Film and Music

Music

We offer a wide variety of music to suit all tastes, from classical to rap, including a large selection of rock and pop releases and music from across the world. There are charges on music items but you may be entitled to concessions. Please contact your local library for details.

All libraries have music on CD. Some libraries also have specialised collections.

At Central there is:

• in-depth coverage of classical music by composers whose surnames lie between GM-KH, on CD
  
  

At Finsbury there is:

• in-depth coverage of jazz by composers whose surnames lie between SHB-SM, on vinyl
• a special collection on obsolete instruments covering the Medieval period 1200-1600, on vinyl
• a small collection of printed music
  
  

At Mildmay there is:

• a special collection of Turkish and Kurdish music

Music Styles 2008-09

All our libraries exhibit continuously changing focus collections, exploring a variety of music styles such as grunge, dub poetry, Southern soul, psychadelia, and many more.

Islington does it again. Another nine diverse music collections offering a range of styles and genres to be explored and enjoyed. The collections circulate around Islington's libraries every four months.The programme from June to September is:

Central library - Female Singer/Songwriters ( A selection of women artists, some well known and some waiting to be discovered by a wider audience.

Finsbury library - Lone Star State. Music from Texas, a big state with many a tale to tell, a hatful of promises, broken hearts, tumbleweed, and perhaps a few surprises.

Archway library - A Night at the Opera. Hits from operatic favourites. A real treat for opera regulars or first timers.

N4 library - Tour de France. More lyrical than Lycra. A tour de force of fantastic French music - from early to electro to eclectic, check out some gorgeous gallic sounds.

South library - Nu-Rave. Where it's at, new and hip music. The sounds of now (or perhaps in some cases last week).

John Barnes library - Theme Time: Scary. Be afraid, be very afraid. Music from the dark side, these are definitely sounds to chill and thrill. Even scarier through headphones.

Mildmay - Brit Flicks. Some of British cinema's great soundtracks. An entertaining mix of the best composers and artists who made their mark on British film history.

West library - Domino Records. A selection of interseting and original artists on the cutting edge Domino Record label. Good browsing for cool and left field listeners.

North library - Hard Bop. A jazz style developed in 1950's America nd Europe, an extension of Be Bop. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Horace Silver and Clifford Brown all represent Hard Bop among many others.

Film

All libraries offer a wide choice of titles on DVD, which include:

• recent releases
• cinema classics
• world cinema
• animation
• children's cartoons
• TV series
• educational films
  

Film membership is open to those over 18 who have a library card. There are charges on borrowing DVD items, with no concessions.

Please contact your local library for details.