All CCPL locations will be closed for the Easter Holiday on Saturday, March 30. We will reopen for regular hours on Monday, April 1.
The following links are to free online courses, authors reading their books and telling stories, and artists teaching you how to draw. Many of the artists and authors are updating their content daily, so check back often!
450 Ivy League courses that you can take online right now for free. The list is broken down by subject.
Storyline Online offers a wide selection of picture books read by celebrities.
Mo Willems invites you into his studio every day for his Lunch Doodle. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo's studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks.
Inkling author will be reading from his works daily.
The couple who brought us The Real McCoys will be doing a daily story.
Jarrett Krosoczka will be posting a drawing lesson daily, archived on his YouTube channel. For starters, all you need is a pencil and paper!
Oliver Jeffers will be reading a book a day on Instagram Live and then posting the videos to his website.
Mac Barnett will be reading a book a day on Instagram Live.
Monique Gray Smith posted videos of herself reading her picture books on her Instagram.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi is doing read-alouds and drawing lessons on her YouTube channel.
Roda Ahmed is doing a reading of her book Mae Among the Stars on Instagram Live.
Kate Messner has done an enormous amount of work gathering offerings from authors far and wide. This great collection of resources is continuously updated and has great selection for students who read middle grade and YA titles. If you click one link, click this one.
Call Pratt Library's 24-hour storyline. Stories are in different languages, just make your selection when you dial in.