Learn, study, AND relax at home. We’ve got tons of free resources for kids and students of all ages. Reach out to us with your questions and needs. Keep safe, keep hopeful, and keep reading!
Are you feeling “stuck” at home? Family feeling just a bit stir-crazy? We want to make these days are brighter for you and your family.
Wondering how to get live homework help? Curious if you’re doing enough disinfecting around the house? Wish you could find Digital Books just for kids? Is there a comic book to help kids understand coronavirus? Wondering about the next ‘Live and Local’ Storytime? How about watching a storytime recorded in outer space?
Navigate stay-at-home times with these great resources. Our Library team is here for you. Reach out to us with any questions or needs. Keep safe, keep hopeful, and keep reading!
Estes Valley Library Digital Collections
Brainfuse – HelpNow
Studying at home doesn’t have to be frustrating. Homework help is here! Live professional tutoring, Writing Lab, Study Aids, & much more!
Download the Android or iOS app and sign in with your username & password. Don’t have credentials yet? Click here then choose “Don’t have a username or password? Sign up.” Then return to the app to login. Using on a computer? Get started here.
Hoopla
Can’t visit the School Library? We’ll deliver the Library to you! Audiobooks, Movies, Music, Comics, Ebooks, and TV.
Log in to Hoopla and click on KIDS in the upper right corner
Overdrive
Books, audio, and magazines to help you study — and help you relax afterward. Sign in to our Across Colorado Digital Consortium and choose Category: Kids
Pronunciator
Think of all the places you wish you could’ve gone to for Spring Break. Study for your language class–and for the great trips you’ll someday get to take!
NEW: Coronovirus language courses for 101 languages; 163 languages to learn including ASL and ESL.
Learn online, either from your computer or mobile device via the Pronunciator app.
Universal Class
Take a class together, as a family!
More than 500 lifelong learning courses in over 30 subject areas, many of which offer continuing education units (CEUs), designed and led by professional instructors to build deeper understanding and mastery of subject matter. Universal Class includes videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and options for social media interaction with other learners. Patrons may take multiple classes and learn at their own pace.
Access Universal Class
Concerts
Kennedy Center @ Home
Enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/Kennedy-Center-at-home/
Vienna State Opera House
Experience great opera and ballet at home – worldwide and for free!
https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/staatsoper/news/detail/news/the-wiener-staatsoper-is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/
NPR
A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown
Learn
Audible
Audible Books for Kids: Free during Pandemic
Bedtime Math
Bedtime Math: Helping kids with number so they can handle math in real life
Butterfly Pavillion
Every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11 am MST, join Butterfly Pavilion for a special virtual class on invertebrate topics! You must pre-register at butterflies.org/virtuallearning. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the start of each program. 30 minutes prior to the start of the program, you will receive a link by email to connect
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC): Learn 360
Videos, games & activities, printables, audio, maps & flags, STEM lessons
Resources for Pre K – 12 Districts
Scholastic
Learn From Home: Day by day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Story Blocks
Online Rhymes and Songs that Build Readers
Storyline Online
Movement
Cosmic Kids Yoga & Mindfullness
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world.
Access Cosmic Kids videos
P.E. With Joe
Free live workouts aimed at kids, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM
Boredom Busters
Estes Valley Library Live Program Recordings
Common Sense Counts
Free online activities for kids at home: Storytimes, drawing lessons, music classes, and more
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Live Giraffe Cameras
https://www.cmzoo.org/animals/a-z/giraffe-cams/
Abnormally Normal Video Series
Facebook
YouTube
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Live daily at 11:00 am
YouTube archived sessions
The Stitchin’ Den
Sticks and Strings: get together, stay connected, and share all things knitting
March 30 & April 6: 5:00 pm
Join the Zoom session: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/773069751
Meeting ID: 773 069 751
Sit and Stitch with Alison
April 1 & 8: 2:00 pm
Join the Zoom session: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/582868923
Meeting ID: 582 868 923
Tons of Free Digital Content for Kids
Save yourself time by scanning this list of 75 recommended websites selected by the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado State Library
COVID-19 Youth Services Resources
Information & Coping
Centers for Disease Control
FAQ on COVID-19 and Children
National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses
Talking to Children about COVID-19: Parent resource (PDF)
NPR
Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus
World Health Organization
Helping Children Cope with Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak (PDF)