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We have 60,500 scores and books ranging from solo instrumental, chamber, and orchestral scores to opera, lieder, and composers' complete works.
Our music literature, history and theory, and method books (ML and MT) are located one floor above on the 2nd floor of the Mearns Centre for Learning.
We subscribe to 125 serials, which can be explored alongside the periodicals of other disciplines in Current Periodicals on the main floor of the library.
The music reference collection is in the northeast corner of the Media Commons, conveniently located near Bill Blair, the music and media librarian. He's available for assistance with research, or finding music score or recordings.
Discover our special music collections, including the Tickell Simpson collection of early 20th century salon sheet music.

500 feet of CDs.
40,000 LPs from classical to jazz to 80s pop, and ethnomusicology field recordings.
Audio kits, including Acting With an Accent and the Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long series.

6100 VHS tapes
1300 DVDs
A 16mm film collection.
Our non-fiction collection ranges from the National Film Board and CBC to local interest pieces featured on BC's Knowledge Network.
Our feature film collection ranges from box office hits to foreign and independent films.
Our collection includes all Lansdowne and many other campus lectures.
Faculty can participate in video collection development through the cost share video procurement arrangement.
Browse our collection

Find materials through the library catalogue, including a video browse feature.