Copyright question on recording books

["Miller-Breetz, Julie" <jbreetz1@JEFFERSON.K12.KY.US>]

I am in an elementary school that has a new ESL unit this year.  Members of
a local club are interested in volunteering some of their time to work with
these students toward improving their English-speaking abilities.  During a
meeting that was held on this subject yesterday (I was a bystander that just
happened to overhear this), it was suggested that the club members record
books onto audiocassetes in order to help these students.  I knew this had
been discussed recently on the listserv and that the general consensus was
that this would be illegal.  I mentioned this to my principal and she
replied that her understanding was that the club members would buy the book
then make the audio recording.  Would this still be a copyright violation?
Any help you could give would be appreciated.  Thanks a lot,

Julie Miller-Breetz, library media specialist
Engelhard Elementary
Louisville, KY
jbreetz1@jefferson.k12.ky.us

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