ALWAYS LEARNING
Free Education Online Resources
Looking to stay busy during the COVID-19 pandemic? You’re in luck. Below you will find links to completely free 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)