How US libraries became the place to stream your new favorite band

With Spotify’s royalty model under scrutiny, some libraries are using a startup to help give local artists the play they deserve

overhead view of the central branch of the seattle public library
The Seattle Public Library is among those offering a Spotify alternative. Photograph: Jason Redmond/Reuters

“There are countless people who come in and say, ‘We just moved and this is our first stop,’” says Anna M Zook, reference and digital services librarian at the LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

“I always emphasize the fact that we have this local music platform that immediately wires them into the scene.”

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