Explore the Arts with our extensive art and music collections, as well as databases and services that you can access for free with your library card online. Visit the 5th floor of the Central Library to browse the library's most extensive collection of books on art, music, sports & recreation. You'll also find music recordings on CD and vinyl, scores, a listening station, art exhibits, and more.
Art & Music
The numbering system for CDs at BPL is designed for you to browse by music genre.
Click on "BPL's Music Collection" above to find out how to explore each musical genre online or come browse your favorites today!
Our Song Index is a collection of over 270 books of sheet music indexed by song title.
It allows title searches to find lyrics and music to many popular, folk, jazz, Broadway, and religious songs.
More than 1 million tracks from all genres of music available to stream.
Streaming access to 3 million tracks of classical music. More than 600 new CDs are added to the library every month.
Browse this catalogue of high-quality sheet music editions available for download and print and MIDI. Features a wide range of composers from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Berkeley resident cardholders that are 14 years of age and older can spend the day gliding through an art museum, learning more about science, observing animals or playing pinball on a vintage pinball machine!