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We have a large collection of CDs, and a selection of music videos and DVDs.
CDs include:
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Classical music of all types
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Pop and rock
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Jazz
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Folk and world music
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Music from shows and films
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Ballroom dancing
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Brass and military bands
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Sound effects
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New age and relaxation music
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CDs for children
Music videos and DVDs include:
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We also have an extensive range of books on music, and of printed music.
Amongst our stock of printed music are:
We also have available sets of orchestral music, and multiple copies of vocal music for choirs and musical theatre groups (choral sets).
Most of the library stock is available for loan.
Books and printed music are loaned free of charge; there is a hire charge for CDs and videos, and for music sets.
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We subscribe to many current musical periodicals. (40kb - click to open the list as PDF in new window)
Other services include a diary of local musical events Music in Bournemouth July 2008 - (will open as a PDF in a new window), a register of teachers and local musical organisations, and an enquiry service for all matters musical.
Check out our Useful Websites page for Music-related websites.
Use your Bournemouth Libraries library card number (adding the letter at the end - if you can't see this please use the letter 'B') and PIN (available at any library) to log in to and explore Oxford Music Online - the ultimate authority on all aspects of music. You can access OMO from any computer connected to the internet - in libraries, at home, school or work etc.
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The Music Library in Bournemouth was founded as the result of the gift of a large collection of printed music and books about music which the Rev. John B M Camm gave to the town in 1913. Camm had retired to the town in 1888 and was a great supporter of the fledgling Municipal Orchestra and its conductor, Dan Godfrey. His collection was housed in a specially created room on the top floor of the Central Library at the Lansdowne which opened in March 1913. It was one of the first public music libraries in the country with open access. A collection of recordings was added in 1978, based on a library of long-playing records given by Michael Read, a local music-lover. This was eventually superceded by the present CD library, which includes a rich jazz collection, the bequest of Gordon Turner. The Music Library moved to the Bournemouth Library at the Triangle in April 2002.
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