The CD is Dead! No, Wait …. Maybe Not

December 17, 2019 | Lee

If you believe what you read on the Internet (hmmm...), the CD is deader than Monty Python's parrot.

It's an ex-medium! Bleedin' deceased! Pushing up the daisies! Gone to meet its Maker!

Or, at least, as one commentator writes... the CD is entering its hospice stage.

But, then again, maybe not.

Although I was slow to get on board back in the day, preferring my beloved stash of crackly, popping LPs over the bright, shiny wonder-discs with their über-clean sound and transparent textures, I eventually made the switch.

I've gone back to vinyl from time to time, and I check out the library's streaming services, Naxos and Hoopla, regularly. But I can't tell a lie: the ease and convenience of popping a CD into my player, coupled with the stellar sound, is keeping me a loyal fan.

If you're a fan, too (don't worry, I won't tell), then I've got some great news: most of the gigantic collection of CDs in the Arts Department at Toronto Reference Library can now be checked out using your library card!

Circulating CDs

That's more than 15,000 items in a wide variety of genres, which you can now take home:

Classical

Opera

Jazz

Traditional

Pop

Soundtracks

What, no musicals?

Unfortunately, not. CDs of Musicals will remain reference only.

There are, however, lots of great collections of musical theatre songs available:

Besides musicals, there are a few other specialty categories that are remaining reference only, so we can preserve them for as long as possible: Canadian music; Boxed Sets; and Indigenous music from across Turtle Island. These reference CDs will continue to be available for in-library use.