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For Christian lending libraries with books in alternative formats, go to Lending Library Ministries.

NOTE: Much of the material on these pages is of general interest and not specifically for Christians.  Some may have "adult" content, and may not be suitable for children.   I cannot be held responsible for materials offered by these sites, though I may try to screne them from time to time.

A. A. World Services
internet: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/en_information_aa.cfm?PageID=2&SubPage=58

Some of the literature from Alcoholics Anonymous is available on audio cassette.

AcqWeb
internet: http://www.acqweb.org/pubr/audio.html

An organization for librarians maintains a list of publishers and vendors of books in audio formats.

Alexander Scourby Bible Products
internet: http://www.scourby.com/

The King James Version of the Bible is read by Alexander Scourby, and is sold on audio cassette, audio CD, or CD-ROM. The Bible, Psalms, and other materials are also available in video format.

American Bible Sales
internet: http://abs.gospelcom.net/

They sell one version of the Bible in English on audio CD.

American Bible Society
internet: http://www.americanbible.org/

Sells the Bible in audio formats in English and Spanish, including audio CD, mp3 files, and CD-ROM.  Some other materials are also available in audio formats.

Assistive Media
internet: http://www.assistivemedia.org/

Audible, Inc.
internet:  http://www.audible.com

Audio Bible
internet: http://www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html

The Bible (King James Version ) is available for listening on-line or for purchase on CD-ROM.

Audio Editions
internet: http://www.audioeditions.com/index.cfm

Books in audio formats, for sale to anyone.

Audio For Books
internet: http://www.audioforbooks.com/

Audio-Forum
internet: http://www.audioforum.com

Instructional programs on audio cassette or CD for learning 142 languages. 

Audio Memory Publishing
internet: http://audiomemory.com

Audio cassettes and CDs containing songs which teach: math, states and capitals, parts of speech, basic grammar, Bible, etc.

Audio Publishers Association
internet: http://www.audiopub.org

The home page for this organization will take you to the web sites for all the publishers, sellers, and renters of books in audio formats.

Audio Treasure
internet: http://www.audiotreasure.com

The Bible is available here in .mp3 and DVD formats. Some materials may be downloaded for free and others may be purchased.

Audiobooks.com
internet: http://www.audiobooks.com

This company sells books on audio CD. Some books are abridged versions and some are full-length. They carry new and used titles.

Aurora Ministries
internet: http://www.audiobiblesfortheblind.org/

Provides free Bibles in audio format in several languages, to people who are blind or have a print disability.

Bible Translation and Exegesis Institute of America
internet: http://bteministries.org/

Sells courses on audio C.D.s and videos, Bible studies, Greek language, and other topics.

Blackstone Audio Books
internet: http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/

Unabridged books on digital audio formats, for sale or rental.

Books Aloud, Inc.
internet: http://www.booksaloud.org

This non-profit organization lends books on audio cassette (in "regular" speed and format) to persons with visual or physical impairments or learning disabilities.

Books on Tape, Inc.
internet: http://www.booksontape.com/

Unabridged audio books.

Braille Bibles International
internet: http://www.braillebibles.org/

They provide to qualifying individuals the Bible in braille, large print, and audio formats. They ask for a small donation for each one.

Calibre Audio Library
internet: http://www.calibre.org.uk/

Serves England and Ireland.

Candlelight Stories
internet: http://www.candlelightstories.com/index.php

This web site has children's stories to download in MP3 and other computer formats.  There is a price to use their stories.

CARE Ministries, Inc. 
internet: http://www.careministries.org/

Produces Our Daily Bread and the Evangelical Sunday School Lesson on audio cassette along with a variety of Bible study materials and books.

Christian Education for the Blind, Inc.
internet: http://www.bcebonline.com/
e-mail: rldyer.bcebonline@att.net

Baptist adult Sunday school lessons are available on audio cassette.  Lending library of books in braille and on audio cassette.

Christian Friends
internet: http://www.lovejesus.org/index.htm

Sermons and Bible selections from a Lighthouse Baptist Church.

Christian Mission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
mail: 5354 Boy Scout Road, Indianapolis, IN  46226  USA
voice: 317-549-2386

Magazines on tape/large print.  Bibles on audio cassettes and in large print (16 point and 24 point).  The catalog of their extensive Christian tape lending library is available in braille, large print, and audio cassette.  They lend tapes all over the world.

Clearer Vision Ministries
internet: http://www.clearervisionministries.org/

Cassette lending library of book and magazines, provided to qualifying individuals, all in English.

Cokesbury
internet: http://www.cokesbury.com

This is the publishing arm of the United Methodist denomination, and sells Bibles and learning materials on audio cassette and CD. They have some local stores in the U.S.A.

Coptic Hymns
internet: http://come.to/CopticHymns

This site has lots of text to read about the history of music in the Coptic (Egyptian Christian) Church, and there are Real Audio files of hymns to listen to.

CrissCross Technologies
internet: http://www.crisscrosstech.com/

Sells tutorials for software programs, provided on audio cassette.

Cyber Hymnal, The
internet: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/

This site provides the words and music for thousands of Christian songs. You can listen to them.

Dover Publications
internet: http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-children-listen---color.html

Their "Listen and Color" series of children's books are sets of coloring books with audio CDs of poems and stories that go along with the pictures.

Episcopal Disability Network
internet: http://www.disability99.org/

Sells "Episcopal Book of Common Prayer" on audio cassette.

Eye in the Ear
internet: http://www.eyeintheear.com/

Stories read on audio cassette by Frances Kelley. Genres include "Living Adventures From the Bible", "Stories To Stir the Imagination", and "Living Adventures From American History".

Faith Comes by Hearing
internet: http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com

The New Testament is available in several audio formats in many languages, along with materials for children (Bible stories, songs) and music (Psalms set to music). The Bible audio can be downloaded in 296 language. Of particular interest are their digital audio player and their video player which work on solar power and are designed to help proclaim Jesus in remote areas.

Focus on the Family
internet: http://www.family.org/resources/

Audio CDs are for sale of their radio broadcasts and many "Adventures in Odyssey" episodes.

Folsom Project for the Visually Impaired
mail: P.O. Box 6422, Folsom, CA  95630-6422  USA
voice: 916-351-3032

Free audio cassette lending library, operated for peope with qualifying disabilities by the inmates at this California state pentitentiary.

Gospel Light Foundation for the Blind
internet: http://www.glfb.org/

"Gospel Light provides messages on tape and braille material free for the blind."

Gospel Recordings Network
internet: http://globalrecordings.net/

They have Bible stories recorded in audio formats in over 5,000 languages.  They have recorded Scripture portions in a few languages. Of particular interest is their hand-wind mp3 player for listening to digital recordings in remote areas.

Greathall Productions
internet: http://www.greathall.com/

Classical tales and condensed novels told on audio cassette by storyteller Jim Weiss, intended for children five to twelve years of age.  They have won many awards.

Home School Legal Defense Association [HSLDA]
internet: http://www.hslda.org

One of their books which helps families who want to begin homeschooling is available in audio format.

Hope for the Handicapped
internet: http://www.hopeforthehandicapped.com/main.htm

Cassette tapes of sermons by Rev. Kenneth Young, who was a quadriplegic.

HymnSite.com
internet: http://www.hymnsite.com/

MIDI files of hymns and psalm tunes from The United Methodist Hymnal, 1989 Edition and The Standard Psalm Tune Book, compiled by Henry E. Dibdin in 1851.

Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc.
internet: http://www.irti.net/AMPS/library/library.html

They have available on-line a collection of books that can be read aloud by their eClipse software.

International Christian Braille Mission
internet: http://www.icbminc.org/

"ICBM is now the world's largest distributor, within the Restoration Movement, of Christian braille literature for blind and visually impaired people."

International Bible Society and Send the Light
internet: http://www.ibs.org/

They sell Bibles, portions, and other books in several audio formats.

Jewish Guild for the Blind
internet: http://www.jgb.org/

 Their services provide audio versions of many newspapers and magazines, via internet and radio.

L. A. Theatre Works
internet: http://www.kcrw.org

Recordings of distinguished actors performing great dramatic literature.

Lockman Foundation
internet: http://www.lockman.org/

Logos Bible Software
internet: http://www.logos.com

They sell many Christian reference books in electronic formats (CD-ROM and downloadable).  On-line you can access Steve Green's MIDI Library with over 3,000 hymns.

Lutheran Blind Mission
internet: http://www.blindmission.org/

They have a lending lirary with Christian books for all ages, in braille, in large print, and on audio cassette.

Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association
internet: http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/BibleCourier.htm

They sell a "Bible Courier", a handheld device with twelve keys. It has built in two digital versions of the Bible, and a user's guide, which can be listened to with headphones.

Lutheran Braille Workers -- Canada
internet: http://www.linetap.com/lbw-c/index.htm

Bibles, hymnals, and inspirational books in braille, audio cassette, and large print.

Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
internet: http://www.lbwinc.org

Bibles, hymnals, and inspirational books in braille, audio cassette, and large print.

Lutheran Tape Ministry
internet: http://www.talkingscriptures.com/Home/home.html

Inspirational talks and music on audio CDs.

Media Access Group
internet: http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/access/dvs/

The is part of the WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, U.S.A. They provide descriptive video service, captioning, and MoPix.

Mission for the Visually Impaired Workshop, The
internet: http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?2617&collectionID=651&contentID=3453&shortcutID=1280

Lending library of Evangelical Lutheran books on audio cassette, including many Bible studies, a hymnal, short biographies, periodicals, and books on doctrine. They also have many cassettes of Lutheran choirs singing, and tapes of Lutheran sermons. (Wisconcin Evangelical Lutheran Synod).

Moonlit Road, The
internet: http://www.themoonlitroad.com/

"Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers." The stories included may change frequently, and some are available to hear as well as to read. Some Christians may disapprove of this material.

Multi-Language Media
internet: http://www.multilanguage.com

They sell the "Jesus" video in over 300 languages, and Scripture portions on audio cassette and on compact disc in 90 languages.

Narrative Television Network
internet: http://www.narrativetv.com

NTN is owned and operated by people with visual impairments and provides narrated movies and television programs to individuals with disabilities. They also add descriptive narration to corporate training videos. You can now hear samples of their narration from their web site.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped [NLS]
mail: Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC  20542  USA
fax: 202-707-0712
voice: 800-424-8567, 202-707-5104

Lends (to qualified patrons) adult and juvenile novels and nonfiction books in braille and recorded onto audio cassette, including current best-sellers and classics.

Nazarene Publishing House
internet: http://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/nph/index.jsp

Some of their materials are available in audio formats.

Orthodox Christian Recorded Books
internet: http://www.ocrb.org/

"Audio Books, Lectures, Prayers, and Music" on audio cassette, video, and compact disc. These materials cost money, but a discount is provided to people with visual impairments.

Our Father's House
internet: http://ourfathershouse.biz/shopsite_sc/store/html/index.html

This organization sells educational materials for Catholic families, including some materials in audio formats.

PsalmSongs
internet: http://www.psalmsongs.net

A gentleman has embarked on a project to set all the Psalms to music. He sings the words exactly as written in the Bible, and has written and played all the music to go with them.

Radio Free World
internet: http://www.radiofreeworld.org/page10.html

Listen to radio online, or download mp3 files.

Read This to Me
internet: http://www.readthistome.org/
fax: 877-333-8848
voice: 877-333-8847

Through this web site, people with visual impairments can fax documents to the center and have the documents read to them by a volunteer.

Recorded Books, LLC
internet: http://www.recordedbooks.com/

Sells and rents books on standard audio cassette, including children's and adults' books of all types.

Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic [RFB&D]
internet: http://www.rfbd.org

This membership service provides any textbooks recorded onto special CDs for elementary through college for qualifying students.  Books must be returned when the class is over.  Call several months ahead of time to see if the book you're going to need has been recorded yet, and if it hasn't they'll do it for you.

Recordings for Recovery
internet: http://www.r4r.org/

"Its purpose is to promote the use of music with special populations to enhance their quality of life . . . is a non-profit organization that lends tapes to nursing homes, hospitals, and homebound individuals."

Rivertree Productions
internet: http://www.oddsbodkin.com

The storytelling talents of Odds Bodkin are showcased in several audio formats: mp3, CD, and cassette.  The stories are told with a variety of voices and music.

Simply Audiobooks
internet: http://store.simplyaudiobooks.ca/

Books for sale, on audio cassette and on compact disc (CD).

Soundworks
internet: http://www.soundworks.net/

Audio recordings of important speeches and interviews with world leaders and rock stars, including: The Greatest Speeches of All Times; Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Nothing to Fear; and Beatles Tape III: The 1964 World Tour, among others.

South African Library for the Blind
internet: http://www.blindlib.org.za/index.html

Books to loan in braille and audio formats.

Spinoza Company, The
internet: http://www.spinozabear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

Spinoza: the Bear Who Speaks from the Heart, the stuffed bear, is really a disguised audio cassette player, and he has his own tapes (which play on other machines, too) on grief, hope, describing feelings, etc.  There are also related CDs and DVDs.

Spoken Web
internet: http://www.spoken-web.com

"Spoken-Web is a Web portal, managing a wide range of online data-intensive content like news updates, weather, travel and business articles for computer users who are blind or visually impaired. The site provides a simple, easy-to-use interface for navigating between the different sections and articles. Using the keyboard to navigate, a person who is blind or who has a visual impairment can hear the full range of an article content provided in a logical, clear, and understandable manner.

Spoken Word Ministries, Inc.
internet: http://www.spokenwordministries.org/

Their audio cassette magazine, The Spoken Word, is a selection of interdenominational articles from different publications.

Spurgeon Archive
internet: http://www.spurgeon.org/mainpage.htm

Many of the works of Charles Haddon Spurgeon are available here to listen to on line.

Talking Bible
internet: http://www.talkingbible.com/

The Bible is available to listen to here in Real Audio digital format.

Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom
internet: http://www.tnauk.org.uk/

"Provides national and local newspapers and magazines on audio tape, computer disk, e-mail and CD-ROM for visually impaired and disabled people who find reading a strain."

Tape Ministries NW
internet: http://www.tapeministries.org

"Tape Ministries NW is a lending library of wholesome, inspirational books on tape. We mail tapes nationwide to people who are blind, visually impaired, and physically or developmentally disabled. All our services are free."

Treasures From the Hymnal
internet: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/7773/midimusc.htm

Hymns are from the Episcopal and the Baptist Hymnals. These are all original orchestrations of the classic hymns, and may be downloaded for listening.

Ulverscroft Group
internet: http://www.ulverscroft.com/

Books in audio formats includes fiction and nonfiction titles, including mysteries, westerns, romance, children's literature, and classics.

Veritas Ministries
internet: http://www.veritasministries.com/

This organization seeks to provide information to Christians about many current topics of discussion in the U.S.A., including bioethics and genetic engineering.  They have many teachings available on audio cassettes, and recordings of their radio broadcasts.

Village StoryTapes
internet: http://www.vstapes.com/

Books on audio cassette for sale or rental, with previews to listen to online.

Volunteers of Soledad
mail: P. O. Box 686, Soledad, CA  93960-0686  U.S.A.
voice: 408-675-2411 x3136

Lending library of books on audio cassette tapes, including Christian, fiction, historical, etc.  They make new recordings by request. The only charge is the provision of twice the number of blank cassettes and labels needed for recording the book: one set to be returned to the consumer, one set to be a master for their library.

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