First Lady Announces New Free Literacy Resource Available to All Kentucky Schools, Libraries and Families

   As part of her commitment to Kentucky students, First Lady Britainy Beshear announced that 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. This website provides learning resources about approximately 100,000 books for children and young adults.

       “Reading to children, either in the classroom or in our public libraries, is one of my favorite things to do,” the First Lady 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.

      “We want to instill a love of reading in every Kentucky student by helping them find meaningful connections to books,” said TeachingBooks Founder Nick Glass. “Whether in the classroom, library or home, we want students to know these resources are available to them 24/7. And, we want all Kentucky families to feel empowered to encourage reading engagement at home with fun family involvement.” 

    TeachingBooks, provided free by the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives (KDLA), currently features over 376,000 resources for approximately 100,000 books for children and young adults.

         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.