Sound Learning News
26 Aug 2008 Listening Books on Facebook
Join our new Facebook group to keep updated with what is happening at Listening Books. www.facebook.com
20 Aug 2008 Listen To Our Most Recent Newsletter 
Click on the link above to listen to our newsletter. This time we have an interview with actor and writer Maureen Lipman, book reviews and news of what's been happening here at Listening Books.
20 Aug 2008 Connect Summer 2008 
See our new look Connect newsletter here.
5 Jun 2008 Listening Books Wishes A Fond Farewell To Their Deputy Director
After just over seven great years here, I have decided it’s time for me to move on from Listening Books.This was not an easy decision as I fully support the charity’s work and have loved being part of the Listening Books community. I am going to miss all the staff and members very much. My thanks to everyone who has made my time here so enjoyable.I am going on to the National Autistic Society where I have taken on the role of Membership and Branches Manager.I wish everyone involved with the charity all the best of luck. Listening Books will always remain close to my heart.Sam
13 Feb 2008 Listening Books Supports The National Year of Reading
To show our support for The National Year of Reading, Listening Books is offering 50 FREE internet streaming memberships to the first 50 individuals, schools or organisations who contact us and mention The National Year of Reading. All members must be unable to read or hold a book due to illness or disability.
10 Nov 2007 National Year of Reading 2008
The 2008 National Year of Reading will be a celebration of the power of reading and will bring together the business, education, public, community and voluntary sectors to promote reading for purpose and pleasure. Listening Books will be supporting the National Year of Reading in a number of specific ways and will publicise our activities on this website. Click here to find out more about 2008 National Year of Reading.
30 Aug 2007 Connect Summer 2007
Click on the link above to see a printed copy of our bi annual newsletter.
30 Aug 2007 Connect Summer 2007
Click on the link above to listen to our summer newsletter, which contains an interview with the Childrens Book Editor at the Guardian-Julia Eccleshare.
17 Jul 2007 The Listening Books Award For The Spoken Word
The winner of this year's Listening Books Award For The Spoken Word is Maureen Lipman. Click below to find out more about our award, which is presented at the Guardian Hay Festival. www.listeningbooks.org.uk
24 Apr 2007 The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards.
The CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway shortlist has been anounced for 2007. Voted for by Children's Librarians, there are two awards; the Greenaway for the best illustrations in a children's book and the Carnegie for an outstanding book for children & young people. Follow the link to find out who has been shortlisted. www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk
28 Feb 2007 World Book Day 2007
On 1st March it is the 10th World Book Day, and to celebrate they have asked people to choose the top 10 books they couldn't live without. Open the document to see what the staff at Listening Books chose, or click here to enter your top 10.
16 Feb 2007 Connect Winter 2006
Click on the link above to access a printed copy of our Winter Newsletter, containing an interview with Patwa poet and author Marcia Barritt.
14 Feb 2007 Connect Winter 2006
Listen to our latest newsletter, which not only includes information about Listening Books and what's new here, but also an interview with children's author and poet Marcia Barritt.
2 Nov 2006 Listening Books Christmas Card
You can now buy Christmas cards exclusively designed by author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for ‘The Snowman’ and ‘Father Christmas’. Click on the link above to see the design; the greeting inside reads ‘Happy Christmas’. Ten Christmas cards with envelopes are £4.50 plus P&P. All profit goes to Listening Books. If you would like to purchase any Christmas cards please phone us on 0207 407 9417.
16 Oct 2006 NASEN & TES Special Needs London
This year Listening Books will be at stand 37 at the Special Needs London exhibition on 20th & 21st October. We will be giving demonstrations of audiobooks that can be streamed via our website, as well as offering some exciting news on the changes at Listening Books.
12 Sep 2006 Roald Dahl Day
Happy Birthday Roald Dahl! On 13th September 2006, Roald Dahl, one of the most popular writers of children’s fiction, would have celebrated his 90th birthday. To commemorate this the staff at Listening Books have compiled a list of their favourite Roald Dahl books. You can visit the Roald Dahl Day website at www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/roalddahl/day/
31 May 2006 Interview with Sally Gardner SallyGardnerinterviewforSL.doc
Listening Books was recently visited by the author Sally Gardner, we interviewed her about her life, work and experience of dyslexia.
31 May 2006 Connect Spring 2006
Listen to our latest Newsletter, which includes the interview with award winning author Sally Gardner.
22 Mar 2006 What's New
Listening Books has a new Education & Membership Officer who will be looking after our Sound Learning initiative. Please contact Louise Powell with any education queries or to recommend educational texts that we might stock. Louise will be focusing on expanding the membership of individuals who would benefit from receiving Listening Books to help with their studies as well as ensuring that our library is kept up to date with books that support the national curriculum and growing the number of titles we make available for audio streaming. You can contact Louise on lpowell@listening-books.org.uk
20 Jun 2005 External Evaluation of Sound Learning
The final year of the three year pilot phase of Sound Learning is drawing to an end and we are now focusing on expanding the initiative on a wider scale. In May 2005 we received the final year evaluation report from our external evaluator Evelyn Carpenter. This is the executive summary of the report.
2 Mar 2005 World Book Day: Our recommendations
It's World Book Day on 3rd March so we asked our staff to recommend their favourite books. Here's what they had to say:
13 Dec 2004 Exclusive Interview with Benjamin Zephaniah (audio)
Definitely one of our favourite authors here at Listening Books! we were very lucky to have the opportunity to talk to Benjamin Zephaniah about what inspired him to write the novels 'Face' and 'Refugee Boy'. Listen to what he had to say here...
13 Dec 2004 Exclusive Interview with Benjamin Zephaniah Zephaniah interview.doc
Definitely one of our favourite authors here at Listening Books! We were very lucky to have the opportunity to talk to Benjamin Zephaniah about what inspired him to write the novels 'Face' and 'Refugee Boy'. Read what he had to say here...