The Open Library: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Open Library runs 0.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 0.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 0.3 hours, it is shorter than 97% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
13 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Open Library is an audiobook by Brewster Kahle: a 0.3-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
How to listen to The Open Library free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Open Library as an audiobook?
The Open Library runs 0.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.2 hours.
Is The Open Library free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Open Library?
The Open Library is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.