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

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DIY Face Mask

 

KANOPY

Thousands of movies, documentaries and more available to Quogue Library cardholders. 

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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

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

Community education agency

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SKYPE

Online chat app

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ZOOM

Webinar app

 

Home and Family Resources from Microsoft

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Outdoor Focused

Quogue Wildlife Refuge

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Peconic Land Trust

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Long Island Grown: Changing Tides in Marine Farming

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Long Island Grown Series

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NYSDEC

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Marine Science in the Morning: Sea Turtle Hatchling Orientation Indexing

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NY Marine Rescue: Current Programs

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National Groundwater Awareness Week 2021

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Nature Activities - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

 

Center for Environmental Education & Discovery
 

Gardens as Sources of Resilience - Smithsonian Gardens

 

National Geographic Archives

 

Amazing Bridges of the World

 

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

 

Virtual Tour National Parks

 

Explore Zoos and Aquariums

 

University of Washington Campus Webcam Quad & Cherry Blossoms

 

15 Things You Can Do to Help Keep Oceans Clean

 

Bee Diversity in New York

 

How to Celebrate Earth Day While Staying Home During COVID-19

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Take a Virtual Tour of the World’s Cherry Blossoms

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New York Audubon, Birds of New York State

 

Connecticut Audubon Live Osprey Cam

 

Outdoor Meditation

 

Enjoy the Ocean from Home

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#AdventureAtHome

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The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2020

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The Female Scientist Who Discovered the Basics of Climate Science—and Was Forgotten By History

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The Arts

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center virtual events

 

Parrish Art Museum

 

East End Arts Online Classes

 

Rites of Spring Classical Musical Festival Online Classes

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Google Arts & Culture

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National Theatre Home

 

Royal Opera House

 

The Metropolitan Opera

 

NPR

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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

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Metropolitan Museum of Art 

Virtually tour museum, explore videos and audios

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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 

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The Frick Collection

Virtual tours, digital library, and video library

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Virtual Tours of Landmarks and Museums

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Digital Collections

Library of Congress

 

#ColorOurCollections

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Spooky Space Sounds

 

Heritage on the Edge

 

The Watercolour World

 

The Newberry

 

Rome Reborn

 

Virtual Archaeology Museum

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Zoo Cams

Atlanta Zoo

 

Cumbria Wildlife Trust

 

Dublin Zoo

 

Edinburgh Zoo

 

Houston Zoo

 

Kansas City Zoo

 

San Diego Zoo

 

Wildlife Conservation Society

 

Zoos Victoria

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For Adults

New York Times Magazine

 

Meet Your Next Favorite Book

 

10 Books That Will Take You on Real-Life Adventures

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FPA Great Decisions 2020

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Brendan Ryan's Book Review

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New York Times

Recommended reads

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Virtual Museum Exhibits, Symphonies and Operas

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PBS programming & online content

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House Beautiful DIY Projects

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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

 

Favorite Comfort Reads

 

New & Noteworthy, From Walt Whitman to Harry Houdini

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The Ten Best Books About Food of 2020

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The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2020

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These Conservation Stories Prove 2020 Was Not All Bad News

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Graphic Novel Writes the Wright Brothers’ Sister Back Into History

Four students journey back to the birth of aviation in The Wrong Wrights.

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Mental Health

Manage Anxiety & Stress, from the CDC

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Coronavirus Anxiety: 4 Ways to Cope with Fear, from PsychCentral 

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Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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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

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The CDC offers COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults

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AARP will present a weekly live Coronavirus Information Tele-Town Hall to help answer questions and provide resources for caregivers

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For Children, Teens & Families

 

 

 

 

Women's History for Kids Books

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National Geographic Kids

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Women's History Month

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Current Issue - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

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Nature Activities - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

 

New & Noteworthy Kids' Books

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Children's Books Books

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Best Sellers: Children's Books Books

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https://pbskids.org/games/

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PBS KIDS for Parents Activity Finder

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Independent Play

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Bumper Ducks

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The Ten Best Children's Books of 2020

 

Projects with the Seneca Park Zoo

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Tween Tribune

 

Imagine That! Virtual Art Education for Teens

 

Storytime from Space

 

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

 

20 indoor activities for kids

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Teen Tribune

Hosted by the Smithsonian Institute

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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

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National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) 

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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)

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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.

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Khan Academy

K-12/Math, Science, Engineering, ELA, SEL

Lessons, videos and activities 

 

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Starfall

Gr. K-3

ELA, Math, Phonemic Awareness, Sight words

 

 

Great Minds

Free, daily recorded lessons in the following GM curricula:

• K-12 Eureka Math (Math)

• K-8 Wit & Wisdom (ELA)

• 3-5 PhD Science (Science)

 

 

Scholastic Learning From Home

Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing

 

Zearn

Online math lessons and practice aligned to math units

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National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Guide

At home STEM learning resources

 

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Social/Emotional Learning 

Cosmic Kids

Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids

 

Mind Yeti

Digital library designed to help kids and their adults calm their minds, focus their attention, and connect better to the world around them.

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Wonder of Science

Paul Andersen and other science teachers implementing the Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS)

 

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STEAM

Scratch

Free online coding tool to create stories, games, animations and more. Grades 3-8

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Scratch Jr. 

Free app for young children (ages 5-7). Program their own interactive stories, games, learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively

 

TinkerCAD

Free online collection of 3D creation tools that help people think, create and make

 

Code.org

Free online collection of games and activities to learn coding

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The Wild Side of STEAM

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Smithsonian Science How

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Communication Is Key: National History Day 2021

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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PBS Kids offers some de-stressing activities that familes can engage in together, to help manage the stress associated with widespread illness.

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Free webinar on the coronavirus (COVID-19) for youth and adolescents

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