[Michlib-l] music performance licensing

If you use live music at a library program (like a cover band), have you ever obtained a music performance license? I have never heard such a thing but received a letter from ASCAP, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, about the need to get licensing for these performances. We have a live music concert series in the summer, so this could pertain to us, but it kind of sounds like a crock. Thoughts? Experiences? -- Perri Saunders, Director White Pigeon Township Library 102 N. Kalamazoo St., P.O. Box 399 White Pigeon, MI 49099 269-483-7409 *p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us <p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us> * *Brighten the corner where you are.*