Sign In Join Now
User Accessibility
  • Increase Font

  • Invert Colours

Search for a Book Browse Books Menu

Membership for Care Homes

Two men sitting at a table and smiling while wearing headphones.

Bring the joy of audiobooks to your care home with Listening Books

Join Listening Books for your care home, residential setting, or nursing home and offer residents the benefits of our audiobook service. Audiobooks are a wonderful option for those who may no longer be able to hold a book, have reduced eyesight, experience fatigue, or live with conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s, or arthritis. Listening to a story can be a soothing and engaging experience, whether enjoyed privately in a resident’s room or as part of a group activity.

How does membership work?

Our audiobooks can be streamed online via our website or downloaded to a portable device such as a phone or tablet using the Libby app. This makes it easy for staff or family members to help residents access stories in a way that suits their needs.

We offer a wide range of titles including classics, romance, naval history, adventure, bestsellers, and much more. You can borrow up to 12 audiobooks at a time for just £62.50 per year—that’s 12 audiobooks for 12 different residents. Once a book has been listened to, it can be returned and replaced with another. There’s no limit to how many books you can borrow throughout the year.

Audiobooks can also be a great way to spark conversation and connection—why not start a book group or host a listening session? Many of our members take part in the The Listening Books Book Club, or join our live author interviews.

We always welcome suggestions from members, so if there are any titles your residents would love to hear, we’ll do our best to add them to our collection.

If you have any questions about how the service works, or would like to discuss membership for a care home, please get in touch with our membership team at support@listening-books.org.uk.

Included With Membership

White triangle with a mint green outline pointing to the right.

Listen to titles online through our website. 

White book with a mint green outline with a bookmark on the front.

Download using the free Libby app provided by OverDrive.

Five mint green vertical lines increasing in size and then decreasing in size.

Members can join Live Q & A sessions with best-selling authors and narrators.

Thousands of titles to choose from

All at the click of a button

Bambi

Bambi

Author: Felix Salten

Format: Online

Nightflyers

Nightflyers

Author: George Rr Martin

Format: Online

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

Author: Charles Dickens

Format: Online

The Gardener

The Gardener

Author: Salley Vickers

Format: Online

Becoming Dinah

Becoming Dinah

Author: Kit de Waal

Format: Online

I would like to say that I am so happy with the listening books, it has certainly made my life so much better, as I have arthritis in my hands it’s difficult to hold a book for very long, and the choices are amazing. Thank you

MarionMarion

Join Now

Join Now