LibriVox- Audiobook

      A few years ago, I noticed that whenever I would attempt to read a book I would become distracted. I was distracted by my boys, my furkids, the cars driving by my house, the neighbor weedeating, or the sound of my washing machine on spin cycle.  Almost anything and everything would cause me to lose my focus.  I've always been the girl who had a book in hand and not being able to concentrate was becoming increasingly frustrating.  I took to the internet in search of help and was happy when I stumbled across this little gem:  "LibriVox- Free public domain audiobooks."
      LibriVox is a totally free website which offers a variety of audiobooks from Walt Whitman to Hans Christian Anderson.  My first experience with LibriVox was with Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, "The Jungle".  I was amazed how much easier it was to tune out the distractions around me and become engrossed with the story.  I also found it extremely helpful when I began my first ever reading of Shakespeare.  I soon as I was assigned to read Hamlet I could feel my anxiety take over. I had no idea how to pronounce half of the words on the page.  Thankfully I was able to utilize LibriVox as an educational tool.  I read through Hamlet the first time with the use of LibriVox and became familiar with the language of Shakespeare.  I was able to read through it a second time by reading it aloud to myself without the use of LibriVox.
      Although I am content reading aloud to myself the more daring reader can add to the audiobook library by reading for LibriVox. As it is purely by the voices of volunteers that LibriVox is powered.
       I know there are a lot of audiobook sites out there but I think LibriVox's mission objective
"to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet" makes them stand out from the crowd. I hope you'll give LibriVox a try and that you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

The following is taken directly from the LibriVox "About" section of their website.

Our Fundamental Principles

• Librivox is a non-commercial, non-profit and ad-free project
• Librivox donates its recordings to the public domain
• Librivox is powered by volunteers
• Librivox maintains a loose and open structure
• Librivox welcomes all volunteers from across the globe, in all languages