Audiobook Appreciation Month

This report shares that many children and young people have engaged with audio in some form, and that there is potential to engage more when looking at the attitudes and behaviors of children and young people who enjoy listening.

From Edutopia, this post shares how audiobooks allow students to enjoy books above their reading level, introducing them to engaging stories that will hook them for life.

Audiobooks can benefit ALL readers. This post from Informed Literacy shares their top five reasons to use them both in the classroom and at home.

This blog post from OverDrive shares why audiobooks are beneficial in the school library.

Meg Medina is the author of many award-winning books for young people of all ages, including the Newbery Medal for "Merci Suárez Changes Gears." In this poster, she promotes Get Caught Listening for Audiobook Month in June.

Do you like the idea of 20+ free audiobooks every month? If so, sign up for Libro.fm’s audiobook listening copy program and choose from books across all genres and interest levels.

Free audiobooks and ebooks for students with qualifying disabilities. This program is made possible by an award from the Office of Special Education Programs.

Libby users on social media share their favorite thing to do while listening to audiobooks.

This website curates public domain audiobooks with a wide range of classics for all ages.

Lit2Go is a free online library of audiobooks and poems available in MP3 format. Each title includes helpful information like a summary, citation, estimated listening time, and word count.

This blogpost from Libro.fm breaks down ideas of what to do while listening to audiobooks into lists.

This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The selection committee may also select honor titles.

Each year, YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks Blogging Team selects and annotates an annual list of notable audio recordings significant to young adults from those released in the past two years.

Children’s librarian reviews and recommends the best audiobooks for middle grade readers and up. From historical fiction to award-winning graphic novels, there is a book for everyone.

(May 13 – Aug. 26): For 10 weeks, schools with Sora enjoy access to a collection of simultaneous-use juvenile and young adult ebooks (and select audiobooks), prominently displayed in Sora so it’s easy for students to find their next sweet read.

Did you know that every Sora platform comes free with 250+ high-interest ebooks and audiobooks your students can enjoy not just during summer, but year-round? Plus, all titles are simultaneous use, so you never have to worry about holds or waitlists.

Readers Digest breaks down 20 different options to access audiobooks, both free and paid.

Author, Bruce Colville, started this company after recording with full casts for his audiobooks. There are a number of family-friendly, entertaining recordings of popular stories here.

This WeAreTeachers guide shares 15 great sources where kids can access free audiobooks, including classics and contemporary stories, to support literacy and learning.