Skip to Main Content
Greenwich Country Day School
GCDS Libraries
Upper School Library
Family Resources for Extended Closure
Search this Guide
Search
Upper School Library
Home
Books & Reading
News Sources
Humanities
Sciences
Foreign Language
General Research
Citation Tools
Databases A-Z
Teacher Resources
Library & Contact Information
Family Resources for Extended Closure
eBooks & Audio Books
Sora
This link opens in a new window
Contact a librarian for the GCDS access code, and to learn how to access thousands of ebooks from the GCDS and Greenwich libraries!
Audible Stories
Audiobooks for children 0-18
Harper at Home
Read-alouds, podcasts, and activities from HarperCollins Publishers
International Children's Digital Library
A multilingual site with a wide variety of genres, interest levels and resources.
McBook Words
A web gateway to learning links, read-alouds and more.
Oxford Owl
A free ebook library for 3-11 year olds, as well as educational activities and games.
Project Gutenberg
A range of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays and books in the public domain in a wide variety of languages, All are accessible in a variety of formats.
Internet Archive
View their collection as eBooks. Also has online educational games, activity books, and other fun things to do.
Library of Congress
A variety of children’s books -- old ,but fun to read, talk about, look at, and share with kids.
LibriVox
eBooks read aloud by volunteers. All are free and copyright-free.
StoryTime Online
Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Mostly for grades K-4.
Read, Wonder, and Learn
From author Kate Messer, a collection of online read-alouds and skillshares.
RB Digital
From CT State Library - Use code ctstatelib20 when registering
Greenwich Digital Library Video Tutorial
How to access and borrow the Public Library's free eBooks and audiobooks.
Middle grade & YA web comics
Virtual Field Trips
American Museum of Natural History
Buckingham Palace
Ellis Island
Great Wall of China
The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks
Mark Twain House
Metropolitan Opera
A different streaming opera every night
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Activities from Experts
NY Hall of Science
“Transmissions Gone Viral” - a digital interactive comic book
Doodle with Mo Willems
Doodle exercises with Mo Willems, Education Artist-in-Residence at The Kennedy Center
Jarrett Krosoczka
Draw Every Day with JJK. Available live (2pm EST) or recorded.
Kids Ask Authors Podcast
Grace Lin and a guest author answer one question from a child reader every episode.
Tumble
Science podcast, mostly geared toward lower elementary
Brains On!
Science podcast, mostly for older children
Bruce Museum
Bruce at Home STEAM activities for adults and families
Greenwich YMCA
"Y at Home" fitness and workout programs
Museum of Modern Art
Art activities at home
Wide Open School
Loads of ideas for at-home enrichment from the folks at Common Sense Media
Write. Right. Rite
Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, presents a new GRAB THE MIC video series.
Museums
Frick Collection
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Frida Kahlo Museum
British Museum, London
National Gallery of Art
Two online exhibits
Musee D'Orsay, Paris
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Prado, Spain
New Bedford Whaling Museum
American Museum of National History
National Air and Space Museum
Collections - Google Arts and Culture
The Bruce Museum
Zoos & Aquariums
San Diego Zoo
Zoo Atlanta
National Zoo
Live webcams: Cheetah Cub, Naked Mole Rat, Lion, Giant Panda, and Elephant
Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs
Live from the Netherlands
Monterey Bay Aquariums
Georgia Aquarium
National Aquarium
Virtual tour
Seattle Aquarium
Virtual tour
<<
Previous:
Library & Contact Information