Recording Studio

LAMP is not only a library; we are also a state-of-the-art recording studio that has added more than 800 audio books to the Library of Congress’ National Library Service Catalog. Working over a span of years that began in the early 1970s and continues today with two accessible sound booths and a full digital array of equipment and support systems, we offer a unique and accessible service that adds locally themed books from start to finish. Our motto: Leave no Pennsylvania book behind!

The heart of our studio is the people who volunteer and work here. At present, we have more than 80 volunteers who are all engaged in unique capacities such as Monitor, Narrator, Editor, Production Specialist and Quality Assurance Monitor. Each plays a vital role in the long road to the final production of an audio book and every role is as invaluable as another. Imagine a jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece that never seems quite done without it, and you can understand how we all work together to get the job done.

Our focus is to produce audio books that have a Pennsylvania connection, meaning the subject matter or the authorship is related in some way to our Commonwealth. This includes fiction and non-fiction, children and adults, poetry to prose, and special projects that arise from time to time for our community’s needs.