Finally Freegal

I FINALLY tried Freegal this past week! I'm a little embarrassed about how long it took me to get around to it, especially given how EASY it was to do once I started. There's no separate software (like Overdrive) and set up for your account is nothing more than typing in your name and library card number on the Freegal page.

Then you just search for your song and click to download. That's it! Apparently our patrons are finding it just as easy, since it's a well-used service, and when I spoke to one of the librarians, she said that they almost never get hunt group calls from customers with questions about it.

I did notice that the basic search is pretty loose, so that you will get dozens if not hundreds of hits when you type in a song title or artist. But there is an advanced search which narrows things down much more effectively. Since you can only do three songs a week, I was looking for a wish-list feature where you could keep track of songs that you wanted in the future, but I didn't see one. Does anyone else know about that?

I can't wait to show my 13 year old how to do it herself with her own library card.

The hardest part? Waiting a whole week before I can choose three more songs!