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Please enjoy this list of additional free online resources for parents and students during this extended breakchild e-learning. Some of the resources do require a library card, but many are free to everyone.  If you live in the library district and do not have a card, apply for one here!  

Online Resources from Three Rivers Library

Downloadable Media from Three Rivers Library

Click on these links for quick navigation to the various sections of the page.

Animals
Art, Crafts & Activities
Authors & Storytimes
e-Learning Tools
Escape Rooms
Exercise
Music
Teen & Young Adult Resources
Virtual Museums and Field Trips

Other Cool Stuff!


Animals

Brookfield Zoo
Facebook Live chats featuring zoo animals.

Cincinnati Zoo
Home Safaris featuring zoo animals.

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Live cams of different animal exhibits.

Nature in Your Face
The YouTube channel run by Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles, with educational and comedic animal adventure videos that brings you an up-close look at the natural world. They've also been doing some live streams via their Facebook page.

Phillips Park Zoo Parent Resources
Animal themed activity sheets for children.

Art, Crafts, & Activities

Chicago Parent
At-home activities.

CreativeBug
Do-It-Yourself tutorials and videos for Arts & Crafts for kids and adults. TRPLD library card required.

Drawing with Disney
Learn to draw your favorite Disney characters with the Imagineers that created them!

Hoopla
Kids and adult TV shows, eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, music, movies. TRPLD library card required.

Jarrett Lerner
Printable comic book activity sheets.

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Kennedy Center is hosting visits to his studio weekdays to doodle with Mo.

McHarper Manor Art
Free Facebook Live art classes (also available afterward).

National Geographic For Kids
Games, videos, animals, states, weird but true, and MORE.

National Film Board of Canada
Over 4000 films including animation, documentaries, and educational films.

Paint Parties
Facebook live painting parties for teens and adults held nightly. Videos can be viewed after the live events.

Paint with Bob Ross
Each episode features Bob Ross painting a different scene while he goes over the techniques and materials you need to paint along.

Pathways
Boredom buster ideas.

Authors & Storytimes

Creative Writing with April Henry
Young Adult author, April Henry, has ideas on getting started with creative writing when you don't know what to write.

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
B.J. Novak reads his book, The Book With No Pictures.

Storyline Online
Videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

Storytime From Space
Astronauts read books from space.

e-Learning Tools 

Amazing Educational Resources
Comprehensive list of free educational resources.

Bedtime Math: Splash of Math
You're invited to dive in for a Splash of Math this summer! Bedtime Math, creators of Crazy 8s, has redesigned their virtual programming catalog to refresh many fan-favorite activities and several new ones.

Brainfuse HelpNow!
Live tutoring, test prep, writing help, and skill-building tools. TRPLD library card required.

BookFlix
Classic video storybooks paired with non-fiction books. TRPLD library card required.

BrainPOP
Movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, activity pages, and much more covering hundreds of topics within Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health

Code.org
Free online coding lessons and Hour of Code activities.

The Franklin Institute
Science videos.

Google Arts and Culture
Online tours of museums, parks, and national icons.

Hour of Code
Coding activities featuring a variety of familiar characters.

Little Pim
Online language learning geared toward young children.

Mango
Online language learning. TRPLD library card required.

Mystery Science
Free science lessons listed by grade level (grades K-5).

Scholastic Learn at Home
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

Teaching Our World: The Coronavirus
Age-appropriate discussion of coronavirus.

TumbleBooks
Picture Books, Videos, and Games for pre-k through grade 3. TRPLD library card required.

Universal Class
Free online courses on a variety of subjects from cooking, to photography to computers to homeschooling. TRPLD library card required.

World Book Online
Educational articles, videos, games and more. TRPLD library card required.

Escape Rooms

Cinderella Escapes!
A digital escape room designed by staff at Henika District Library in Wayland, MI.

Escape the Fairy Tale
This digital escape room was created by Marissa Lieberman, Children's Librarian at the East Orange Public Library, NJ.

Escape like an Egyptian
Created by Liz Strauss, Teen/Outreach Services Manager, Dover Public Library in Dover, Ohio.

Escape from Wonderland Digital Escape Room
Created by Erin Honeycutt, Children's Librarian at Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System in Moultrie, Georgia, this digital escape room is fun for the whole family.

Golden Girls Escape Room
A digital escape room from an unknown designer.

Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
A digital escape room designed by staff at Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, PA.

The Minotaur's Labyrinth
This escape room was created by Karen Liu. a Teen Librarian at The [Salt Lake] County Library's Riverton Branch in Riverton, UT.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
A digital escape room designed by Ashley Walker-Tyler, Children’s Library Associate at Nashville Public Library in Nashville, TN.

Pete the Cat and the Birthday Party Mystery
A Pete the Cat-themed Digital Mystery Puzzle designed by staff at Abington Free Library in Abington, PA.

Pikachu's Wild Rescue Escape Room
A digital escape room designed by staff at High River Library in Alberta, Canada.

Space Explorer Training
A digital escape room designed by staff at Campbell County Public Library in Kentucky.

Spy Apprentice Digital Adventure
This escape experience was created by Lauren Rura and Felicia Brock, Adult Service Librarians at Washington-Centerville Public Library in Centerville, OH.

Exercise

Do Yoga With Me
Free online streaming video yoga classes for all skill levels.

Joe Wicks- "The Nation's P.E. Teacher"
Joe Wicks, famous as The Body Coach, will be holding kids' workout classes every weekday. The workouts are designed to be kid-friendly, will last half an hour, and won't need much space so they can be done indoors.

Run (or walk) through Disney
Have a treadmill at home?  Grab your mobile device or smart TV,  and make your way through some of the most beloved Disney spots!

Music

123 Andrés
Recording of a live performance in Spanish by children’s performer 123 Andrés. 

Teen & Young Adult Resources

Creative Writing with April Henry
Young Adult author, April Henry, has ideas on getting started with creative writing when you don't know what to write. April also posts live videos and story starter challenges on her Facebook page most days.

Chilton's Auto Repair Source
Do-it-yourself repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. TRPLD library card required.

Book Riot YA Literature
Website that focuses on content related to all things young adult books. Takes quizzes, discover new books, and read articles written by and for book lovers of all ages.

Creativebug
Offers 1000+ online art and crafts classes with expert step-by-step instructions plus patterns, templates and recipes from Joann Fabrics. TRPLD library card required.

Do Yoga With Me
Free online streaming video yoga classes for all skill levels.

Driving Tests
Practice tests, resources, and FAQs to help obtain or renew your driver’s license.

Free Code Camp
Listing of over 250 free online courses offered through Ivy League Universities.

Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
A digital escape room designed by staff at Peters Township Public Library.

Khan Academy
Educational resources, video tutorials, and standardized test prep. 

Novelist
Resource for book recommendations based on read-alikes of your favorite books and interests. TRPLD library card required.

Roll 20
Free online virtual tabletops for role-playing games. Create a board and play with friends around the world. 

Stitcher
Website and app that streams podcasts on a wide variety of topics and interests. 

Virtual Museums & Field Trips

12 Virtual Museum Tours
Article that includes links to virtual tours of 12 different museums around the world. Travel to Paris or London from your couch.

30 Virtual Field Trips
Google Doc that links to 3o free virtual field trips and tours. 

75 Virtual Museum Tours Around the World
An ultimate list of 75 world-class museums that offer virtual tours that you can visit from the comfort of your couch.

Art Institute of Chicago
Virtual tour of the School at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Institute Museum. 

Dupage Children’s Museum
Interactive virtual tour of the Dupage Children’s Museum in Naperville, IL.

Sistine Chapel
360-degree virtual tour of the paintings on the Sistine Chapel. 

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Virtual tour of the exhibits of the National Museum of Natural History

White House Tour
360-degree tour of the White House. 

Other Cool Stuff

Things to do at home
A list of various ideas to try from home from the Internet Archive.

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