Legal Question in Intellectual Property in West Virginia

Presumably you are referring to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, but it makes no difference whether charitable or for-profit. Making an audio recording of a printed book is a derivative work, and would ordinarily infringe the copyright owner's exclusive right under � 106(2) (subject to �� 107-122) to create derivative works as well as the � 106(1) and (3) right to reproduce the work into copies, and to distribute copies. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106) The wiser approach would be to contact the author/copyright owner, explain your purpose, and seek permission.