Looking for ways to keep busy during the COVID-19 closures? Check out some of these online resources from other organizations!
This list will be updated as more resources become available.
(These resources are not associated with or sponsored by Muhlenberg County Public Libraries.)
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Timed Events:
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- Educational videos featuring famous characters (every day at 10 a.m. Central)
https://www.facebook.com/onceuponapartyllceriepa/?tn-str=k*F - Live music lessons (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Central)
https://www.facebook.com/youcanplaythat/posts/749983915532280 - Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (every day at 12 p.m. Central)
https://www.kennedy-center.org/mowillems - Live art demos with McHarper Manor (every day at 12 p.m. Central)
https://www.facebook.com/McHarperManor/posts/851117565358032 - Live art demos with Make Paducah (every day at 1 p.m. Central)
https://www.facebook.com/makepaducah/ - Home Safaris at the Cincinnati Zoo (every day at 2 p.m. Central)
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/ - Metropolitan Opera performances (every day at 6:30 p.m. Central)
https://www.metopera.org/ - Interactive Read-Alongs with Children’s Authors (various dates and times)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MrM7Ypu3uoEEwbyLQ6sxkx8d-sePrP2J64WQrb6dNfI/preview?fbclid=IwAR3XXPmJY65yLBU1FPdNRe8cXr1kh50X8nbGEd3hYtmByN7GGkV8LsFZFFU - Art tutorials and demonstrations (various dates and times)
https://www.facebook.com/krisloyaart/ - Dance lessons and events (various dates and times)
https://www.facebook.com/TheDanceCenterofSevernaPark/?hc_location=ufi - Seattle Symphony Performances (various dates and times)
https://www.facebook.com/seattlesymphony - Lauren Matera events (various dates and times – includes cooking, meditation, calligraphy and more)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/activationacademy/events/?ref=page_internal
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Explore any time:
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- Storytime from Space
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpotjVqWv3KfGHjWztjPKgg - Storyline Live Storytimes
https://www.storylineonline.net/?fbclid=IwAR2OR14_TWxYVOeijl0LqiFauOz6WPoI8M5qbbeBd4bxYV6-hh22eixp4hY - Audible Stories (free audiobooks for kids)
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen - Smithsonian Learning Lab
https://learninglab.si.edu/distancelearning - Raz-Kids Ebooks
https://www.raz-kids.com/ - Headsprout Reading Education
https://www.headsprout.com/ - Khan Academy Education
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - BrainPop Education
https://www.brainpop.com/ - Hour of Code (Technology Education)
https://hourofcode.com/ - FutureLearn online educational courses
https://www.futurelearn.com/ - Scholastic Learn-at-Home Activities
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html - National Geographic for Kids
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ - Nature Webcams
https://explore.org/livecams - Wonderopolis (daily educational articles, videos, etc.)
http://www.wonderopolis.org - Mystery Doug (daily educational videos)
https://mysterydoug.com/ - Recorded Theater Performances for Kids
https://www.trustysidekick.org/ - Did You Know World Drawing Tutorials (click through the photos for more tutorials)
https://www.facebook.com/didyouknowworld1/photos/pcb.928061324035591/928060640702326/?type=3&theater - At-Home Building and Engineering Activities
https://www.youtube.com/user/DesignSquadNation - Education Companies offering Free Temporary Subscriptions
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/ - Printable Adult Coloring Pages
http://library.nyam.org/colorourcollections/ - Virtual Museum Tours
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours - Virtual Library Tours
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/take-virtual-tours-these-stunning-libraries?fbclid=IwAR0vNrcLL4o2KMX4Kb_wa9SlMd9j01LxjcLn06QyMeyDw5zQfZw6iJZplvo - Recorded Broadway Performances
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Fight-Quarantine-Boredom-by-Watching-These-Vintage-Musicals-20200316?fbclid=IwAR3wvl49KQSM7sWnTQjbY54deIDpQV8XPxB9JyoksagWKWEBBrBME7VrKRU - Calming Audio Recordings
https://www.calm.com/blog/take-a-deep-breath
