical terms, opera libretti and synopses.
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Daphne Wood, director of communications and development with GVPL said there is also a partnership with Pacific Opera.
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Woods said the streaming service came through an anonymous donor who wanted to share their love of music with Greater Victoria.
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The High Notes Flute quartet, made up of faculty are playing now, filling Langford Heritage w/ beautiful music.
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Those that want a library card to access the streaming service can go into a branch get a card or also visit the GVPLB次元官网网址檚 website and get a library card online. All you need to access the streaming service is your library card number and your password.
Wood said the library will have the subscription service for two years. They will then evaluate how the community felt about the subscription. So far, Wood said the public has expressed excitement over the new service.
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