An electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved as groups or channels of pluralities of media items, is accessed by a user. One or more groups or channels of media items are selected and arranged in a playlist for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items in the playlist. Playlists are arranged in a player program on an electronic database, and a media player driving an electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program. Each channel and/or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is configured to play a different media item from the channel and/or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and/or group is played as a player program loop repeats.