Back in December of 2005, when Librivox was still only a few months old, we had the bright idea to try recording a play — The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. We asked all the cast members, who live in several different countries and most of whom have never met in person, to record their lines individually and submit them to Paula, who edited them together. (Yay Paula!) Well, today our play is officially finished. Betsie has cataloged it and it’s ready for you to download and enjoy.

http://librivox.org/the-importance-of-being-earnest-by-oscar-wilde/

A hearty thank you to everyone who was involved in this amazing project!

Every once in a while I take a wander around the Internet (it seems to be getting bigger) and see what people are saying about LibriVox. Today I came across something by Arlene Goldbarb, from June 23, in which she says some nice things about LibriVox. She also finishes her post with this bit of soaring optimism (which I practise, often, when I spend time on the LibriVox forums):

When I let myself truly apprehend the extent to which the well of human knowledge has become accessible through the Internet (which includes apprehending what is key to these projects, countless volunteers who type or read the texts as free-will offerings to their fellow humans), I practically swoon. Is this not beautiful? Is this not an outpouring of the love of learning that animates the human project? Is this not reason to hope? … [read the whole post…]