At-Home Resources

Here are some free and fun things you could do while you're practicing social distancing at home. We'll keep adding new things as we find them.*

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Online Library

• E-books & e-audio through Libby and check out our YouTube video on how to get started

• Learn a new language with Mango

• Explore our databases (auto repair, book recommendations, hobbies, legal info, and more)

• TumbleBooks for Kids 

• Best Books of 2019 (PDF list) (we marked all the books you can get through Overdrive/Libby)

• Best Books of 2019 videos (all five parts now available, with narration by Kevin)

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Cultural Things

• Live Met operas

• Seattle Symphony livestream

• Virtual museum tours

• Oregon Historical Society (digital archives and more)

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Natural World

• National park tours

• Wildlife livecams

• Cincinnati Zoo home safari

• Monterey Bay Aquarium livecams

• Visit a farm

• Go to Mars

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Engage Your Brain

• Free Ivy League courses (450+ free classes you can take online)

• NY Times crossword (you can do the daily mini puzzle for free; regular puzzle requires a subscription)

• Library of Congress By the People (help transcribe historical documents)

• Open Culture (free cultural & educational resources)

• Project Gutenberg (free library of more than 60,000 ebooks)

• Virtual author events (support authors and bookstores)

• 12 places to watch dance online (NY Times article) 

• Fender Play music classes (free trial; learn acoustic or electric guitar, bass, or ukulele)

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Things for Kids

• LivBits resource list (online storytimes, author readings, drawing workshops, and more!)

• Live online shows and music classes (schedule subject to change)

• Virtual Disney rides

• Virtual field trips

• Learn in Color (75 ideas for indoor educational activities)

• Scholastic Learn at Home

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Try Something Peaceful

• Listen to heartwarming stories from StoryCorps

• Take a deep breath with Calm

• Step away from the screen (check out this list from Medium)

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Stay Active

• Coastal Fitness classes on Facebook (free online videos from their instructors)

• 27 YouTube workouts that don't require gym equipment (Bustle)

• Fitness Blender free online workouts (some of our staff like this YouTube channel, which has a wide variety of free videos)

• Five free online workout sites

• Nine free or discounted fitness sites (including yoga, HIIT, barre, and more)

• Free trials of fitness sites

• World Walking (create a free account for virtual walks)

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(*Siuslaw Public Library is providing this list as a free resource, and does not officially endorse any sites. Use caution when creating an account or providing payment information for any site.)