As a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Scholastic Incorporated, together with a local partner Smartline Limited, is supporting the Ghana Library Authority, by offering 60 days free unlimited access to their award-winning learning programs to connect children at home to knowledge resources.

Scholastic Incorporated, a global multinational publishing, education and Media Company, is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books in the world and a leading provider of literacy curriculum.

Speaking on the offer, the Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority, Mr. Hayford Siaw stated, “This is a great opportunity for parents and pupils in Ghana during this period of the pandemic. Our children can now have access to world-class online learning resources covering different subject areas to enable them stay intellectually engaged.”

“This free offer will also serve as a bonding opportunity for parents and children. I will, therefore, entreat all Ghanaians to take full advantage and sign up”, He added.

The multinational Company as part of its offer is giving free access to over one thousand two hundred (1200) fiction and non-fiction eBooks with quizzes to test students’ comprehension after reading. Parents, teachers, schools, after-school setups and reading clubs can have access to these resources to help their children and pupils to continue to learn.

Knowing the attention span of children, the offer includes programs like Bookflix (KG-Primary 3) and Trueflix (Upper Primary to Secondary) which employs creative methods like dynamic videos, narration, puzzles and vocabulary support among others to sustain children’s interest. Different subjects such as Science, Social Studies and English are also covered in the package, together with interesting project ideas for children’s total engagement.

In addition, a user can have access to over one thousand, one hundred (1,100) newspapers from one hundred and ninety-five (195) countries in seventy-three (73) languages.

This offer is to support Ghana Library Authority’s objective of using technology to promote literacy and life-long learning, especially at this difficult time.

To register, go on the Ghana Library website, www.ghanalibrary.org, click on “Courses and select GhLA Scholastic from the drop-down menu fill the application form and check your email for your login –in details in 24 hours.