Fun & Educational Resources

MentalFloss list of classic video games that are online to play for free.

Free audiobooks for preschool to teens, and classic literature.

Neil Gaiman has many free things on his website. Hit refresh to see new content.

15 Broadway plays and musicals you can watch on stage from home. Most are buy or rent.

A list of free online boredom-busting resources.

Libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions around the world are sharing free coloring sheets and books based on materials in their collections.

Explore the wonders of the British Library exhibition on Google Arts & Culture.

This special Harry Potter At Home hub is where you’ll find all the latest things to keep you occupied – from special activity kits from Bloomsbury to Scholastic, to nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!) fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and more.

If you’re cooped-up and curious, use your free time to decipher handwriting, tag images, and more.

Free watercolor tutorials and outlines.

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. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. If you post your art to social media, be sure to hashtag it with #MoLunchDoodles!
New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET and then remain online to be streamed afterwards. Check back each weekday for new LUNCH DOODLES!

Link has calendar of live streams. All “Nightly Met Opera Streams” will begin at 7:30pm EDT and will remain available via the homepage of metopera.org for 20 hours. The homepage link will open the performance on the Met Opera on Demand streaming service. The performance will also be viewable on all Met Opera on Demand apps.

Search or browse images in the NASA Image and Video Library.

You can now download over 300,000 books from the NYPL for free.

Business Insider instructions on how to play Cards Against Humanity with friends online.