You can view 2021 Publisher permissions here: http://teenlibrarian.co.uk/2021/01/06/publisher-permissions-for-online-storytimes-in-2021/
This list will be updated as I find more publisher positions on virtual story-times
Candlewick: https://twitter.com/Candlewick/status/1240645865301295107 (applies to Walker Books US as well)
Little Brown Young Readers: https://www.lbyr.com/little-brown-young-readers/lbyr-blog/lbyr-book-sharing-permission-statement/
Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/penguin-random-house-temporary-open-license/
Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/online-read-aloud-guidelines
Macmillan: https://us.macmillan.com/macmillan-content-use-guidelines/
Abrams: https://www.abramsbooks.com/abramskidspermission/
HarperCollins Childrens Books: https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=harpercollins-childrens-books-outlines-online-reading-policy-coronavirus-covid19
Lerner Books: https://rights-permissions.lernerbooks.com/
Boyd Mills & Kane: https://boydsmillsandkane.com/permissions2020/
Lee & Low Books: https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/03/20/lee-low-guidelines-for-virtual-book-read-alouds-during-covid-19/
Quirk Books: https://www.quirkbooks.com/post/want-read-quirk-books-kids-online-while-social-distancing-heres-how
Mo Willems: http://wernickpratt.com/covid-19-guidelines-for-online-enrichment/
UK Publishers
Hachette Children’s Books: https://twitter.com/PiersTorday/status/1241493636069670917
Walker Books UK: http://www.walker.co.uk/UserFiles/file/2020/Storytime,%20Reading%20and%20Virtual%20Book%20Promotion%20Guidelines_COVID-19.pdf
JK Rowling Harry Potter temporary open licence: https://www.jkrowling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TBP-Temporary-Open-Licence-Schools-2.pdf
Chicken House:
These are challenging times for all of us and we are particularly sensitive to the needs of children to continue their learning and to reap the many benefits that literature brings them. We at Chicken House and Scholastic are in full support of providing a wide range of online learning activities for kids during this time of school closures.
We have been moved by the numerous requests we’ve received from people across the country who are trying to address these needs by posting readings of books online for children to access. We want to support you in your efforts and ask that if you choose to read your book online to your students you follow these guidelines:
• At the beginning of your video, please state that you are presenting your reading “with permission from Chicken House books.”
• You post your reading through your school’s platform or another closed group or platform with limited access for your students. Should this not be possible please let me know.
• Since we view this as a way to compensate for the closure of schools, please delete your video or disable access no later than 5pm 30th April 2020.
By posting a reading, you are agreeing to abide by the above terms.
Usborne Books: https://faqs.usborne.com/article/83-id-like-to-make-a-recording-of-an-usborne-book
Faber Children’s: https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/a-message-from-our-faber-childrens-publisher/
Little Tiger Group: http://littletiger.co.uk/tiger-blog/little-tiger-group-permissions-policy-for-online-book-readings
Quirk Books: https://www.quirkbooks.com/post/want-read-quirk-books-kids-online-while-social-distancing-heres-how
Macmillan: https://www.panmacmillan.com/panmac/macmillan-content-use-guidelines
Australia
Books Create Australia, the collaboration between the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced a special arrangement for library storytimes during the COVID-19 outbreak.
For the duration of the pandemic, virtual story-times will be sanctioned by an industry agreement. It is the policy of the Boards of the APA and ASA that their members suspend any requirements for copyright permission to be sought, in order to allow libraries to make recordings or livestream storytimes so children aren’t denied this important and much-loved service.
https://www.alia.org.au/news/21007/book-industry-partners-come-agreement-copyright
Canada
The Association of Canadian Publishers has formed the Read Aloud Canadian Books Program with Access Copyright.
The Program will allow, on a temporary basis, a waiver of licence fees related to the reading of all or part of select books from participating publishers and posting of the video recording online.
