Here is a guide for free online resources to enjoy while we are closed. Some of these resources require a library card. If you do not have a library card, you can apply for a virtual card here.
Online Resources for Families and Kids
How to Talk to Your Kids about Coronavirus via PBS
Resources accessible with a Library card. If you do not have a library card, you can apply for a virtual card here.
- Universal Class Homeschooling Videos – A variety of online school courses that includes examinations.
- OverDrive Kids Collection – Digital collection of Children’s ebooks, audiobooks and movies.
- RBDigital Kids e-Magazines
- TumbleBooks – electronic versions of kids’ favorite picture books with added animation, sound, music and narration.
- Kanopy Kids – An on-demand streaming service that features educational tv series, movies and story times for children.
Free resources available online
- Hudson City School District – Home Learning Resources – a list of resources to support students with online learning opportunities and remote instruction (organized by grade level/building as well as content area).
- Scholastic Learn at Home – PreK and Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2
- Open Culture Educational Resources for K-12
- Talking is Teaching
- Montessori Indoor Activities for Children
- Lunch doodles with Mo Willems– New episodes are posted everyday at 1PM ET
- Story Time From Space– Astronauts read space themed children’s books from orbit!
- Storyline Online – Stream videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
- Mac Barnett Daily Stories – Children’s book author Mac Barnett is reading one of his books per day at 3pm ET on Instagram live
- Seymour Simon Daily Readings – Children’s science book author Seymour Simon will read from his books with new segments posted at 9am each weekday, Monday to Friday.
- KidLit TV– Author readings, music and activities! Kid Lit offers a wide array of programming.
- Hands On As We Grow – Nature activities for children
- Liv Bit’s Let’s Keep Reading database of Interactive Read Alouds
Virtual Field Trips – A collection of various museums , zoos and farms that have guided digital tours and activities for kids.
- San Diego Zoo
- Yellowstone National Park
- Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
- Georgia Aquarium
- Farm Tours
- Discovery Education
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Houston Zoo
- MASS MoCA
- National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Online Resources for Tweens and Teens
Untitled by Natasha Wedd, Hack The Library Summer 2017 Session
Resources accessible with a Library card. If you do not have a library card, you can apply for a virtual card here.
- Universal Class Homeschooling Videos – A variety of online school courses that includes examinations.
- OverDrive Teen Collection – Digital collection of Young Adult ebooks, audiobooks and movies.
- Mango – Online language learning classes.
- Kanopy – An on-demand streaming service
Digital Arts Media ToolKit– Free programs for digital arts media production (video, audio, coding and photography )
- Giphy – make animated gifs
- Davinci Resolve – video editing
- Audacity – audio editing
- Blender – 3D graphics
- photopea – online photo editing
- Three Js – online 3D javascript projects
- Visual Studio Code – online code editor
- pixlr – photoshop like editor
Educational Video Games
Other free resources available online
- Scholastic Learn At Home – Grades 3-5 , Grades 6+
- Open Culture Educational Resources for K-12
Online Resources for Adults
How to Talk to Your Kids about Coronavirus via PBS
Resources accessible with a Library card. If you do not have a library card, you can apply for a virtual card here.
- OverDrive – Digital collection of ebooks and e-audiobooks.
- RB Digital – Features a collection of digital magazines.
- Universal Class – Catalogue of continuing education classes on a wide range of subjects.
- Kanopy – An on-demand streaming service that includes The Great Courses, a series of college-level classes.
- Mango – Online language learning classes.
Free resources available online
- Hudson Area Library History Room Lectures
- Hudson Area Library History Room Postcard Collection
- Code Camp
- Open Culture (Massive Open Online Course)- Over 1,500 online courses from various educational institutions like Yale, Stanford, MIT and more. To access free courses select the “Full Course, No Certificate” (edX) or “Audit” (Coursera) option.
- Open Culture Language Lessons
- Michigan State University Celebrity Lecture Series
- American Archive of Public Broadcasting – A catalogue of publicly funded radio and television programs.
- Virtual Museum Tours are also available via Google Arts & Culture. Tours include the collections of Musée d’Orsay, Paris, MoMA the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, The J. Paul Getty Museum and MASS MoCA.
