This month’s display of books from the Biography Collection at Kensington Central Library showcases musicians with significant anniversaries in 2018. Those we have most books on in the collection are Leonard Bernstein (born 1918), Claude Debussy (died 1918), and Gioachino Rossini (died 1868), but we include many others.
Other hard copy resources for music in our libraries are:
• Scores in at Kensington Central Library’s store
• CDs at Kensington Central Library
• DVDs of operas, shows etc and books on music, across all all our libraries
• A special collection of music reference books at Kensington Central Library
All these can be looked for on our library catalogue
We also have resources online:
• Naxos Music Library – we have a workshop about using this music streaming service, more details below
• Biographical and newspaper online resources useful for musician biographies and performance and recording reviews
Naxos Music Library workshop
Naxos Music Library workshop
Friday 26 January
2 to 3pm
Kensington Central Library
Come along to our workshop to find out more about the Naxos Music Library, the music streaming service which is free for library members. You will be shown how to:
- Access the service
- Find the sort of music you are interested in
- Find multiple recordings of a work, or all the recordings available on the site by one recording artist or composer
- Put together a playlist of your favourite music
- Share your favourite tracks or albums
This event is free, no need to book – just turn up.
The Biography Store Team at Kensington Central Library
