Many Children's Book COVID-19 Publisher Permissions Extended

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Many of us are aware of publisher permissions that were relaxed at the beginning of the pandemic to allow youth library staff to share copyrighted material on virtual platforms. Many of these permissions were due to expire on June 30.  However some publishers have extended those permissions further into the summer.

The following publishers are involved in extending their permissions:

• Boyds Mills & Kane – through September 7: boydsmillsandkane.com/permissions2020/
• Candlewick Press – no stated expiration: www.candlewick.com/covid-19.asp
• Cherry Lake/Sleeping Bear – through August 31: cherrylakepublishing.com/recording_guidelines
• Cottage Door Press – no stated expiration: cottagedoorpress.com/pages/rights-and-activities
• HarperCollins – through September 9: d1xcdyhu7q1ws8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/06/09172315/Online-Reading-HCC-Policy-Update-June2020.pdf
• Holiday House – no stated expiration: holidayhouse.com/holiday-house-resources/
• Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt- through August 31: https://www.hmhbooks.com/readaloud?fbclid=IwAR29hJbH9-bqO8md3qFcQNG4R66Amj2z1I4Rk--SHXcVDPeJ96OKtIUQ2MQ
• Little Brown - through September 4; https://www.lbyr.com/little-brown-young-readers/lbyr-blog/lbyr-book-sharing-permission-statement/
• Macmillan – through August 31: us.macmillan.com/macmillan-content-use-guidelines/
• Penguin Random House – no stated expiration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7MikpcLAVZEdo_tOD-p_9lE9fUpTG9c3_nzGL19oe9s_nBw/viewform
• Simon & Schuster – through August 31: www.simonandschuster.com/p/online-read-aloud-guidelines

A big thanks to our DPI state youth consultant Tessa Michaelson Schmidt for the heads up on this!

School Library Journal also continues to update their SLJ COVID-19 Publisher Information google doc as they hear from publishers about permissions. This invaluable resource contains each publisher's information and requirements for their limited-term permissions.

You can read more about fair use, citing publishers, authors and illustrators when using their books in virtual programs and more in the Copyright Considerations section of ALSC's new (and free) Virtual Storytime Services Guide published this month. You can also access the previous blog posts listed below for further information on these subjects and blog post guidance on doing virtual storytimes.

Permissions (Books, Authors and Music) YSS COVID-19 series:

• Many Children’s Books COVID-19 Publisher Permissions Extended  6/24/20
• Virtual Storytime – Tips on Fair Use & Kids’ Privacy 5/4/20
• Want Permission? Current Info on Publishers and Authors 3/22/20; updated 4/23/20
•  Music Permissions? Look No Further  3/27/20; updated 3/31/20

Virtual Storytimes YSS blog COVID-19 series:

• Online Storytime Creation Tools  11/18/20
• Flipgard, Fanfare and Friends: Celebrity Storytime  9/21/20
• ALSC Virtual Storytime Guide is Out!  6/11/20
• Getting Started with Virtual Storytimes  5/27/20
• “How to Do a Virtual Storytime” Webinars 4/13/20
• Tips on Doing Online Storytimes During COVID-19 Closures 3/16/20; updated 3/20/20
• Storytime Goes Digital 3/20/20
• Digital Storytimes- You Do You! 3/31/20
• Digital Storytime, Screen Time and Intentionality – Oh My 4/6/20
• Facebook Live Online Storytime Tips 3/24/20
• Fixing "My Book is Backwards in Online Storytime!" on iPhone 3/22/20