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Adult:
Earth Day 2021 Call — EcoArt Project
Artist: Alex-Nero — EcoArt Project
Earth Day: The Official Site | EARTHDAY.ORG
Family:
Earth Optimism: Conservation Success Stories
No Seal Selfies! | NY Marine Rescue Center
Teen/Tween:
Collections :: Monarch Sanctuary, 2018-Ongoing
A Passion for the Planet: Art and Science in Concert
How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems? | Smithsonian Science Education Center
Conservation Comics | Earth Optimism Summit | Smithsonian Conservation Commons
Smithsonian Science How: Sea Lions | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Earth Day 2021: When Is Earth Day? | Celebrating Earth Day at Home | The Old Farmer's Almanac
Children:
Climate Action Heroes: New Museum Uses Small Exhibit to Create Broad Digital Experiences
Inspiring Children to Care About and Change the World
7 cool ways to commemorate Earth Day with kids in 2021 - TODAY
Write America: A Reading for Our Country
A live weekly series featuring award-winning, nationally renowned authors and emerging writers
Protect yourself against COVID-19 scams
Click here for update from the Federal Trade Comission
KANOPY
Thousands of movies, documentaries and more available to Quogue Library cardholders.
Suffolk Cooperative Library System: Libraries at Home
Keep busy at home with these links and resources for learners of all ages.
Check back often - page updates daily
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Community education agency
Online chat app
Webinar app
Home and Family Resources from Microsoft
Outdoor Focused
Long Island Grown: Changing Tides in Marine Farming
Marine Science in the Morning: Sea Turtle Hatchling Orientation Indexing
NY Marine Rescue: Current Programs
National Groundwater Awareness Week 2021
Nature Activities - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Center for Environmental Education & Discovery
Gardens as Sources of Resilience - Smithsonian Gardens
Fairytale-like places that bloom in springtime
15 Panoramic Webcams That Let You Virtually Travel the World
Virtual Tour the Most Famous Tulip Garden in the Netherlands
University of Washington Campus Webcam Quad & Cherry Blossoms
15 Things You Can Do to Help Keep Oceans Clean
How to Celebrate Earth Day While Staying Home During COVID-19
Take a Virtual Tour of the World’s Cherry Blossoms
New York Audubon, Birds of New York State
Connecticut Audubon Live Osprey Cam
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2020
The Female Scientist Who Discovered the Basics of Climate Science—and Was Forgotten By History
The Arts
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center virtual events
Rites of Spring Classical Musical Festival Online Classes
Museums
Smithsonian
The world's largest museum, education, and research complex
Museum of Modern Art
View exhibits, listen to audios and explore free online courses
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Virtually tour museum, explore videos and audios
New Museum
New art & new ideas; Explore the current shows from home with the museum’s audio guide, which includes recordings by artists Peter Saul, Jordan Casteel, and Daiga Grantina, along with New Museum curators
The Frick Collection
Virtual tours, digital library, and video library
Virtual Tours of Landmarks and Museums
Digital Collections
Zoo Cams
Atlanta Zoo
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Dublin Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo
Houston Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Wildlife Conservation Society
Zoos Victoria
For Adults
10 Books That Will Take You on Real-Life Adventures
FPA Great Decisions 2020
Brendan Ryan's Book Review
New York Times
Recommended reads
Virtual Museum Exhibits, Symphonies and Operas
PBS programming & online content
House Beautiful DIY Projects
Letters of Recommendation, New York Times Magazine
New York Times Weekly Book List
Good Reads from Author, Lisa Jewel
The 28 Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2020
New & Noteworthy, From Walt Whitman to Harry Houdini
The Ten Best Books About Food of 2020
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2020
These Conservation Stories Prove 2020 Was Not All Bad News
Lexile-Leveled Women's History Articles
Meet the Female Inventor Behind Mass-Market Paper Bags
A self-taught engineer, Margaret Knight bagged a valuable patent, at a time when few women held intellectual property.
Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated
Though the Girl Scouts of the USA initially declared itself a space for all girls, the reality was different for girls of color.
How Women Broke Into the Male-Dominated World of Cartoons and Illustrations
These women broke down barriers to pursue a career in a predominantly male-centered field.
It’s Way Too Hard to Find Statues of Notable Women in the U.S.
Only a handful of the country’s sculptures honor women.
Graphic Novel Writes the Wright Brothers’ Sister Back Into History
Four students journey back to the birth of aviation in The Wrong Wrights.
Mental Health
Manage Anxiety & Stress, from the CDC
Coronavirus Anxiety: 4 Ways to Cope with Fear, from PsychCentral
Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
COVID-19: Older Adults
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has a resource page on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including a printable fact sheet
The CDC offers COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults
AARP will present a weekly live Coronavirus Information Tele-Town Hall to help answer questions and provide resources for caregivers
For Children, Teens & Families
Women's History for Kids Books
Current Issue - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Nature Activities - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Best Sellers: Children's Books Books
PBS KIDS for Parents Activity Finder
The Ten Best Children's Books of 2020
Projects with the Seneca Park Zoo
Imagine That! Virtual Art Education for Teens
Top 25 Books that Teach Kids to Care About the Environment
Maintaining the Long Island Aquarium's 20,000g Reef
Long Island Science Center Online Classes
Quogue School Online Resources
Suffolk Cornell Cooperative Parenting Tips Podcast
Teen Tribune
Hosted by the Smithsonian Institute
American Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History
Learn-at-home resources for families and students, as well as grade-specific educator guides and activity sets based on latest exhibitions
National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)
DiMenna Children’s History Museum/New-York Historical Society
Learn about the life stories of a diverse selection of youngsters who lived in NYC from the late 17th through the 20th centuries (Targeted for children ages 8–13)
TEPSA
Printable at-home activity packs designed to provide students with valuable self-directed exercises and practice during extended absences from school.
Nightly live read alouds by beloved authors on TEPSA's Facebook 5:30 pm EST.
K-12/Math, Science, Engineering, ELA, SEL
Lessons, videos and activities
Gr. K-3
ELA, Math, Phonemic Awareness, Sight words
Free, daily recorded lessons in the following GM curricula:
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K-12 Eureka Math (Math)
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K-8 Wit & Wisdom (ELA)
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3-5 PhD Science (Science)
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
Online math lessons and practice aligned to math units
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Guide
At home STEM learning resources
Social/Emotional Learning
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids
Digital library designed to help kids and their adults calm their minds, focus their attention, and connect better to the world around them.
Paul Andersen and other science teachers implementing the Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS)
STEAM
Free online coding tool to create stories, games, animations and more. Grades 3-8
Free app for young children (ages 5-7). Program their own interactive stories, games, learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively
Free online collection of 3D creation tools that help people think, create and make
Free online collection of games and activities to learn coding
Communication Is Key: National History Day 2021
COVID-19 Related for Children
Play it safe: What kids should know about the coronavirus outbreak
How to talk to children about COVID-19
NYS Education Department coronavirus resources
Comics for Good
Comic series on COVID-19, along with free print-outs and coloring pages. There are translations of the comics in multiple languages as well.
National Association of School Psychologists, a parent resource for talking to children about COVID-19. The CDC also offers a similar guide for parents, school staff and others working with children.
NPR editor Malaka Gharib created a COVID-19 web comic based on interviews that education reporter Cory Turner conducted with several experts. Users can also download a zine version of the comic.
PBS Kids offers some de-stressing activities that familes can engage in together, to help manage the stress associated with widespread illness.
Free webinar on the coronavirus (COVID-19) for youth and adolescents