The service will allow the four South Carolina Public Libraries to increase the size and diversity of its collection by offering access to over 3.3 million songs.
Under the terms of the agreement, registered card holders of the Orangeburg County Library, Abbeville County Library System, Dorchester County Library, Kershaw County Library, Charleston County Public Library and the Beaufort County Library can download a select number of Sony Music tracks in the MP3 format each month at no direct cost via their home library website. The individual libraries will underwrite the purchase of the music. Mobile users will be able to use applications to download directly to their devices.
"We have been waiting a long time for a service like this that delivers great music, compatibility with lots of devices and simplicity of use. We think this will be incredibly popular with our patrons and will help the library in marketing all its services to the community," said Roberta Bibbins, Director of the Orangeburg County Public Library.
"Sony Music has an incredibly expansive and popular catalog and we are really excited to partner with them on this, a very important product for libraries," said Brian Downing, co-founder of Library Ideas. "A library is a focal point of the community that requires many tools to excite people about library resources. More than anything, that is the reason for the service."
For further information please contact info@libraryideas.com.
About Library Ideas: Library Ideas is a new media company focused on the educational markets, based in Fairfax, Virginia. The Company offers music, ebook and language learning solutions to public libraries as part of its developing product suite.
About Sony Music Entertainment:
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including American Recordings, Arista Nashville, Arista Records, Aware, Battery Records, Beach Street Records, Black Seal, BNA Records, Cinematic, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Fo-Yo Soul, GospoCentric, Hitz Committee Entertainment, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace Records, Legacy Recordings, Masterworks, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA Nashville, RCA Red Seal, RCA Victor, Reunion Records, Slightly Dangerous, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Verity Records, and Volcano Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.
