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The author focuses on the release of audiobook edition of classic books. She relates the reasons that make classic titles on audio a good investment for libraries. She offers a list of recent recordings of genre titles that are worth listening to like "Kid Rodelo," read by Edoardo Ballerini. She describes the benefits of having audio classics in the library collection for library patrons.

The article focuses on the popularity of audiobooks as reported in a 2012 survey conducted by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). The author explains that most survey respondents said that they listen to audiobooks during road trips and borrow audiobooks from the library. She suggests several young adult audiobooks that librarians can promote for summer reading, including "Blood Fever," by Charlie Higson, "The Diviners," by Libba Bray, and "Code Name Verity," by Elizabeth Wein.