To commemorate the birthday of the National Library Services’ (N.L.S.) Talking Book Service, the American Printing House for the Blind (A.P.H.), Callahan Museum, held a marathon recording session on 18 November 2006.

Gulliver's Travels became the first book recorded. Therefore, a commemorative version of Gulliver Travels was recorded as part of the event.

The estimate from our studio chief is that it will take about 13-14 hours", said one of its official before the event. Museum director, Mike Hudson, came up with the idea of the marathon recording session.

A battalion of professional, volunteer, and community readers gathered in the company's original recording studio for the event. As Megan Brunnet, a narrator said, "It's a unique experience being alone with a book, reading it aloud, with just you and a monitor. I call it swimming in the book."

The Louisville (U.S.) based A.P.H. produces about 500,000 tapes of recorded books each year under contract with the N.L.S. The N.L.S. operates as a lending library for people who qualify under the auspices of the Library of Engineers working for the American Foundation for the Blind perfected the first long-playing record in 1933.

A.P.H. began experimenting with recording books for the blind in 1936, and had a working studio and record pressing operation in place by 1937.