It’s summertime, and you know what that means! Family road trips, summer vacation, beach days, summer reading challenges, and hopefully lots of time to sit around and read a good book. We at the Topsfield Library want to make sure that our patrons know that if you don’t have time to sit and read this summer, you can still enjoy books while you are doing, well, pretty much anything! June is Audiobook Appreciation Month and listening to audiobooks counts as reading! Same story, different format, it counts.

The Topsfield Library has a lot of options for you if you are looking to get into audiobooks, which are great for a long commute, motivating you to clean or go for a long walk, an excellent option for kids who have a hard time reading on their own or are learning to read (check out the audiobook and physical book at the same time and have them follow along!), and are fantastic for people who have difficulty with their vision and can no longer read physical books. We have audiobooks on CD, Playaway (a self-contained MP3 player), and e-audiobooks through our app, Libby, where you can listen right through your phone or tablet. We even have personal CD players, cords to hook your equipment up to your car, and a boom box to borrow to make our collection more accessible! 

Plus, if you use the Libby App to borrow your e-audiobooks, you can adjust the reading speed, set a sleep timer, create collections of books you want to read, and more!