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The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has received hundreds of new audio books that will be available to lend to people with sight loss. Hachette UK is donating the audio books to RNIB and will make a selection available to RNIB鈥檚 Reading Services customers each month. This will substantially increase the Library Collection.

James Bartlett, RNIB鈥檚 Senior Reading Services Manager, said: 鈥淩NIB Library is delighted to be working with Hachette UK. Hachette鈥檚 generous donation of audiobooks will be enjoyed immensely by RNIB Talking Book customers. For our readers to be able to have the books they want to read is superb for their independence and personal choice.鈥�

Hachette UK鈥檚 Accessibility Network co-chairs, Jasmine Palmer and Siobhan Hughes, and its Accessible Content Subgroup co-chairs, Anthony Simnica and Cecilia Rushton, said: 鈥淭his partnership is completely aligned with Hachette UK鈥檚 mission to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. The values of the mission are never more relevant than in the context of reaching those who rely on the great work of partners such as RNIB. We are proud to contribute to a reading experience that continues to enhance accessibility and remove barriers.鈥�

RNIB produced its first audio book, or 鈥楾alking Book鈥�, in 1935. Since then, the charity has provided Talking Books in various formats to blind and partially sighted people across the UK free since 2014, recording them in its own studios in Camden, London. In 2020, RNIB launched a new online library offering people with sight loss instant access to thousands of free books in formats they can read, including audio. The library now has 39,000 Talking Books in its collection.