Remember, remember your files in November!
All those sections that people forgot.
So please get recording, it’s very rewarding.
Can you think of a reason why not?
It’s that time again when we look at [...]

Ghoulies and ghosties, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night. Curl up and enjoy some tasty Hallowe’en treats.
The Book of Hallowe’en by Ruth Edna Kelley, read by Sibella Denton. An account of the origin and history of Hallowe’en, illustrated by selections from ancient and modern poetry and prose.
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar [...]

A young guy named Todd sings the praises of LibriVox on Youtube (FYI the cut-off for public domain in the US is 1923, though it’s a bit more complicated than that):

The newest LibriVox New Releases Podcast, with
select samples of audiobooks released in June ‘08 is
now available for download. Hosted by LV volunteer FNH,
this informative, entertaining podcast samples but a few
of the 69 outstanding new releases for June 2008! Listen now!
Podcast 009 – Total time: 18:15

This month, 10 of LV’s 69 new releases are sampled:
• Hospital [...]

THE LV WEEKLY SHORT STORY PODCAST
THE LV POETRY PODCAST
Just in time for your summer listening pleasure, two new LibriVox Podcasts are ready to jump into your iPods. A great way to sample the massive LV Catalog: weekly samples focusing specifically on poetry and short stories, updated every Saturday. But don’t worry, we won’t be running [...]

LibriVox New Release Podcast for audiobooks released
in Oct. 2007 is now available from Archive.org.
Hosted by LibriVox volunteer Alan Drake.
To subscribe please use this FeedBurner link:
or Right click HERE to download New Releases Podcast 006.
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The New Releases Podcast is a preview of the LibriVox.org newest free audiobooks. LibriVox is an online volunteer community dedicated [...]

Did you know that we have an increasing number of volunteer-created album art and printable CD covers? You’ll find the entire collection here:
http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_cd_covers
We have a couple of useful generic covers suitable for any book, as well as covers designed specifically for such works as

Beowulf
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Huckleberry Finn
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Pride and Prejudice
The Communist [...]

Our March Madness event was a rip-roaring success, far beyond our expectations. Our volunteers completed and cataloged seventy (70!) new works, far too many to list in this post but including such varied works as:
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Plague Ship by Andre Norton
The Master Key by L. Frank Baum
Ghost Story Collection 003
The Clue [...]

Today, March 25 2007, is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. In honor of this event, LibriVox volunteer CarlManchester organized a collaborative recording of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano:
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah [...]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Volunteer Sean McKinley has recorded The Collected Works of Saint Patrick for us:
St. Patrick’s Breastplate – This prayer is attributed to St. Patrick and his diciples. It is written with some celtic pagan elements, but is definitely a Christian prayer asking God for protection through daily life.
A Letter to the [...]