diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1980368..8700bf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
 Jukebox2 is a communal music player for team environments. Users can upload their own music, and jukebox2 will cycle through it and play a mix. 
 
 <img src="https://raw.github.com/thehammer/jukebox2/master/resources/img/screenshot.png" />
+
+## getting started
+
+* put your music in music/<yourname>
+
+## hacking
+
+* use `lein spec spec/jukebox_web/models/xyz_spec.clj` to run a single test suite
+* use `lein ring server-headless` to run the app in development mode
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diff --git a/spec/jukebox_web/models/playlist_spec.clj b/spec/jukebox_web/models/playlist_spec.clj
index 18578aa..a918e37 100644
--- a/spec/jukebox_web/models/playlist_spec.clj
+++ b/spec/jukebox_web/models/playlist_spec.clj
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@
             (playlist/add-song! "user/artist/album/track2.mp3")
             (should= first-value (first (playlist/queued-songs))))))
 
+    (describe "add-album!"
+              (with-test-music-library)
+
+              (it "adds all the songs in this album to the queued songs"
+                  (playlist/add-album! "user/artist/album")
+                  (should= 2 (count (playlist/queued-songs)))
+                  (should= #{(library/file-on-disk "user/artist/album/track.mp3")
+                             (library/file-on-disk "user/artist/album/track2.mp3")}
+                           (set (map :song (playlist/queued-songs))))))
+
     (describe "add-random-song!"
       (it "adds a random song to the queued songs"
           (should (empty? (playlist/queued-songs)))
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/controllers/library.clj b/src/jukebox_web/controllers/library.clj
index e60a342..96b33d4 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/controllers/library.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/controllers/library.clj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "upload complete"))
 
 (defn browse-root [request]
-  (view/browse request "Music Library" (library/list-directory)))
+  (view/browse request library/*music-library-title* (library/list-directory)))
 
 (defn browse [request]
   (let [path (-> request :params :path)
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/controllers/playlist.clj b/src/jukebox_web/controllers/playlist.clj
index bc833d1..65eb0f1 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/controllers/playlist.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/controllers/playlist.clj
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@
   (let [song (-> request :params :song)
         user (current-user request)]
     (when (user/canAdd? user) (playlist/add-song! song user))
-  (if (json/request? ((:headers request) "accept"))
-    (json/response (build-playlist user))
-    {:status 302 :headers {"Location" "/playlist"}})))
+    (if (json/request? ((:headers request) "accept"))
+      (json/response (build-playlist user))
+      {:status 302 :headers {"Location" "/playlist"}})))
+
+(defn add-album [request]
+  (let [album-directory (-> request :params :album-dir)
+        user (current-user request)]
+    (when (user/canAdd? user)
+      (playlist/add-album! album-directory user))
+    (if (json/request? ((:headers request) "accept"))
+      (json/response (build-playlist user))
+      {:status 302 :headers {"Location" "/playlist"}})))
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/core.clj b/src/jukebox_web/core.clj
index 59d165d..955f76f 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/core.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/core.clj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   (POST "/playlist/add" [] playlist-controller/add)
   (DELETE "/playlist/:id/delete" [] playlist-controller/delete)
   (GET ["/playlist/add/:song" :song #".*"] [] playlist-controller/add)
+  (GET ["/playlist/add-album/:album-dir" :album-dir #".*"] [] playlist-controller/add-album)
   (GET "/player/play" [] player-controller/play)
   (GET "/player/pause" [] player-controller/pause)
   (GET "/player/skip" [] player-controller/skip)
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/models/library.clj b/src/jukebox_web/models/library.clj
index 5d13fab..dd072e2 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/models/library.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/models/library.clj
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   (:use [jukebox-player.tags]
         [jukebox-web.util.file :only (strip-slashes relative-uri file-path mkdir-p mv)]))
 
+;; constants
+;; TODO: earmuffs should denote mutable vars, not constants
+(def *music-library-title* "Music Library")
 (def *music-library* "music")
 (def *play-counts-model* "play-counts")
 (def *skip-counts-model* "skip-counts")
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/models/playlist.clj b/src/jukebox_web/models/playlist.clj
index 282cf7d..df0a4fd 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/models/playlist.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/models/playlist.clj
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
     (if (< (recent-songs-to-keep) (count @recent-songs-atom))
       (swap! recent-songs-atom pop))))
 
+(defn add-album! [album-directory & [user]]
+  (let [album-songs (library/list-directory album-directory)]
+    (doseq [song album-songs] (add-song! song user))))
+
 (defn add-random-song! []
   (loop [song (random-song) attempts 0]
     (if (or (nil? song) (.contains @recent-songs-atom song))
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/util/file.clj b/src/jukebox_web/util/file.clj
index fef9cd2..2ab0e95 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/util/file.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/util/file.clj
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 
 (defn strip-slashes [string]
   (clojure-string/replace-str "/" " " string))
+
diff --git a/src/jukebox_web/views/library.clj b/src/jukebox_web/views/library.clj
index 0c950ed..02470c3 100644
--- a/src/jukebox_web/views/library.clj
+++ b/src/jukebox_web/views/library.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   (:require [jukebox-web.views.layout :as layout]
             [jukebox-web.models.library :as library]
             [jukebox-web.models.user :as user]
-            [clojure.string :as string])
+            [clojure.string :as string]
+            [ring.util.codec :as ring-util])
   (:use [hiccup core page-helpers]
         [hiccup core form-helpers]
         [jukebox-player.tags]
@@ -10,9 +11,19 @@
 
 (defn link-or-string [file request]
   (if (user/canAdd? (-> request :session :current-user))
-    (link-to (str "/playlist/add/" (relative-uri file)) (.getName file) " (" (library/play-count (library/file-on-disk file)) ")")
+    (link-to (str "/playlist/add/" (relative-uri file))
+             (.getName file)
+             " ("
+             (library/play-count (library/file-on-disk file))
+             ")")
     (str (.getName file) " (" (library/play-count (library/file-on-disk file)) ")")))
 
+(defn album-link [album-path user]
+  (when (and (not= album-path library/*music-library-title*)
+             (user/canAdd? user))
+    (link-to (str "/playlist/add-album/" (ring-util/url-encode album-path))
+             "Add Album!")))
+
 (defn display-file [file request]
   (if (library/track? file)
     (link-or-string file request)
@@ -20,8 +31,9 @@
 
 (defn browse [request path files]
   (let [parent-path (library/parent-directory path)]
-  (layout/main request "browse library"
-    [:h3 "Files in " path " (play count)"]
-    [:ul
-      (if-not (nil? parent-path) [:li (link-to (str "/library/browse/" parent-path) "..")])
-      (map #(vector :li (display-file % request)) (sort files))])))
+    (layout/main request "browse library"
+                 [:h3 "Files in " path " (play count)"]
+                 (album-link path (-> request :session :current-user))
+                 [:ul
+                  (if-not (nil? parent-path) [:li (link-to (str "/library/browse/" parent-path) "..")])
+                  (map #(vector :li (display-file % request)) (sort files))])))