Listening Books: The Audiobook Lending Service for UK Residents
Listening Books is a national UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service, for children and adults who have a learning difficulty, physical or learning disability, illness, or mental health condition, which impacts on their ability to read or hold books in the usual way. Our audiobook collection has over 10,000 fiction and non-fiction audiobooks to choose from, including bestselling authors such as David Walliams, Judith Kerr, Michael Bond, Holly Webb and many more. We also have set texts and study guides supporting the national curriculum, many of which are recorded in our professional digital studios and are not available anywhere else! Members can borrow our titles by downloading and streaming them through the Libby app, on computers, laptops, smartphones or tablets, or receive MP3 CDs sent through the post (no postage or late fees).
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Claire Bell
- Contact Position
- Deputy Membership and PR Manager
- Telephone
- 020 7407 9417
- info@listening-books.org.uk
- Website
- Listening Books website
Where to go
- Name
- Listening Books
- Address
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12, Lant Street
London
- Postcode
- SE1 1QH
- Notes
We are a national UK charity and our office is based in London. We have free memberships available for people who cannot afford our membership fee of £20 - £45 per year.
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Office and membership support is available Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm). Our online streaming and downloading service is available 24/7 through our website or app.
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type Membership starts from £20 per year. We have FREE memberships available for anyone who would find it difficult to cover our usual annual membership fees of between £20 and £45 - Details
- No financial proof is required for our free memberships, just a self-declaration that the membership fee would be a barrier to joining. We are a charity and there are NO hidden costs involved in our free memberships. Our paying memberships are heavily subsidised, costing between £20 - £45 per year, and there are no additional costs, regardless of how many books you borrow.
- Offering Tax Free Childcare.
Availability
- Referral Details
Become a member by:
- visiting https://www.listening-books.org.uk/join and filling in our short online application form
- emailing our support team at support@listening-books.org.uk
- calling: 020 7407 9417
- Filling in our free membership application form which you can either return by email to the email address above, or by post to our freepost address: Freepost LISTENING BOOKS
- Other notes
Listening Books is a national UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service, for anyone with a learning difficulty, physical or learning disability, illness, or mental health condition, which affects their ability to read or hold books in the usual way. We currently have a number of free memberships available for people living in Merseyside, who would like to join but would find it difficult to cover the usual membership fees (between £20 to £45 per year) for any reason.
The service is available to children and adults and is not just for people with a visual impairment, but many other conditions such as: dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, learning disabilities, anxiety, cerebral palsy, problems with manual dexterity, global developmental delay and many others. We believe that books should be accessible to everyone and audiobooks can be a wonderful source of entertainment, comfort and relaxation for those who are missing out on the enjoyment of reading.
Our library has over 10,000 fiction, non-fiction and educational titles, including bestselling authors such as JK Rowling, Roald Dahl, Judith Kerr, David Walliams, Jaqueline Wilson, Michael Bond and many more. Our educational titles support the National Curriculum from Key Stage 2 to A Level and many are recorded in-house, in our professional digital studios and are not available anywhere else. Members can borrow our titles in three easily accessible ways:
- sent directly through the post on MP3 CD with no postage costs or late fees.
- download audiobooks through the Libby app to smartphones, tablets, computers, laptops.
- stream audiobooks online through your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
A free membership covers both online and postal CD services, so members can choose what works best for them.
We don’t require any financial proof for these free memberships, just a self-declaration that the membership fees would be a barrier to joining the service. Please be assured that we are a charity and there are no hidden costs involved in our free memberships.
If you would like to find out more about Listening Books or have any questions, please visit our website or get in touch.
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