Copyright Guidelines for Teachers

Teachers first need to be aware of the basic guidelines for copyright and model correct behavior at all times. In addition to understanding and obeying basic copyright guidelines, teachers have an even greater responsibility to respect these guidelines when using work that is created by others. Below is a graphic from Connect Safely that can help explain the standards teachers are expected to adhere to. You can also find more information from the links to the right.

Recent Copyright Modifications

Scholastic's Read-Aloud Permissions

Scholastic's temporary lifting of restrictions during Covid-19

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Identifying Books for Live and Recorded Storytimes with Students

Article from Library of Congress giving suggestions on how to find authors and publishers who are giving temporary permissions to read their stories.

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List of Publishers with Modified Guidelines

School Library Journal COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory

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Updated Information on Temporary Lifting of Copyright Restrictions for Read-Alouds on YouTube

COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory

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Publishers Adapt Policies to Help Educators

School Library Journal announces, "As educators move to remote learning, many are worrying and wondering about reading books aloud online and possibly violating copyright laws. In response, many children's publishers have temporarily altered policies."

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