Handy How to Guides

Listen Here , Listen There (A harmonious collaboration by departments of SFPL’s 5th floor) Welcome to this friendly workshop. We will demonstrate a few free, and hopefully easy, ways to listen to music and other content on computers, smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices. Here is a handy handout to some of the resources we’ll share. Enjoy!

Picks by Brian Castagne, [email protected] The Bridge at Main/Project Read/Volunteer Services iHeartRadio, iheart.com Application to easily find and stream oh-so-many Internet stations and other content.

iTunes/AppleMusic (In Transition and Currently Quite Confusing), apple.com It has been a way to listen to audio from CDs, purchased and free content from Apple, online stations, podcasts, and much more. Apple is currently revamping it to compete with other music services. We’ll do our best to show you how to use the current system to listen to great music and other content for free.

Pandora, pandora.com Create your own music stations based on songs and artists that you like. Rate songs as you go along and Pandora figures out the characteristics of the songs you like and then offers up others with similar sensibilities. Free version has ads.

TuneIn, tunein.com Application to easily find and stream oh-so-many Internet stations and other content.

Spotify, spotify.com Massive online catalogue of music that you can stream. Create and share playlists. Has large social media component. Free version has ads.

Youtube, youtube.com Massive amount of music and audio via video streaming.

Picks by Jordon Zorker, [email protected] SFPL Volunteer: Computer/eResources/Digital Device Alexander St Press/Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, sfpl.org & your SFPL Card Great music and other recordings that you can stream, send, and share.

Naxos/Naxos Jazz, berkeleypubliclibrary.org & your BPL Card Stream classy classical and jumping jazz. Courtesy of Berkeley Public Library.

Handcrafted by Brian Castagne, [email protected], Project Read, The Bridge at Main, San Francisco Public Library, projectreadsf.org, (415) 557-4388, Updated 6/26/2015, Use whatever you like for non-profit purposes (but give us a little credit & share any improvements you make with us & other non-profits) Picks by Roberto Romo, [email protected] SFPL Government Information Center/Computer Corps Noon Pacific, noonpacific.com Weekly “mix tape” of music from select online sites.

plug.dj A lively social network of music shared by enthusiasts.

Soundcloud, soundcloud.com Musicians share their work.

Whyd, whyd.com A social network of music shared by enthusiasts.

Picks by Stephen Lee, [email protected] SFPL Magazines and Periodicals/Computer Corps Internet Archive, archive.org Staggering amount of archived content - including audio.

Hoopla, sfpl.org and your SFPL Card Free music (and other content) courtesy of your San Francisco Public Library!

ttpod, ttpod.com Music streaming application primarily for Chinese language users.

Desire a bit more information and assistance? Well then, come on back to our 5th Floor Computer Training Center for these fine resources. eResources (get help using sfpl.org resources), Fridays 3-4pm. Digital Device Drop-In, (get help using your digital device/s), Fridays 4-5pm. Basic Computer Skills/Internet Help, (get help with basic computer use), Tuesdays 1:15-2:15. Intermediate Computer Skills, (get help with general computer use), Wednesdays 12-2pm. Listen Here, Listen There, (discover free legal music options), Friday, July 24, 1-2:30pm.

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