ARTS & CRAFTS
CreativeBug: A new Library resource with thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Any Lopez Library cardholder can enjoy unlimited access!
5-minute crafts: On YouTube.
Artist’s Network: The website for Watercolor Artist Magazine with articles on a diversity of artistic media.
Interweave Knits Magazine: Free knitting patterns, blogs, videos and more.
Threads Magazine: All about sewing – how to, projects & patterns, tools & supplies, inspiration, fitting and more.
CULTURE
DOGO News: Short and appealing current events in science, social studies, sports and more. Toggle between SPANISH & ENGLISH at the top of the screen, both print and audio. Photos, videos, learning games, and more. Fun for all ages from the WA State Library.
Google Arts & Culture: Features content from over 1200 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute.
Humanities Washington Cabin Fever Questions and roster of Washington state cultural events happening online.
National Geographic Magazine: The magazine we all know, with award-winning articles and photographs on animals, history, science and travel around the world.
National Geographic @ Home: Inspiring Family Exploration with science experiments, videos, quizzes and more.
New York Public Library Archive: Stream or download free audio recordings, videos, and slideshows from public programs and exhibits produced by NYPL.
Northwest Folklife: Virtual Movin’ Around the World Festival: Flamenco, Modern Movement, videos, projects, and information of a different type of dance each day.
The Social Distance Project: Stories of social-distancing relationship drama.
The Social Distancing Festival: An online gallery of livestreaming art and musical performances from around the world.
DISTANCE LEARNING
Class Central: – Free online Ivy Leagues courses.
Fire Science & Public Service: Educate yourself on Fire Science, Homeland Security, Forestry, Public Administration, Cyber Security, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, and Paramedic degrees. A host of resources for online training, scholarships, Associate and Bachelor’s Degrees and more.
NaNoWriMo: Find your voice, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds with the free National Novel Writing Month program.
New York Times Learning Network: Teach and Learn With The Times: Resources for Bringing the World Into Your Classroom. Includes Current Events, Student Opinions, Country of the Week, and much more.
Smithsonian Distance Learning: A huge list of resources for every subject and grade level, including SPANISH-language materials.
TEDEd: Lessons worth sharing, from a wide range of TED talks.
Wonderopolis: Explore wonders, ask your own questions, attend a virtual Camp Wonderopolis (music, engineering, health, science). What are you wondering?
FOOD
Bon Appetit: Recipes for every and any occasion.
Eating Well Magazine: Recipes and meal plans for healthy eating.
HOBBIES
Wooden Boat Magazine: Free online version of the current issue plus videos, resources and more.
MUSIC
Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall is now free for everyone.
Joe Reilly Children’s Concert: Join songwriter Joe at live streamed concerts for children and families – playful, engaging, joyful music.
KNKX Community: A public radio list of jazz music, arts & culture, civic, and educational programs mainly from the Northwest, all online or lived streamed.
The Met Opera: Streaming Free Operas Online to Get You Through COVID-19.
OICMF (Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival): “Tuesdays at Two” – videos of the orchestra performing that will always be available to watch any time.
Seattle Symphony: Sign up for weekly live broadcasts of previously recorded material.
92nd Street Y: An online archive with 1,000 recordings of Literary Readings, Musical Performances & more.
NATURE & SCIENCE
Animal Cameras: A large collection of live-streaming zoo animals in their environments.
All About Birds: This Cornell University site includes bird identification resources, video and audio files, live cams, K-12 Educator Resources, Learning Games, eBird (how to submit your own observations to a citizen science site), and more.
Earth Day Every Day!: Earth Day Network‘s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet. Their website is a clearinghouse of information on the 50 year history of this event, news & stories, action items.
Fine Gardening Magazine: How-to’s, Regional & Kitchen Gardening, Plant Guide and more.
Mother Earth News Magazine: Articles on DIY, Organic Gardening, Homesteading & Livestock, Food, Natural Health and more.
Nature Climate Change Magazine: The latest climate change research and news.
Orion Magazine: Nature, Culture & Place: Writing and art that explores the connection between nature and culture, and inspires new thinking about how humanity might live on Earth justly, sustainably, and joyously.
Popular Science Magazine: Coronavirus, Science, Technology, DIY, Health, Podcasts and more.
SciStarter: Learn how to get involved with the National Library of Medicine’s “Science We Can Do Together” Research Programs.
Seattle Aquarium: Learn about the wonders of the marine environment and access other content for kids (and adults!) of all ages.
READING & WRITING
Poets & Writers Magazine: Resources to publish & promote your writing, coronavirus coverage, live stream events, and more.
Spanish Experiment: SPANISH children’s stories read slowly by a native Spanish speaker for learners (great for adults, too!) plus free Spanish lessons.
SuperSummary: In-depth study guides for fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and short stories. A great resource for Book Clubs!
Writer’s Digest Magazine: Poetry & story prompts, articles by genre, and more to celebrate the writing life.
TECHNOLOGY
Make Magazine: Celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.
Wired Magazine: How emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.