Listening Books

About

This is an independent service, which is not run by the NHS or WSCC.

This service is not checked by WSCC and including it on the Local Offer website does not mean that it is a recommended service.

Before using this service, we recommend you make your own checks. Your checks should include being happy that: the service will meet your needs; staff are properly qualified; policies are in place to keep everyone safe and you know how much the service will cost.

Use this guidance for advice about what to ask to help you make sure that children and young people are happy and protected in clubs, groups and activities. Find out more on our terms and disclaimer.

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Listening Books is a national UK charity, providing an audiobook lending service for those that find reading difficult due to an illness, disability, learning or mental health difficulty. Members can borrow and download/stream titles on a computer or portable device such as an Android device or iPhone.

What we do

• Provide an audiobook lending service
• Members can access books to stream to a computer or download to a portable device such as a tablet or phone.
• Anyone in the UK that finds it difficult to read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, learning or mental health difficulty can become a member
• We sometimes have funding for free memberships for those that would be unable to afford our subsidised membership fee

Age range

6-upwards

Wheelchair accessible

No

Free to use

No

Requires application

Yes

Our users say

Thanks to listening books, it gave him the springboard to independence in reading and so much confidence. He still struggles, obviously, but the progress is beyond belief. Mother of Member.