Loans and charges
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. For a list of current fees and charges please go to Borrowing and Charges.
CDs, including:
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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 DVDs and videos, including:
Books on music
Printed music, including:
Music sets
We also have available sets of orchestral music (PDF) and choral sets (PDF) - multiple copies of vocal music for choirs and musical theatre groups.
Music Periodicals
We subscribe to many current musical periodicals. (40kb - click to open the list as PDF in new window)
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Music services online and in the library:
Enquiry service for all matters musical. Email us, phone or come to the music zone (see contact details above top right) and we will do our best to help.
Events see our monthly diary of local musical events Music in Bournemouth December 2008 - (will open as a PDF in a new window)
Music teachers and local musical organisations are searchable through our Clubs and Societies database.
Naxos Music Library
Listen to an extensive online collection of quality recordings across a wide range of musical genres, including classical, jazz, blues, pop & rock, folk, world music, nostalgia, relaxation and more . . . Log on using your Bournemouth Libraries membership card (full 10 digits including letter).
Oxford Music Online the ultimate authority on all aspects of music.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 and explore.
Useful music websites check out the Cyberlibrary music pages for a list of useful sites compiled by library staff.
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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