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If you have a library card, please note the changes to the following online resources:
Tumblebooks (now open to the public)
You can access the rest our resources by going to our Online Resources page.
If you don’t have a library card, you can still access the following resources, many of which have been opened up for public use:
- Art Institute of Chicago (44,000+ images)
- British Museum of London
- Louvre Museum, Paris (virtual tour)
- Acropolis Museum, Athens
- History Connected (interactive experience of historical objects)
- Metropolitan Museum (series of videos)
- Guggenheim Museum
- Dali Museum (virtual tour)
- National Museum of Natural History (virtual tours of current exhibits)
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- First Ladies from the National Portrait Gallery
- Harry Potter: A History of Magic (British Library Online Exhibit)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium– LIVE Cameras
- National Aquarium
- Cincinnati Zoo– YouTube Channel
- Explore.org– LIVE Nature Cameras
- Georgia Aquarium– LIVE Cameras
- Houston Zoo– WebCams
- San Diego Zoo– WebCams
- Kansas City Zoo– Animal Cams
- Smithsonian National Zoo– LIVE Cameras
- ABDO Digital Elementary Level (A selection of books at free access)
- ABDO Digital Middle School Level (A selection of books at free access)
- Audible Stories (Open access to a collection of stories in six different languages for kids)
- BookPage Online Issues & eNewsletters
- C-SPAN2 Book TV (video library of non-fiction author interviews and presentations)
- The Great Courses Plus on YouTube (A selection of free full-length courses)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Online Collection (Over 4,000 films, documentaries, and short pieces available to stream for free)
- Publisher Guidelines on Fair Use for Online Storytimes & Read-Alouds during COVID-19 School Closures by Kate Messner
- Riveted by Simon Teen (Free access to a selection of Simon & Schuster titles)
- Scholastic Learn at Home for Families (Day-by-day projects for kids)
- TED Talks (3,300 + talks to stir your curiosity)
- National Emergency Library (collection of books that supports remote teaching)
- Scribd (offering a free month of access to their materials)
- EBSCO Resources to Support Distance Learning
- State of Kansas Digital Book eLending
- Carnegie Mellon Open Learning
- EDX
- FutureLearn
- Harvard Online (some courses are free)
- Kansas Leadership Center
- MIT Open Courseware (some courses are free)
- OpenLearn
- Standford Online (some courses are free)
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GED® Test Preparation Resources from EBSCO Learning Express (free access through June 30, 2020)
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College Admissions Test Prep Resources from EBSCO LearningExpress® (free access through June 30, 2020)
- Bryce Canon National Park (Video)
- Carlsbad Caravan National Park (Video)
- Cliffs of Moher (Virtual Tour)
- Dry Tortugas National Park (Video)
- Hawaii Volcano National Park (Video)
- Kenai Fjords National Park (Video)
- National Park Service
- Playtime Playlist (Children’s Music Live Shows)
- Stay at Home (Online Music Festival and Events Calendar)
- C-SPAN Video Library (video library of current events and history specials)
- Manhattan Mercury (paywall temporarily lifted for public access to critical information)
- New York Times Coronavirus Outbreak
- The Washington Post Coronavirus Updates