Voice Library in Japanese

を通じた朗読も提供してまいりました。今後もスマートフォンやコンピューターでの「声の出前」も訪問朗読と並行して行っていく予定です。

　多くの皆様のご利用をお待ちしております。

Voice Library in Japanesewere established in April 2004 as a non-profit volunteer organization authorized by the State of Washington. For Japanese Americans and Japanese living in the United States who are visually impaired, those receiving medical treatment, and elderly people who find it difficult to go out, we provide a program for them to enjoy listening to Japanese books. We conduct volunteer activities “voice delivery” such as face-to-face reading sessions at public facilities, and visits to private homes, and various organizations. For people who have lived overseas for a long time, it is a great joy and peace of mind to be able to hear your native language and read literature and literary works written in your native language. Our activities began with the desire to deliver the joy of listening to and reading in their native language through reading aloud to people who are unable to read these works for various reasons. At a time when we had to temporarily suspend in-person reading due to the coronavirus pandemic, we had provided readings over the internet applications. We plan to continue using smartphones and computers to provide voice readings in parallel with the on-site readings.