Digital tours, streams of music/performances, animal webcams, artists live, and ideas for keeping the kids busy!
Aquariums & Zoos & Rescues
- Cincinnati Zoo - Home Safaris (Facebook Live)
- Toledo Zoo (Facebook Live)
- Georgia Aquarium
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Pittsburgh Zoo - Penguin Webcam
- Smithsonian Zoo
- Ocearch - OceanLife Tracker
- Falcon Cam - Du Bois Library
- Puppy Playroom LiveCam
- Shedd Aquarium
- Kansas City Zoo
- Polor Bears International
Arts & Culture
- Live Streams - Orchestra, Symphony, Opera
- Live Concerts
- The Metropolitan Opera - Streamed Performances
- Museums
- Free Video/Film Resources
- Broadway Plays & Musicals
- #readasonnet
- Theatre Performances
- Online Classes/MOOCs
- Everywhere Book Fest
- Lima Veterans Civic Center: Live streamed concerts from local musicians
- Free Classes from the Museum of Modern Art
- Digital Public Library of America - Exhibitions
- Citizen DJ from the Library of Congress
- National Trust for Historic Preservation Offers Virtual Tours
- NASA's entire searchable collection of images, sounds, and videos (now available)
- Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
- Presidential Library Explorer from the Library of Congress
- Street View - virtually visit landmarks & famous sites
Artists:
- Free Drawing Classes From Artists
- Daily Sketching with Tony DiTerlizzi
- Jarrett Lerner - "Finish This Comic!"
- Justin Hillgrove - Imps and Monsters coloring pages
- McHarper Manor
Authors/Illustrators:
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Peter H. Reynolds
- Oliver Jeffers
- Mac Barnett
- Monique Gray Smith
- Debbie Ridpath Ohi
- Grace Lin
- Dav Pilkey
- Virtual Author Events
- Chris Fields
- MIT Press: Virtual Book Talk
- Brad Meltzer
- Draw Cartoons with Chris Hart Books
- MouseCircus.com - The Official Neil Gaiman Website for Young Readers
- Norton Press - Virtual Author Events
Book Clubs - Online
Books & ReadAlouds (Options outside of the Ohio Digital Library)
- Storytime Seedlings Podcast
- “Mondays with Michelle Obama,” Story-Times with Penguin Random House and PBS KIDS
- Julie's Library: Story Time with Julie Andrews on Apple Podcasts
- International Childrens Digital Library
- #operationstorytime
- Interactive ReadAlouds
- Free Digital Stories/Books/Readalouds
- Reading Through It Together
- #savewithstories
- Haymarket Books
- Read and Learn with Simon Kids
- Bedtime Stories with Dolly Parton
- The Ohio State University Press Publication: Knowledge Bank
- Biblioboard: Open Access
- Cambridge University Press Open Access Resources
- Free Resources on Muse During COVID-19
- Gale OnDemand - College (Requires library card to login)
- Dial-A-Poem - Call & poetry is read to you!
- A Public Space: Literary Magazine - In-Between Issues
- Operation Read Aloud
- Gotham Reads
- Dead Poets Reading Series
- Free Books from the Digital Library of America
- Teen Book Cloud
- Virtual Storytimes with Authors - Mac Kids
Business Resources
- Free Tools for Businesses
- Business Source Ultimate (requires library card)
- Remote Work Resources From Google
- Free Software for Businesses
- Small Business Relief Office - Ohio
- Library themed backgrounds for your next video conference (Just for fun!)
- DC Comic themed backgrounds for Zoom
- National Cyber Security Alliance: COVID-19 Security Resource Library
- Small Business Resiliancy Guide
- 7 of the Best Free Online Business Classes--From Top Schools--for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Coloring Pages
- MacMillian - Coloring pages
- New York Academy of Medicine - Color Our Collection
- Wangensteen Historical Library
- Tennessee State Museum
- Color the Trail: Animals of Lewis & Clark
- Crayloa Free Coloring Pages
Make Something!
- DIY Projects for Teens
- Cooking With Kids
- Make: Projects
- We're Hosting Free Cooking Classes For Parents And Kids Twice A Week—And You're Invited (Delish)
- Stay Positive Binary Bracelets Unplugged Activity (Girls Who Code)
- MakerBot Thingiverse
- Origami Way: Origami Instructions
Parks/Gardens/Conservatories
- Backyard Nature Adventures with JAMPD - Spiders
- Tour Botanical Gardens Around the U.S.
- National Parks - Junior Rangers
Resources for Families/Parents:
- Visit Mars
- Virtual Field Trips
- Quirk Books - Activity Kits for Kids and Teens
- Smart Fun For Kids
- 19th Century Parlor Games
- Schiffer Kids Resource Hub
- 30 Days of LEGO Play
- Harry Potter at Home
- Digital Escape Rooms
- DC Comics Kids Camp
- Where's Waldo: At Home
- Call A Sesame Street Character: 626-831-9333 (recorded for Southern California public radio station KPCC)
- Sesame Street: Monster Meditations
- Magic Tree House Home Adventures
- Melissa & Doug printables
- 7 Ways to Celebrate Nature While Social Distancing
- "Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" Indoor Activities
- Dog Man Digital Escape Room
- Daily Fun with Your Little One from DEMCO
- Activities at Home with LA County Library
- PBS Kids - Learn at Home
- Activities for Teens with Words Alive - Quaranteens
Resources for Grownups
- Stay At Home Writing Month (with NaNoWriMo!)
- Help Transcribe - The Library of Congress
- Help Transcribe - The Newberry
- Help Transcribe - The Smithsonian
- Home Activities For Adults
- FutureLearn: Keep Learning, Wherever You Are
- Code Academy: Learn to Code
- Make: Magazine - Projects to help
- Help Clean the Coral Reefs: Video Game from NASA
- CreativeLive: Health and Wellness Streaming Classes for Free
- MS-DOS Games from the Internet Archive
- University of Toronto: Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19
- From Verzuz To The Opry, Connection And Comfort In Quarantine Livestreams
- Colonist: Play Settlers of Catan Alternative - Free Online Game
- Codenames - Play Online
- Digital Jigsaw Puzzles - Smithsonian
- The Sifter: A Food History Research Tool
- Puzzle Party
INFORMATION & RESOURCES IN REGARDS TO COVID-19
TEACHER RESOURCES DURING COVID-19
LIBRARY RESOURCES FROM HOME
