First Lady Britainy Beshear
PRESS RELEASE
Glasgow News 1
Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear announced TeachingBooks is now available and free to use at all Kentucky schools and libraries throughout the commonwealth, as well as online from a laptop or cellphone.
“Reading to children, either in the classroom or in our public libraries, is one of my favorite things to do,” Beshear said. “On my visits around the state, I’ve learned that teachers, librarians and families are always looking for ways to bring stories to life for their kids, just like Andy and I loved to do for Will and Lila. That’s exactly what TeachingBooks is all about.”
TeachingBooks is designed to help students from kindergarten through high school learn more about their favorite books and authors while also enhancing reading comprehension and instruction.
TeachingBooks, provided free by the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, currently features over 376,000 resources including Discussion and activity guides; Read-along audiobook performances; Video book trailers and video recordings of the book being read out loud; Book-themed activities; Author name pronunciation recordings and a feature to help discover books similar to others that readers have enjoyed.
To access TeachingBooks, go to TeachingBooks.net, enter a favorite book, series, author or subject in the search box, and begin exploring! Public libraries that wish to initiate customized access for their library should visit TeachingBooks.net/KYSetup. For questions about TeachingBooks, call 800-596-0710 (option 2) or email accounts@TeachingBooks.net.
The First Lady also encouraged buying from local bookstores and supporting Kentucky authors when shopping and announced Winnie’s Christmas Book Club, a list of picture books that would make great gifts for Kentucky kids this Christmas season. These include holiday books, Kentucky books and some of the Beshear family’s all-time favorite stories. .
“There is no gift more magical for our kids than the gift of reading – opening up a world of opportunity and imagination,” Beshear said. “A book off of Winnie’s list would make the perfect present for any young Kentuckian. These stories feature our commonwealth’s rich heritage, teach important lessons and spread holiday cheer. Give a Kentucky book to a Kentucky child this year.”
Glasgow News 1 Journalist Michael Crimmins contributed to this article.
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