GCDS Libraries: Family Resources for Extended Closure: Home

eBooks & Audio Books

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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

Mac Barnett's Book Club Show
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Mac reads aloud one of his picture books daily on Instagram: live noon PST; click on Mac's profile picture; "Watch Live Video"; each video available 24 hrs; wear a hat!... In addition, Mac has started reading chapters from his middle grade books in a separate episode; scroll through his posts for more info.
Oliver Jeffers
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reads aloud one of his picture books daily on Instagram: live at 2pm EST; click on his profile picture; "Watch Live Video"; each episode available for 24 hrs
Peter Reynolds
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reads aloud one of his picture books daily on his Facebook page.
Todd Parr
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reads aloud his picture books on his YouTube channel.
Greg Pizzoli's Standby Book Club
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reads aloud one of his picture books daily on Instagram: live at 11am EST; click on his profile picture; "Watch Live Video"; available 24 hrs
Cressida Cowell
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On Mar 23rd, Cressida began reading a chapter a day from her book, "How To Train Your Dragon," on her YouTube channel.
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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watch videos of Lynda reading aloud a few chapters from her (middle grade) books.
Lauren Tarshis
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Lauren reads aloud her "I Survived" chapter book series on her YouTube channel.
David Walliams
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Beginning Mar. 23rd for 30 days, David will release one audio story daily.
Lee and Low Storytime authors read their books

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.