Curbside and Virtual Services

Request a live virtual workshop, facilitated by a Library of Congress facilitator, for 10 students and an actively participating adult.

The website is packed with articles, worksheets, games, videos on many historical events.

Interactive maps, video, audio and other tools/resources exploring America's past, created by the University of Richmond.

The library subscribes to World Book, but they have expanded access and added content specifically for this time. The content spans all grade levels and is available 24/7 from any device!

Explore art through the ages online at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Learn something new every day - 2000+ featured questions on a range of topics... and counting.

Everyday learning topics for preschoolers from PBS.

Lesson plans from a guest scientist and environmental educator on owls, honeybees, wildlife ecology and other topics.

A curated guide of free resources and subscriptions for remote learning and homeschooling.

A list of resources and activities on a variety of topics, from STEM fields to reading and the arts, to encourage learning at home.

Fairfax County's Neighborhood and Community Services offer weekly activities and an Exploration Station of on demand resources and previous activities for children in grades 1-12 and their parents.

Fairfax County's Park Authority provides a collection of resources to stay healthy, connected and engaged with the Parks online, for all ages.

A collection of resources designed to help manage emotions when life gets tough.

Learn music - and even create your own songs - in a fun, hands-on, accessible way with these freely available music experiments.

Get kids excited about the world around them with these fun, quirky and educational activities.

Books and activities to support reading and learning from Reading Rockets - in the summer, and all year round!

Practice both grammar and reading comprehension with these free short stories.

A helpful list of a number of free virtual field trips.

Discovery Education has made their virtual field trips available for those educating from home. Some come with a companion guide and activities.

Educational games and videos from PBS Kids.

Videos, learning activities, and ways for families to stay physically and mentally healthy, starring the Sesame Street Muppets.

Free multiplayer educational games covering math, language arts and more!

KidsActivities.com is offering a list of things to do while "stuck at home." Includes both digital learning and screen free.

Indoor games, crafts and other activities to keep boredom at bay.

STEMfinity has pulled together a list of resources from around the web that support STEAM learning.

Keep your children entertained and ease the stress of being stuck indoors with these podcasts for kids.

ReadWorks provides a guide and some tips for families and remote learning.

Audible editors created a handpicked collection of eAudiobooks to engage, entertain, and inform young people ages 0-18. They are available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Japanese and are completely free at this time.

A collection of free, online books written at a child's level in English. Some titles are also available in Spanish. Audio narration is available for all titles; select titles are narrated in a number of other languages, including Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Arabic, German, French, and more.

An online collection of over 6000 historical children's books, published in the United States & Great Britain from the mid-1600s.

A collection of digitized children's books from around the world, in multiple languages.