# Browsing the media library

From the media library view you can browse the entire contents of your media library and play or queue up media items. To open the media library view tap the media library icon in the upper-left corner of the now playing screen.

To navigate the media library tap on the name of an item you want to view. For example, if you tap on "Artists" the media library will update to display all artists within your library. You can then tap on the name of a particular artist to view all of the albums available for that artist. Using this approach you can drill down to a particular media item or group that you wish to interact with.

To go back up a level within the media library tap the back button. You can also quickly exit out of the media library by tapping anywhere on the navigation bar (between the back and search buttons) or by tapping Safari's back button.