Looking for something to do while home?
Check-out these online resources:
(This page will continually be updated as new resources are located.)
Read Astronaut Scott Kelly's Advice on Isolation
Free Online Resources to Pass the Pandemic compiled by BCCLS
(please note: there may be some duplication)
CHILDREN
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Free drawing classes from famous illustrators from Fast Company
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Weareteachers.com offers a variety of activities for kids at home
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The Big List of Children's Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities from Weareteachers.com
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GoNoodle offers physical games for kids at home, via app, and information for educators as well
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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems from Kennedy Center Live! The Kennedy Center Artist-in-residence and Brooklyn artist, Mo Willems, posts new content daily at 1:00 PM
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Kids Activities Blog lists several educational companies allowing free access to their e-content while schools are closed
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Scholastic Learn at Home offers at-home curriculum to keep kids engaged while schools are closed
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Mondays with Michelle Obama and other Read-Along option on PBS Kids' YouTube page
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Explore free comics and graphic novels from the NJ State Library
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International Children's Digital Library Click here for a video tutorial of how to use ICDL |
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TEENS
ADULTS
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Tumblebooks also offers romance eBooks and check-out the Online Resources link for more eBooks and audiobooks. |
ALL AGES
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Tumblebooks offers audiobooks for all ages and check-out the Online Resources link for more |
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Project Gutenberg Free e-books
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A list of history podcasts, curated by West Orange Library's Reference Librarian Brian, includes |
CULTURE AND THE ARTS
CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS - LEARN THROUGH PLAY
From Jersey City, N.J to San Francisco, CA virtually visit these U.S Children’s Museums and learn through play
- Boston Children’s Museum
- Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
- Children’s Museum Houston
- Children’s Museum Indianapolis
- Discovery Center Museum
- Exploratorium
- Kohl’s Children’s Museum
- Liberty Science Center
- Minnesota Children’s Museum
- The Strong National Museum of Play
MUSEUMS FOR ALL AGES
Museums for everyone! History, performance, modern art, and more!
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The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex offers virtual tours. Click the logo to visit their website. |
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Learn the history of Versailles from Louis XIII to the French Revolution with this video offered by the Palace of Versailles. |
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Click here to visit 12 museums that have virtual tours. |
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CNN has provided a list of virtual culture including concerts, museums, plays, and other cultural things that can be done from home. |
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The virtual Montclair Art Museum brings our local museum to your home. |
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All Black Maria Film Festival award-winners have graciously agreed to have their films screened for free for as long as the pandemic lasts. |
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Art Talks by Janet Mandel presents mini-talks about works of art and shares resources on a variety of art and art history topics
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Visualizing Poetry discusses the ways artists and writers express themselves and offers perspectives and discussion points for understanding these thematic approaches
CRAFTS
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Crafts by Amanda has craft tutorials for both children and adults
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Dear Handmade Life contains craft projects, tips on creative entrepreneurship, recipes, and inspiration from entrepreneurial women
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House of Handmade offers inexpensive do-it-yourself projects and decorations for the home
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My Drawing Tutorials has hundreds of drawing tutorials from portrait and figure drawing to still life and basic techniques
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Purl Soho has tutorials for knitting, crochet, and sewing patterns for sweaters, accessories, homewares, and clothing
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Rapid Fire Art offers simple, easy to understand drawing tutorials and videos
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Super Coloring has hundreds of coloring pages, from Mandalas to Pop Art
- Color Our Collections from the New York Academy of Medicine. Download, print, and color your favorites, from medieval manuscripts to early 20th century advertisements
PERFORMANCES + ACTIVITIES
The New York Metropolitan Opera
Daily streaming of a show at 6:00 PM. Shows remain available until 3:30 PM the following day.
Escape Rooms: a curated list by the Sun Prairie Public Libraries
ZOOS AND ANIMALS
See BCCLS Resources link for additional zoos providing virtual content.
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The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens Facebook is 'bringing the zoo to you' daily on their Facebook page at 3:00 PM. Cincinnati Zoo is the home of the incredible Fiona, the baby hippo born six weeks early. She is the smallest hippo to survive. Check out their youtube page as well for fun stories and posts! |
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Visit for livestreams on all animals. |
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Visit to see live footage of Sydney's White-bellied Sea Eagles and their offspring in Olympic Park Sydney, Australia. |
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Award-winning videos hosted by safari experts from the African wilderness. Watch recorded videos or stream live according to schedule on site. |
