This year’s Summer Reading Program has wrapped up, but photos from some of our special events can be seen on Facebook.
Links marked “Stay at Home” have special content made available during the COVID-19 crisis.
Lincoln City Libraries’ Learning Links
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo From Home
Art Adventures with Joslyn Art Museum
UNL’s Helping Children Cope with Disasters
Nebraska 4-H’s Living Room Learning
Nebraska Game & Parks Wildlife Guides
Project Beak: Bird Education & Awareness for Kids
Brightly’s Resource and Activities to Use While the Kids Are at Home
Color Our Collections: Museum Coloring Sheets (Not all intended for children)
Reading Rockets – Reading 101: A Guide for Parents
Children’s Choices & Teachers’ Choices Reading Lists
Nebraska Game & Parks Conservation Lesson Plans
Reading Rockets Author Interviews
International Children’s Digital Library
American Museum of Natural History
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
Audubon Guide to North American Birds
Wikipedia’s List of Traditional Games
These sites have been selected by Lincoln City Libraries staff. Please note that we are unable to accept unsolicited link requests.
Learning Links: Online resources provided by Lincoln City Libraries, including homework help, eBooks, an encyclopedia, and more!
Other Recommended Sites
Homeschooling Resources
Reading Resources: Selecting Books
Evaluating books and other media
Early Learning
Teacher and Parent Resources
Children’s Creative Work
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Ebooks which may be viewed online, and Tumble Puzzles & Games. Android and Apple apps are available from Google Play and the App Store.
Here is Vicki’s annual list of recommended books for gift-giving. Books suitable for young children through adults are included.