Last year, a punk concert in the library turned a lot of heads.

"I’m pretty sure you could probably hear it through most of the building," said Meg Nance Coker, a special collections librarian for the Metropolitan Library System.

Nance Coker said she wants more shows like last year’s featuring underground music. She’s helping lead a new showcase called Library Out Loud.

“My goal is just having a place that people who wouldn't normally be represented by the library's offerings to be together and to have a community space,” said Nance Coker.

The first show will feature an experimental music collective called Dissociation, featuring three local experimental acts: Bird Drugs, ut mutem and Tired Ocean.

Attendees can also check out the library’s Oklahoma Underground Music Archive, featuring photos, concert posters, zines and flyers.

Library Out Loud will start at 6 p.m. Thursday in Oklahoma City’s Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.