Audiobooks
Digital audiobooks
The OverDrive app will no longer work as of May 1, 2023. Read our blog post for information on switching to the Libby app by OverDrive.
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Audiobook services
- OverDrive: Our largest collection of digital audiobooks.
- Cantook Station: French-language ebooks and audiobooks.
Physical audiobook formats
- Audiobooks on CD: Audiobooks on multi-disc CD sets.
- Playaways: Fiction and nonfiction audiobooks preloaded onto portable players.
Talking Books
Includes both multi-disc audiobooks and DAISYs (MP3-format audiobooks on a single CD with full navigation).
Available to persons with print disabilities. To register for Talking Books Status, complete the Talking Book Status Application online or in a branch.
CELA
The Centre for Equitable Library Access is a service available to Toronto Public Library patrons with print disabilities. It provides books, newspapers, and magazines in formats such as audio, digital text, and braille.
Audio for kids
All-in-One Read-Alongs
Children's picture books with built-in audio players.
OverDrive Kids eAudiobooks
Children's books in digital audio format.
Dial-a-Story
Children's stories read aloud over the phone. Available in sixteen languages. Call 416-395-5400.
Audiobook Club
The Audiobook Club is a monthly book club hosted virtually by TPL staff to discuss both fiction and non-fiction titles. The books selected are diverse and especially powerful in audiobook format, though readers can participate in book discussions even if they have read it in a different format (physical, eBook, Large Print).