ALWAYS LEARNING
Free education online
resources
Looking for free education resources to past the time? Below you will find links to online resources that are both educational and entertaining for all ages. Enjoy! And do not forget to share with a friend.
For Adults
- Academic journals: Open access content from JSTOR opens a new window.
- Canadian concerts: Canadian musicians are working extra hard to keep our spirits up with a large range of streaming concerts.opens a new window
- Education: Curioopens a new window is offering temporary free access to thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content, and archival material from CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Enjoy an Encore: Encore+ YouTubeopens a new window has “access to hundreds of iconic and award-winning Canadian titles. Restored, digitized and yours to enjoy at home or on the go.”
- National Emergency Library: The Internet Archiveopens a new window just made over 1.4 books available digitally, with no holds or waitlists.
- V.E. Schwab’s ‘No Write Way’ Interview Series: Join V.E. Schwab on Instagram Live every Saturday at 4 pm as she talks with other authors about their creative process. Previous interviews are uploaded to her Youtube channel.
- Watch Opera: The Royal Opera Houseopens a new window shares a schedule of shows they’ll be streaming on Instagram and Facebook.
- Zoon Universe: The world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. opens a new window
For Teens and Kids
- Audiobooks: Audiobook publisher, Audible, has made a large collection of their child and youth stories free to stream while schools are closed.
- Education: Curioopens a new window is offering temporary free access to thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content and archival material from CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Harry Potter at Home: The British Library’s exhibit “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” is available online for wizards of all ages.
- Author storytimes: We Are Teachersopens a new window is keeping a running list of children’s authors doing readings online.
- Doodling: Lunchtime doodling sessions with author and illustrator, Mo Willemsopens a new window.
- Harry Potter at Home: The British Library’s exhibit “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” is available online for wizards of all ages.
- Live Cams: Explore.orgo opens a new window which has live cams for everything from senior dogs to orcas singing under the water.
- Mabel Murple’s Popping Wordspinning World: Nonsense poetry and “utter stuff” from children’s author, Sheree Fitch.opens a new window
- Science Camp: Experience SuperNova at DAL online.opens a new window
- Scientific Sounds: Our friend Dr. G shares experiments on his YouTube channel.opens a new window
(Information courtesy of Endless Ideas: Resources for Staying Connected, Halifax Public Library)
