Are you ready for another escape room challenge? You’re traveling to outer space for this one. Space Explorer Training is recommended for kids ages 11 and up or for families. You can complete this challenge on your own or with a group. Have fun!
Thank you to Morgan Lockard, Adult/Teen Services Librarian from Campbell County Public Library, for creating and sharing this awesome digital escape room.
Take a Virtual Field Trip with NOVA, the classic science show on PBS! Their most recent episodes, for Earth Day, are about Antarctica. NOVA Virtual Field Trips can be streamed live or archived episodes can be found on NOVA Education YouTube. You can also watch archived episodes of NOVA to learn about science and nature.
World Book is currently offering free access to ALL our Digital resources to support patrons, educators and parents during COVID-19 distance learning through the end of May.
Click here or use the username and password below to access your free World Book Online resources:
https://www.worldbookonline.com
Username: wbsupport
Password: distancelearn
Visit the World Book Online Training & Support Guide to learn more about these resources and other Distance Learning Support for Parents and Schools.
Have fun exploring and learning!
Audrey’s Magic Nine follows a young orphan named Audrey who goes on a quest to help her newly discovered friends unravel an enchanted mystery. Armed with a pencil, sketchbook, and some surprisingly unexceptional magical help, Audrey and company will embark on many whimsical adventures and escapades to reach a mysterious realm beyond her artistic imagination. Audrey’s Magic Nine is written by Michelle Wright. All art and colors are done by the team of Courtney Huddleston, Francesco Gerbino, and Tracy Bailey. You’ll find Audrey’s complete stort in The Magic Nine archives!
Do you know about Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum? It is a world-famous attraction considered to be the premier museum of medical history. Last week it posted an amazing virtual tour on YouTube. You don’t want to miss this 25-minute video that features some of the museum’s most popular exhibits.
You get a chance to visit fan favorites such as the Hyrtl Skull Collection (139 skulls collected by Dr. Joseph Hyrtl in the mid-19th century), The Soap Lady (see her body and learn about its postmortem decomposition) and, of course, the Giant Megacolon (the world’s largest human colon on display). Some day you will be able to visit the museum in person. For now though, sit back and enjoy this interesting and entertaining virtual tour!
Check it out! This is a great opportunity to enjoy free live classes taught by real-life stars. At Varsity Tutors StarCourses, you can join celebrity instructors as they teach their favorite subjects. Here is a look at two of the upcoming courses:
Aly Raisman – Gymnast, Gold Medalist, Author – Balancing Mind & Body Wellness
Mayim Bialik – Actress, Author & Neuroscientist – Neuroscience: It’s Not (Necessarily) Brain Surgery
Popular vlogging brothers, Hank and John Green, are co-creators and contributors to Crash Course which offers fun and informative video tutorials geared for teens and young adults. The videos are free and there are over 15 courses available on topics that range from the humanities to the sciences.
Crash Course has hundreds of millions of views on its YouTube channel and its fans include students as well as casual learners who just want to get smarter. US and World History, Mythology, Ecology, Film Studies, Literature, Biology, Computer Science . . . choose your topic and get ready to learn and be entertained at the same time.
And as Hank and John like to say, “Don’t forget to be awesome!”
The Library of Congress has a new open-source project called the Citizen DJ project. Developed by Innovator-in-Residence Brian Foo, this project provides a simple interface for exploring the Library’s extensive audio collections, as well as a platform for combining these samples with hip-hop beats. Creators can also download “sample packs” containing an array of sound clips that can be uploaded into their music production programs of choice.
The audio clips, drawn from over a century of live music, theatrical performances, speeches, interviews, and ambient sound recordings, have no copyright restrictions. So creators can freely use these clips to create songs for personal or commercial purposes.
“My goal is to develop a simple way to discover and use public domain audio and video material for music making so that generations of artists and producers can use it to maximize their creativity, invent new sounds, and connect listeners to materials, cultures and sonic history that might otherwise go unremembered,” Foo shared in a press release. “That’s what Citizen DJ is all about—an easy to use tool that unlocks the amazing treasures in the Library of Congress for music makers and their audiences.”
The project will fully launch this summer, but the Library of Congress is encouraging members of the public to try out a demo version and share user feedback through May 15. Give it a try!
Today is World Migratory Bird Day. How much do you know about the many birds that live and travel through your neighborhood? Today is a great day to start learning. James John Audubon (1785-1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter, who actually tried to paint every bird in North America. His work can be seen in his book Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints! Did you know that Aubudon actually lived nearby? You can visit his home, Mill Grove and hike the trails around it in a small town named after him — Audubon, PA!
Once you’ve learned about J.J., you can learn about North American Birds right here from the Audubon Society, and here’s some Bird Trivia from the California Audubon Society. What a great time to start a lifetime hobby as a BIRDER!
Watching the news with children can be challenging. Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News is debuting a new show aimed at children and teens. This broadcast will “…inform and also provide inspiring stories of what other young people are doing around the country.” For NBC Nightly News Kids’ Edition click here.
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