FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[YOUR LIBRARY NAME]

ADDS GROLIER ONLINEÔ TO ITS RESEARCH COLLECTION

Site License Provides Free Unlimited Access to the Definitive, Fully Integrated Database Collection and Online Research Portal from School, Library, and Home

[CITY], [STATE] - [DATE] - Effective immediately, students, teachers, and/or library patrons at [YOUR LIBRARY NAME] can now enjoy free unlimited access to Grolier OnlineÔ — the extraordinary educational portal designed to make research easier and more productive. Available on site and at home to anyone who uses Grolier Online from a subscribing school or library, Grolier Online delivers proven educational content and value through a controlled environment that’s safe, easy to use, and supports the different learning styles of children at every grade level.

More than just a suite of award-winning encyclopedias that align with today’s curriculum, Grolier Online — the world’s only fully integrated database collection and online research portal — has all the features students and educators need to speed the research process:

• Hundreds of thousands of prescreened, academically relevant web links, organized by age group and updated monthly

• Practical tools, including Homework Help, Research Starters, and Science Projects, to help students explore new topics, learn how to research, and jump-start in-school and after-school projects

• Current events and news sources to keep students up-to-date on what’s happening now and why it’s important historically

• Biographies and timelines providing both in-depth and at-a-glance perspective on the people, places, and events that have shaped our world

• More than 100,000 full-text periodical and newspaper articles, all directly accessible from encyclopedia entries

• Rich multimedia to engage, entertain, and educate students while providing interactive learning experiences tied to the curriculum

• Lesson plans, projects, and activities; discussion questions; study guides; and more to help teachers integrate every one of Grolier Online’s exceptional databases into the curriculum

It’s everything students, teachers, and library patrons want and more to support curriculum content, help students build central research skills, and promote learning and discovery. And Grolier Online meets National Educational Technology Standards and No Child Left Behind guidelines, providing equal information access to distance learners and students with special needs, while helping all young people develop sound online research and problem-solving skills through inquiry-based learning techniques that encourage well-formed research strategies.

[LIBRARIAN QUOTE sample: “Grolier Online is an invaluable resource that we offer free to the students, educators and patrons that utilize our library,” says [LIBRARIAN], “Its user-friendly model, and comprehensive content will enhance their research and learning experience.”]

Winner of the Association of Educational Publishers’ Ed Press Distinguished Achievement Award, Grolier Online combines the best of a legacy of critically acclaimed, age-appropriate print sets with a wealth of additional resources available only in the online format in one powerful educational portal for students, teachers, librarians, patrons — anyone with an information need.

For more information about Grolier Online, visit Scholastic Library Publishing at go.grolier.com

About Scholastic Library Publishing

Scholastic Library Publishing creates a multitude of products, both in print and online, for the school and public library market under the imprints of GrolierÒ, Children's PressÒ, Franklin WattsÒ, and Grolier OnlineÔ. Children's Press offers primarily non-fiction series for elementary and middle schools, while Franklin Watts focuses on non-fiction for the high school market. Grolier publishes encyclopedias and is best known for the brands Encyclopedia AmericanaÒ and The New Book of KnowledgeÒ. Grolier Online is a self-contained, non-commercial electronic gateway offering thousands of resources for student research, including the Encyclopedia Americana Online, The New Book of Knowledge Online and the Spanish language encyclopedia La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre™ - serving more than 18 million students and teachers.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site, www.scholastic.com.

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For details about the databases included in your school or public library’s Grolier Online subscription, and easy instructions for using Grolier Online from home, contact:

[LIBRARIAN/MEDIA SPECIALIST]

[SCHOOL/SCHOOL DISTRICT/LIBRARY]

Ph: [TELEPHONE]

Fax: [FAX]

Email: [EMAIL]