Internet Resources - Audio Books

Databases

• BookFlix
  Outside the Library: BookFlix Access from Home
  Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource for children in grades PreK-3. It pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks (some in Spanish). It includes read-aloud supports so students can hear each book narrated and also hear definitions of key words. Specifically created to support non-, beginning and reluctant readers.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Authors, Children's Literature, Education, Games, Spanish Language
• OneClickdigital
  The OneClickdigital collection has 3000 audiobooks for adults and 1200 for kids, as well as 1200 Spanish titles. The service is PC and Mac compatible as well as is iPod and iPhone compatible. The OneClickdigital mobile app is available via the iTunes App Store. You'll need your library card number and pin to access the service from outside the library.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Literature
• Overdrive
  The library makes ebooks and downloadable audiobooks available from OverDrive/Northern California Digital Library. The collection contains over 3000 audiobooks and over 2000 ebooks. Items are available for download with the use of Overdrive software. The collection is PC and Mac compatible as well as iPod compatible. You'll need your library card number and pin to access the service from outside the library.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Literature
• Tumblebook Library
  TumbleBook Library is an online collection of TumbleBooks--animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. También disponible en Español.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Children's Literature

Recommended Websites

• California State Braille and Talking Book Library
  The California State Library loans braille, cassette and digital talking books, magazines and playback equipment to northern Californians unable to read conventional print.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Blind, Braille, Libraries
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
  Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.The mission of this web site is to provide program users, librarians, and the public a wide range of access to NLS publications, program information, and bibliographic data.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Blind, Braille