This is Part 1 of a two-part series in our local music survey brought to us by LAIP writer Bryan Voell. Check back next week for Part 2, which will feature digital music collections and other local music resources produced by libraries.
by Bryan Voell
What is ‘local music’? It’s being defined and redefined everyday by an increasing number of public libraries. From analog archives documenting a region’s musical history to purely digital collections of streaming music accessible by everyone, local music collections are reaching wide audiences. While by no means comprehensive list, these are some of the most notable archival and/or digital local music projects at public libraries here and abroad.
Physical Collections
Calgary Local Music Library (Calgary Public Library): http://ift.tt/2cLc200
Scope: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Features: The product of a partnership between Calgary Public Library and local radio station CJSW, “[t]his new project tells the history of music in Calgary through a curated collection of 300+ CDs exhibited at branches of The Calgary Public Library. The installation provides context through album artwork, liner notes, and affixed labels with a brief description and history of the album.”
Access: CDs are available to check out with library card.
DC Punk Archive (DC Public Library): http://ift.tt/2cxPNXS
Scope: An extensive archival collection of primary source materials documenting the music history and culture of Washington D.C., with an emphasis on “punk and related local independent music 1976-present.”
Features: Photographs, zines, books, records, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, videos, live recordings, fliers, posters, set lists, letters, tickets, buttons, and other ephemera.
Access: Collections are being digitized
Local Music Archive (Lexington Public Library): http://ift.tt/2cLbNSj
Scope: “We are building a permanent collection to capture and preserve the rich and diverse musical influences which inform the history and the present-day culture of Lexington, the Bluegrass Region and Kentucky.”
Features: Currently only a physical collection on CD housed at LPL’s Central Library.
Access: Open to all library users
Check back next week for Part 2 of this local music survey! Does your library have a physical collection of local music? We’d love to hear about it–tell us in the comments or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
Bryan Voell is currently the Local Arts Librarian for the Johnson County (KS) Library. He received his MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007 and has worked for public, academic, and research libraries in various capacities since 1997. He is also a collage artist and you can see more of his art here.
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