ACCESSING THE MUSIC LIBRARY

SCF Statement on Responsible Choral Lending
The Canadian choral community—including choirs, conductors, composers, publishers, and Provincial Choral Organizations (PCOs)—plays a vital role in fostering a culture of appreciation and support for all choral artists. This includes ensuring that access to choral music is provided in a responsible and ethical manner.

SCF is committed to the principles outlined in the Guidelines for the Responsible Management of Choral Libraries, developed by the Canadian PCOs in 2024. We uphold ethical lending practices that respect composers, arrangers, lyricists, and publishers while ensuring choirs have access to diverse repertoire. We encourage all borrowers to comply with copyright laws and to support the continued creation of choral music through the purchase of choral music as their means allow.

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Please note that the SCF Music Library is a lending library and scores  are not for sale or available in a PDF format.   We DO NOT lend music/materials outside of Canada.   For additional information on borrowing music from the library please go to Borrowing Procedures and Fees below.

Borrowing Music from the Library 

• The SCF Music Library is open by appointment only, Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm. 
•  If you are not feeling well we ask that cancel your appointment to protect the health of the SCF Staff and others within the facility.
• Perusal of music catalogues will be allowed onsite only. 
• Music orders received will be available for pickup or mailed out within 3 business days.   
• Please call ahead prior to pickup or drop-off of music to ensure that staff are available to assist you.

Policy Guidelines for borrowing choral music:

• Materials will be lent for one period at a time - Fall (August to December), Winter (January - May) or Summer (July - August).  Extensions will be available upon written request and subject to others not requesting the music at that time.
• Member choirs may borrow multiple copies of up to 10 titles per period.  
• Individual SCF members (individuals, students, honorary) may borrow three copies of up to 10 titles per period.
• Any individual may access materials in the SCF Music Library but will not be able to remove materials from the Library
• Out or province borrowers must be a member in good standing of their provincial choral organization.  In addition to Library Improvement Fees shipping and handling costs are the responsibility of the borrower.  
• Materials may not be passed on to other members nor shared with non-members.
• Borrowed materials must be returned by June 30th.
• Missing materials will be charged to the borrower at a minimum of $5.00 per copy.
• Borrowers are asked to provide one copy of their concert program when returning materials.
• The borrower's concert program must include the following recognition:  The Saskatchewan Choral Federation, with funding Sask Lotteries, has provided some of the music performed at this concert.    Logos for the Saskatchewan Choral Federation and Sask Lotteries are available on request and should be utilized where possible.
• All borrowed materials must be returned in clean, undamaged condition or repair or replacement charges will be invoiced.

Choral Music

SCF online choral database

​The SCF Music Library has over 6300 choral titles with 10 or more copies available for member choirs to borrow.  The choral database is now online!  It can be found by following the link at the left.

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BORROWING PROCEDURES AND FEES
Please note that you must be a member choir or individual member of the Saskatchewan Choral Federation to borrow music from the library.  If you are a borrower from out of province you must be a members of your provincial choral organization.   We do not lend music out of the country.  For choral scores, orders can be placed directly through the new online library page at make-music-happen.   For out of province borrowers, until further notice, shipping and handling fees will be calculated at the time of preparing the music for shipping and will be sent under separate invoice.  SCF has a reduced shipping rate for library orders up to 5kg so orders over that weight may be sent in more than one package.  ALL borrowers will receive a postage paid return shipping label.  Please keep this label as we are not able to re-print the postage paid label that has been sent to you.

Library fees for borrowing choral scores are:

• 1-10 pages - $0.25 / score
• 11-20 pages - $0.50 / score
• 21-50 pages - $1.00 / score
• 50+ pages - $2.00/score

PERUSING SCORES
Scores are available for perusal by Saskatchewan Choral Federation members during SCF office hours. The library is located at 1870 Lorne Street, Regina however is open by appointment only.  We do have a piano available for your use!  For members from outside of Regina, arrangements can be made to receive single copies of up to 20 titles for perusal for a one month period.  Please contact us for information on how you can access these copies.