We offer membership to adults, children, those in care homes, hospices and hospitals as well as other organisations such as schools.
We've provided further information about membership below, depending on whether you are looking for membership for yourself, a child or adult you support, or membership for an organisation.
A Listening Books membership can also make the perfect gift! If you'd like to give someone access to thousands of fantastic audiobooks, just click here or on the Gift memberships link below to find out more.
Becoming a member of Listening Books is a quick and simple process. You can join online, by post or by telephone. Our audiobooks can be streamed online through our website, or downloaded using the Libby app provided by OverDrive. You can find out more information about our audiobook formats here.
Membership also includes complementary access to thousands of newspapers and magazines through our partner service, PressReader.
If you have any questions about what we do, or about membership, you can speak to our membership support team via email at support@listening-books.org.uk or telephone 020 7407 9417.
If you find that reading or holding a book has become more challenging for you due to illness, disability, or mental health conditions, or you care for someone that could benefit from audiobooks, then a membership to Listening Books is the answer. We offer over 10,000 titles to choose from in a range of subjects and genres, available to stream from our website, or download using the Libby app on a phone or tablet. Click here or on the button below to discover more about membership for adults.
Explore our membership options for adults
If your child or teen is put off reading due to a condition such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism or anxiety, access to our audiobook collection could help encourage a love of books, and support them at school. With over 2,400 titles specifically for children and young adults, including both popular fiction and those books that will support education and learning, we are sure they will find titles that will help them discover the joy of reading with audiobooks. Click here or on the link below to learn more about membership for children and teens.
Learn more about our audiobook service for children and teens
Looking for audiobooks to help your students with reading? Join Listening Books to gain access to thousands of titles to support the curriculum, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Audiobooks are a fantastic inclusive option for pupils that find reading or holding a book challenging due to an illness, disability, mental health condition or learning difficulty such as dyslexia or cerebral palsy. Using audiobooks can help students to achieve their literacy objectives, as well as develop a love for books. Click here to explore our membership options for schools, or on the button below.
Explore membership for schools, colleges and educational settings.
If planning activities for your care home, residential setting or nursing home, an audiobook membership is an easy and beneficial option. Sensory experiences, such as listening to audiobooks, is a great option for residents who can no longer hold a book due to arthritis, have failing eyesight or find fatigue or memory issues impact on the enjoyment of reading. Listening to an audiobook can also be a great group activity. Click here or on the link below to find out more about the membership options for organisations such as care homes.
Find out more about the membership options for care homes
For patients on hospital wards, long stays and tiredness can mean that reading is impossible, even watching the TV can be too tiring. With a membership to Listening Books, you can offer your patients access to our vast collection of audiobooks via our online service and provide them with an alternative, relaxing form of entertainment. Explore our membership options here or click the link below.
Explore our membership options for hospitals
Are you looking for an audiobook gift for a friend or relative? Listening Books could be the perfect present for any bookworm! For only £25 per year, you can give that special someone access to thousands of audiobooks and a lifetime of listening pleasure. Click here to purchase a gift membership to Listening Books, or on the button below to find out more.
Discover audiobook gift memberships with Listening Books
We believe that cost shouldn't be a barrier to accessing audiobooks, which is why we run a sponsored free membership scheme for those that find our yearly membership cost of £25 prohibitive. Our free memberships for individuals are open to adults and children. Click here or on the button below to learn more about our free membership option.
If you would like to apply for a free membership, click here.
Learn more about the Listening Books free membership scheme