Enjoy reading aloud, and empowering others?
The Audio Reading Service broadcasts the recorded readings of news and information from over 85 various publications such as Fort Wayne Business News, Prevention, People, The Advocate, Consumer Reports, and The New Yorker.
Our target audience is listeners of all ages who have visual, physical, learning, or language challenges to reading traditional print.
Lea “El Mexicano y Más”. Con el lema “el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz”, en su periódico y sitio web, El Mexicano cubre noticias locales, nacionales y mundiales, e información para nuestra comunidad hispanohablante. El contenido es leído en papel y en tableta. Requisitos adicionales: Un compromiso semanal de una hora, Lunes - Viernes. Nosotros nos ajustaremos a su horario; leer y hablar tanto español como inglés fluidamente.
Read El Mexicano. With its newspaper and web presence motto of “The Respect of the Rights of Others is Peace,” El Mexicano covers local, national and world news and information for our Spanish speaking community. Content is read from hardcopy and tablet. Additional requirements: A weekly, one-hour commitment, Monday - Friday. We will work with your schedule; fluent in reading and speaking both Spanish and English. For this position, individuals must be fluent in reading and speaking both English and Spanish.
We enhance the quality of life of our listeners:
"One of the best features of your service for my mom is the human voice. She is 94, blind and lives alone… your readers are her companions."
“My mom listens to The Weekend program and often attends events she hears about that are going on in the Fort Wayne area.“
"Audio Services is my contact with the outside world, and I am very grateful to you!"
Since our purpose is to read news and information to our listening customers, content is delivered in a conversational manner, without dramatic flair, bias, or any side comments. Being a good reader with a quality voice is important.
If your skills and passions match our needs, we’d love to have you join our audio reading team of ACPL volunteers! An interview and audition are required.
