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Please Note: As of April 30, 2008 our contract with ListenIllinois will cease. The Library will have a new audiobook vendor.  Further information will appear here as the new service is configured. There may be a period when there is no service available due to set-up procedures.
Revised March 2008

Through a state-wide grant,** ListenIllinois recently expanded its service to become a true digital Audiobook Mall! In addition to the digital audiobooks that must be downloaded to a Library-owned player, it now offers audiobooks you can download for yourself to either a computer or MP3 player (Library has MP3 players available for patrons to borrow to download titles for themselves). However, due to conflicts with Apple software, none of these audiobooks can be downloaded to a MAC, nor will they play on an iPod.    If & when these conflicts are resolved, the Library will announce the news. 

Below is our Store Directory. Each "store" offers different titles and has its own sign up process for accessing the titles. When asked for your barcode you always want to use your Lisle Library Card barcode number and for PIN use the last four digits of your phone number.  Each store also offers an FAQ to help patrons with their download questions.

Store Directory:
Click on a store and go to its titles

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Stores That Download to Your PC or MP3 Player

Down Arrow 		This Store's Titles Can Only Be Downloaded to Library-Owned MP3 players by library staff
 Store's Special Feature: Lists all titles for all stores, and provides search tool for all stores.

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Overdrive
Overdrive:
Can burn most titles to CD
Checkout limit: 10
Max # of holds: 5

Tips for Using OverDrive

Audible
Audible:
Main link for ListenIllinois
Lists titles from all three "stores" (vendors)
Link for One State One Listen book discussions


 These titles show up with this Add to Basket icon.

Help page on ListenIllinois/Audible site

Net Library
NetLibrary / Recorded Books:
Cannot burn titles to CD
Also offers ebooks
Checkout limit: 10
Max # of holds: unlimited

Tips for Using NetLibrary

Click here for a link to Recommended Players by NetLibrary. These will also work with OverDrive and Audible audiobooks.

Another significant part of the new ListenIllinois services is the opportunity for patrons to participate in state-wide book discussions led by an expert moderator. This service is called One State-One Listen. For more information about this book group and how to participate, click on the One-State One Listen icon.      
One State One Listen


**Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

 

For questions or comments on the new ListenIllinois downloadable audiobooks or the One State/One Listen book discussions      call: 630-971-1675 x1508 or send email to: ruoccop@lislelibrary.org

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