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They brought back the 1990’s classic sitcom “Full House” with “Fuller House” on Netflix in 2016, but it’s going to be tough to bring back CD’s in the age of streaming music and Apple CarPlay. Farewell, 1990’s — how we miss thee!
On March 3, Goodnow Library director Amy Stimac told the Trustees of the Goodnow Library that the library has 2,457 music CD’s in its collection, but 48% of them have not been taken out at the library in the last year. Stimac also noted that nearly 300 of those CD’s are 20 years old. She added that the library hasn’t purchased a single CD since 2021.
Stimac went on to explain that the library would gradually remove the collection over the next six months. Discussions are underway to determine the best use of the freed-up space, and the old CDs will likely be used in craft projects.
Trustees did not object, though there was some discussion about some members of the public still preferring CD’s to streaming music. Either way, if you’re hankering to slide Green Day’s “Dookie” album into the CD player of a fully-loaded Dodge Neon while you cruise down Union Ave to the former location of Blockbuster Video… you have about six months to do it, otherwise you’re paying retail for the album. Full discussion at 5:30 below.