Library Media Programs and Research
#PWCSREADS
Community Members,
Please read the instructions for #PWCSREADS to support online book talks and read-alouds with your students and families:
Publishers and authors have provided special permission for book use as we are supporting learning at home for students.
Clink on the following links to publishers and authors. The links will provide book choices, permissions and guidelines to follow for online read-alouds.
- Abrams Children’s Books. temporary permissions statement
- Boyds Mills & Kane released this list of guidelines for Online Reading During the Coronavirus.
- Candlewick Press- email name, city and state, name of secure platform, book title and author to onlinereadings@candlewick.com (updated March 23, 2020)
- HarperCollins has shared these guidelines for authors, illustrators, and educators regarding online read-alouds.
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books and Media group released its guidelines to allow online read-alouds through the end of June. (updated March 24, 2020)
- Lerner Books, at this time, has not released general fair use guidelines for its titles and is requesting that teachers & librarians fill out this online form to request permissions.
- Little Brown Books for Young Readers has published this book sharing permission statement for educators.
- MacMillan’s Content Use Guidelines for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents.
- Penguin Random House Open License for Online Storytime, Classroom Read-Alouds, and Live Events.
- Scholastic
- Simon & Schuster has released these Online Book Reading Guidelines for Spring 2020.
Books chosen for book talks do not require any additional permission or guidelines from publisher
Please contact Mrs. Agee, AgeeSX@pwcs.edu with any question or support you might need.
Enjoy!
This list will be updated as changes occur.