The results are in!


Everything Audiobook Survey

Everything Audiobook, our fall 2009 program, was presented by Amy Peterson and Susan Gibberman from the Schaumburg Township District Library.  In addition to discussing audiobook publishing trends, Amy and Susan asked participants to share their favorite narrators and audiobook titles. 

Librarians in the Chicagoland area agree that the following are the best audiobook narrators around:
Barbara Rosenblat
Scott Brick
George Guidall
John Lee 
Davina Porter  

These librarians would even listen to telephone listings if they were read by the following:
Jim Dale
Barbara Rosenblat
George Guidall

When it comes to favorite audiobook titles, the top vote getters were:
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling  
Reader: Jim Dale

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Reader: Cast recording

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 
Reader: Cast recording   

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Reader: Neil Gaiman

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer  
Reader: Ilyana Kadushin

If you have listened to everything in ARRT’s Read by Listening bibliography, try some of these other suggestions from area librarians. (link to survey results). The audiobooks and narrators suggested are sure to give you hours of listening pleasure.