The Atlantic Public Library is now offering music downloading and streaming. Library Director Natalie Struecker broke the news during Wednesday night’s meeting of the Atlantic City Council. Struecker says they began offering the downloading and streaming of music on Wednesday. The service was to have begun Monday, but got pushed back a couple of days. She says if you have a library card, you can download three songs a week and keep them, or you can stream three-hours of music.

The service comes through the online resource Freegal Music. In addition to your library card, you will need a password to access the service, which offers about 8 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of artists. There is no software to download.

Freegal Music, which allows users to select pre-set music lists or create their own playlists, is available as an app for both Android and Apple devices. Songs can also be downloaded to a computer and transferred to an mp.3 or IPod device.

For more information, stop by the Atlantic Public Library or give them a call.