August, 2006

Happy Birthday Kayray!

Posted on August 27, 2006 by | Posted in For Volunteers, News | Comments: 8 Comments on Happy Birthday Kayray!

Anyone who has spent even a few minutes on the LibriVox forums knows Kara, the most tireless of our volunteers, and I suspect the most prolific (according the the New York Times, and they should know, Kara has contributed more than 200 individual chapters to LibriVox!).

Kara also embodies the spirit of LibriVox and everything wonderful about this place: she loves books, loves reading and listening, loves recording, better yet loves organizing things, and she is kind and patient with newbies and crusty vets alike. And she has, since September of 2005, the very earliest days, given so much energy to this project … the unsecret secret is that LibriVox probably never would have gone very far without Kara.

all this as a little intro to say, thank you, and: Happy Birthday Kara!

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NY Times on LibriVox

Posted on August 25, 2006 by | Posted in in the press, News, Uncategorized | Comments: 2 Comments on NY Times on LibriVox

Craig Silverman writes about LibriVox, and a few other public domain projects, in the NY Times today.

There is also a nice guide to some suggested LV recordings, and suggestions from some other projects as well.

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Weekly Picks: The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett

Posted on August 24, 2006 by | Posted in Weekly Picks | Comments: Comments Off on Weekly Picks: The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett

Read by Kara Shallenberg.

The tale of orphaned Mary Lennox comes to life in this delightful reading. If you ever wondered what the ‘broad Yorkshire’ characters were saying when you read it, then this is the book to listen to. Ms. Shallenberg gives new insight to this well known tale of a spoiled girl that brings light and hope to a bereft home and its sad inhabitants.

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What is this? Every week the volunteers at Librivox pick a different recording to present to our listeners. The spotlighted recordings vary from week to week in order to call attention to the variety of works available here at Librivox and to show how much we appreciate all the effort and work our readers put into each project. The featured selection may be poetry, novels, short stories or non-fiction. All of them can be found within our growing catalog and are available for download. Want to learn more?

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Weekly Picks: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Posted on August 17, 2006 by | Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly Picks | Comments: 1 Comment on Weekly Picks: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Read by John Greenman.

As the summer draws to a close, let reader John Greenman introduce you to Tom Sawyer, the boy who best represents the freedom and fun of summer. John’s enthusiastic reading complements Mark Twain’s ear for dialog to bring to life the voices of Tom, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher and the rest. With these characters in your ear, there’s still time for one last summer adventure!

Listen

What is this? Every week the volunteers at Librivox pick a different recording to present to our listeners. The spotlighted recordings vary from week to week in order to call attention to the variety of works available here at Librivox and to show how much we appreciate all the effort and work our readers put into each project. The featured selection may be poetry, novels, short stories or non-fiction. All of them can be found within our growing catalog and are available for download. Want to learn more?

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