Library at Home: Resources, Projects and More – Voorheesville Library

Library at Home: Resources, Projects and More!

Visit our Digital Borrowing page for information on how to read, listen and watch media at home.

These free resources have been curated by our Librarians for stay-at-home kids, families and grown ups.

Children and Families Resources

Books & Audiobooks

ABDO Online Digital Library: nonfiction ebooks in English and Spanish for Pre-K to high school. free through June
AMP Kids Newsletter: includes free resources for kids who love graphic novels
Audible’s Free Listening Experience for Children
Brightly: Reading Through it Together
Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts
Crabtree Digital : ebooks for grades K-8 available for free until June 30. Sign in with Username=read Password=free.
The Liv Bits: Let’s Keep Reading
Official Neil Gaiman Website For Young Readers
Romper: Famous People Reading Children’s Books
Scholastic Home Base Virtual Book Fest
Scholastic Kids: Dav Pilkey at home
Teen Book Cloud: grades 7-12 ebooks
Tumble Book Library: K-6 children’s ebooks
Tumble Math: K-6 math ebooks

Distance Learning

Holiday House: Resources to Learn Remotely

School Library Journal: Tools for Online Teaching & Learning During School Closures

Simon and Schuster: Keep your child reading, learning, and having fun with Simon Kids!
Skype a Scientist
Teacher Vision: Free at-home Essentials Lessons
WMHT Home Classroom:Targets students pre-K through grade 12.

Fun & Entertainment

Learn in Color: 75 Activities for when you are stuck at Home (homeschooling resource)

Read Together, Be Together: Stay Connected with Digital Events

Smithsonian: Fun Stuff for Kids & Teens

Maker

Open Culture: the Best Free cultural and educational media on the web

Tynker at Home: A Learn to Code platform for students. Free until April 30.
Messy Little Monster: Arty, Crafty, Messy Fun

Resources for Parents

VCSD Recommendations

Feed Albany: COVID-19 Relief (sent from VES principal)

Resources from Mrs. Huntsman, VES School Counselor

General Adult Resources

AudioBookCloud – all ages audio books
Booklist Online: Video tutorial Here
Bookpage- Digital edition
Duolingo: Free Language Learning
Feed Albany COVID-19 Relief (sent from VES principal)
Internet Archive: Non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, websites and more
JSTOR- Link to information about registering. Link to register/login
Levar Burton Reads Podcasts
Librivox – Free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers from around the world
Metropolitan Opera streaming one free opera every day
Museum of Modern Art’s free art appreciation courses
NaNoWriMo: Writing Community and Event
National Theater From Home (every Thursday)
Nikon School – online photography and videography lessons free for the month of April
Project Gutenburg: library with over 60,000 free e-books
Romance BookCloud – steamy Romance novels for adults
WattPad: Social Storytelling Platform