An audiobook is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements.
Caption reads: "The phonograph at home reading out a novel." From Daily Graphic (New York), 2 April 1878. Less than a year after the invention of the phonograph, this drawing offered a future vision. Novels however would remain impractical for phonographs until the 1930s.
An audiobook collection in a library. A mix of cassette tape and CD-ROM formats.
Audiobook used to disseminate information among farmers in Kenya.
Example of an audio studio for professional readings. The studio is surrounded in sound baffle panels to mitigate reverberation from the speaker, allowing the microphone to pick up clearer audio.
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
Image: Milwaukee Central Library Mar 10
Image: Adrar la bibliothèque مكتبة ادرار
Image: Taoyuan Main Public Library 2022 12 22
Image: Biblioteca Vasconcelos e Insignia
