Online Resources for Children

Recently, so many people and organizations have released free online video series, activities and other opportunities to ensure that your children keep engaged in learning. Even though we are staying safe at home, we can explore and learn about the world around us.
Here are just a few resources that we have come across that you might enjoy too! Stay safe, learn and have fun!

Resources Free with Your Library Card:
Browse the Online Tools section of our website for ways to download digital books & audio books, read newspapers online, take online courses, and more!

Free Online Resources For Your Family:

Virtual Story Time with an Evansville Police Officer: Sponsored by BASE, Evansville PD and EFPL, an officer will read stories on Tuesday mornings at 11:00

Laurie Berkner Live Breaks: The children's author performs live stories & songs on Facebook most mornings at 10:00

Home Safari Facebook Lives: The Cincinatti Zoo is featuring a daily animal and an activity for you to do at home.

Storyline Online: Videos featuring actors reading children's books

Online Museum Tours: Virtual tours of 12 museums

Free Internet for Students: Charter is offering free Wi-Fi for students learning remotely

Scholastic Learn at Home: Fun and educational activities for students of all ages

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: The children's author challenges you to doodle something new each day

Virtual National Park Tours: Explore our National Parks courtesy of Google Earth

Cosmic Kids Yoga: Interactive adventures to get your kids into yoga and mindfulness early on

Laughter is the Best Medicine

Everything we hear lately seems to be pretty heavy, so let's lighten things up a little bit. March is International Mirth Month. Allen Klein, who the movie Patch Adams was based off of, founded Mirth Month as a way to remind people to always try to find the humor in situations. Sometimes when things seem especially stressful or bleak, finding something to laugh about can really benefit you. This month we have books and movies aimed to tickle your funny bone on display. Here are just a few suggestions to get those giggles started.


Movies:
Billy Madison
Austin Powers
Clueless
The Princess Bride
Rush Hour
Napolean Dynamite
Office Space
Meet the Parents
Legally Blonde

Books:

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo 

by Amy Schumer

Bossypants by Tina Fey

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

The World According to Garp by John Irving

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

Just the Funny Parts by Nell Scovell

Luck of the Irish

St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us! Ireland isn't all about green beer, leprechauns and shenanigans. Besides the culture and food, some pretty remarkable authors hail from the emerald isle. The following are the newest books from just a few of those Irish writers.

If you take the time to read one, some of that Irish luck just might rub off on you! 




Akin by Emma Donoghue

Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Toibin

Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray

The Witch Elm by Tana French

Normal People by Sally Rooney

From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney

My Coney Island Baby by Billy O'Callaghan                   

Whisk Takers Cookbook Club

Starting in March we will be offering a cookbook club! Do you want to try new foods or techniques? Are you terrible at cooking? Are you a seasoned pro? Do you just want to socialize and eat yummy food? If you answered yes to any of the above, then join us on Wednesday March 18th at 6:00pm!

Here's what you do: 
1. Ask for and check out a copy of
 The Can't Cook Book by Jessica Seinfeld.
2. Sign up to bring a recipe from the book.
3. Bring your dish to share and discuss!

"If you find cooking scary or stressful or just boring, Jessica has a calm, confidence-building approach to cooking, even for those who've never followed a recipe or used an oven. Jessica shows how to prepare deliciously simple food - from Caesar salad, rice pilaf, and roasted asparagus to lemon salmon, roast chicken and flourless fudge cake. At the beginning of each dish, she explains up front what the challenge will be, and then shows you exactly how to overcome any hurdles in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions."

If you enjoyed this cookbook, take a bite out of one of Jessica Seinfeld's others:

Deceptively Delicious

Double Delicious

Food Swings