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    • About us
      • Directions/Hours
      • Staff
      • Trustees
      • Reports
      • Friends of the ACUPL
      • Policies
    • Catalog
      • SAILS Catalog
      • Renew Library Account
      • Commonwealth Catalog
      • Novelist Plus
      • Novelist K-8 Plus
    • Digital Resources
      • Hoopla
      • Overdrive/the Libby App
      • SAILS Mobile App
      • Statewide Databases
      • MA RMV Practice Test
    • Services
      • From the Children's Room
      • Technology Services
      • Community Room
      • Study Rooms
      • Museum Passes
    • Calendar
  • Home
  • About us
    • Directions/Hours
    • Staff
    • Trustees
    • Reports
    • Friends of the ACUPL
    • Policies
  • Catalog
    • SAILS Catalog
    • Renew Library Account
    • Commonwealth Catalog
    • Novelist Plus
    • Novelist K-8 Plus
  • Digital Resources
    • Hoopla
    • Overdrive/the Libby App
    • SAILS Mobile App
    • Statewide Databases
    • MA RMV Practice Test
  • Services
    • From the Children's Room
    • Technology Services
    • Community Room
    • Study Rooms
    • Museum Passes
  • Calendar

Hello and welcome!

Below you will find:

 links to local schools, town information, and free resources to use while at home due to COVID-19.  The free resources have not been vetted by the Acushnet Public Library.  We encourage you to read any terms of service regarding use, and encourage all parents/caregivers to monitor and guide their child's use of the Internet. 

Please contact Dina, our Library Director, dbrasseur@sailsinc.org with any comments or suggestions.  You can also view more info specific to Acushnet Public Library and COVID-19 here.

Local Schools

though you should be in direct contact with your child's school, here are links which may be useful.

  • Acushnet Public Schools

Extended Home Learning

https://www.acushnetschools.us/extended-home-learning

  • Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XtNHmM7IIWB4Kli_FRujXNcRy8FAfuaR9yBJpqp2ovA/edit

  • New Bedford Public Schools

K-8

http://www.newbedfordschools.org/at_home_student_work

9-12

http://nbhs.newbedfordschools.org/parents___students/STUDENTPACKAGES

  • Fairhaven High School

http://www.fairhavenps.org/

Town of Acushnet Information

Town of acushnet website

https://www.acushnet.ma.us

meeting videos

View Acushnet Cable on YouTube here.

Free eResources to Use While at Home

FROM TUMBLEBOOKS

  • TumbleBookLibrary : K-6 children's ebook database

 

  • TumbleMath : K-6 math ebook database


  • TeenBookCloud : Grades 7 - 12 ebook database


  • AudioBookCloud : audio book database for all ages


  • RomanceBookCloud: a huge collection of steamy romance novels for the older crowd!


TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access  from home! You can read as many books as you want, when you  want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or downloads. Books are available instantly.  Enjoy this free access to the TumbleBooks' collection through summer.  Thank you, TumbleBooks!



Looking for AR Points while reading from home?

Accelerated Reader BookFinder is always available to use.  Click here.




Girl ScoutS at home

Families can stay connected with the Girl Scouts at Home catalog. 

Virtual  badge activities, programs, and resources for girls and families to engage with from home, both scheduled, staff-led programs and resources  for activities to do on  their own timeframe, are all available to the public for free—no  Girl Scout membership necessary.  



STORY TIME/FREE Online Learning (children)

  • Brightly Storytime

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQagFNHMrGgQpYunk4rHXg/playlists

Nicely sorted YouTube playlists of read along books.


  • PBS Learning Media Grades K-12

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/by-grade/


  • Scholastic Learn At Home

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html 

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

Grades PreK - 9.

 

  • Stories Read by Celebrities 

https://www.storylineonline.net/

An award-winning children’s literacy website that streams videos  featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside  creatively produced illustrations.​​  

  

  • Story Time from Space

https://storytimefromspace.com/




lectures/free online learning (TEENS / adults)

  • Class Central 

A collection of free courses, in one place, to help you make informed online learning decisions.


  • Digital Public Library of America

Cool exhibitions and primary sources, collected from institutions across America.


  • EdX 

An open source platform, featuring free courses from 140 institutions worldwide.


  • Free Code Camp 

Learn to code at home.


  • Harvard (Free Courses)

Over 60 free courses to choose from.


  • Khan Academy

Free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.


  • MITOPENCOURSEWARE

The top free courses available online through MIT.


  • w3Schools 

Free tech courses.


  • Yale's Psychology and the Good Life - The Science of Well-Being

Start a new journey and learn a little bit about the science, and also the practice, of well-being.





AUTHORS / ILLUSTRATORS / beloved characters for kids of all ages

  • Magic Tree House Home Adventures

https://www.magictreehouse.com/go/


  • Harry Potter at Home

https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home


  • Squiggles & Scribbles with Ben Clanton

http://www.benclanton.com/


  • Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems 

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willemsDaily at 1 PM.


  • Dav Pilkey at Home

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-026/?loclr=ealn


  • James Preller

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZe_MeKfSGYHLXkm6h9-Zg


 

visit zoos, Aquariums & museums

  • Buttonwood Park Zoo

https://www.facebook.com/events/321199928840329/

Virtual Keeper Chat every weekday at 11am


  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-is-bringing-the-zoo-to-you/

Home Safari every weekday at 3pm


  • Elmwood Park Zoo

https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/epzoo2u/

Zoo School every weekday on Facebook at 11am


  • Roger Williams Park Zoo

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDMFO7XSg6-WNAH75OOs6Eg9Ye1CfaTfk

Zoo School Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm



  • Mystic Aquarium

https://www.mysticaquarium.org/penguin-live-stream/

Penguin Live Stream

https://www.facebook.com/mysticaquarium/

Facebook Live Events - check page for more info


  • New England Aquarium

https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/

Virtual Visits and More


  • Shedd Aquarium 

https://www.sheddaquarium.org/stories/temporary-closure 



  • National Museum of Natural  History - Virtual Tours

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour


  • New Bedford Whaling Museum

https://www.whalingmuseum.org/museum-from-home/




JUST FOR FUN/Stress release

  • Ailey All Access

https://www.alvinailey.org/ailey-all-access


  • America's Test Kitchen - Kitchen Classroom

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/kids/home

Weekly resources to help kids learn in the kitchen.


  • National Theatre

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw

Full-length plays every Thursday at 7pm UK time (which is 2pm here in Acushnet), free to stream for a week. Starting Thursday, April 2 with  the online premiere of "One Man Two Guvnors."  


  • New Bedford Wellness Initiative

https://www.facebook.com/NewBedfordWell/

Free classes with local instructors from the comfort of your home.


  • Virtual Concerts

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown


  • YMCA Health & Fitness Videos on Demand

https://ymca360.org/on-demand#/category/85

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