What's Going On Online and Outside?
Jessamyn West
librarian.net/talks/online
Rochester Public Library 10feb21
Resources
Online
Local
- Vermont Humanities Council First Wednesdays (live on Wednesday nights, also recorded)
- https://www.vermonthumanities.org/first-wednesdays/
- Music for Sprouts (weekly, Friday afternoons)
- https://www.musicforsprouts.com/athome
- Vermont Art Online Virtual Exhibits
- https://www.vermontartonline.org/map
- Historical Newspapers Online
- https://vermontlibraries.org/millions-of-pages-of-vermont-newspapers-freely-searchable-online
- Winter Lights - and other offerings by Vermont Folklife Center
- https://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/lights
Less Local
- Free Comics Workshops
- https://believermag.com/tag/comics-workshops/
- EventBrite Free Events
- https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/free--classes/
- Brooklyn Brainery (inexpensive)
- https://brooklynbrainery.com/courses
- Streaming Theater Performances (by donation)
- https://minttheater.org/streaming-series/
- Michael's Online Classes (no purchase required)
- https://michaels.com/onlineclasses#curated_tours_list_name=Michaels_Online_National_Classes
- Free Improv workshops (weekly, Wednesday nights)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/natickimprov
- Streaming Bird Cams
- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/all-cams/
- Other Wildlife Cams
- https://explore.org/livecams
- Esoteric Coloring
- https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Collection/vudl:445021/CollectionList
- Also #ColorOurCollections on social media
- Board Game Arena
- https://boardgamearena.com/
- Scrabble only? http://ISC.ro
- Simple phone games? https://easybrain.com/
- Scrabble only? http://ISC.ro
- Famous Museum Tours
- https://hellogiggles.com/news/museums-with-virtual-tours/
- VoleFlix - free mostly classic public domain movies
- https://vole.wtf/voleflix/
- Silent Comedy Watch Party (weekly, Sunday afternoon)
- https://www.silentfilmmusic.com/silent-comedy-watch-party/
- Seventh Inning Stretch (weekly, Monday afternoon)
- https://www.facebook.com/7thinningstretch2020/
- LongForm Reads
- https://longform.org/
- Crosswords - all in one place
- https://crosswordlinks.substack.com/
- Jigsaw Puzzles - make your own or do the ones they have available
- https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/
Outside
- Barn Quilt Trail
- Orange County: https://www.chelseavt-arts.com/the-barn-quilt-project.html
- Franklin County: http://www.barnquiltsofnorthernvermont.org/
- 251 Club
- https://www.vt251.com/
- printable map: http://redjar.org/everytown/images/vermont_town_names.pdf
- Vermont Springtime Scavenger Hunt
- http://bit.ly/VTSpringtime
- Geocaching and Letterboxing
- https://www.geocaching.com/
- https://www.letterboxing.org/
- Teach Yourself Some Bird Calls
- https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/bird_songs_interactive/
- Citizen Science - record observations, share online
- https://www.inaturalist.org/
DIY
- Outdoor escape rooms
- http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/outdoor-escape-room-brings-social-distanced-fun
- Plan a Plant Swap!
- http://plantswap.gmbac.com/trade-items/
- Lucky Dip? 1700+ educational resources
- https://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/resources
- Pandemic Distractions - long list including volunteer opportunities
- https://pandemicdistractions.com/