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Homebound Fun

Homebound Fun–compiled by the Chatham and New Lebanon libraries. If you’re stuck at home, here are some resources to help you learn about the world and connect to others.

Homebound Fun–compiled by the Chatham and New Lebanon libraries. If you’re stuck at home, here are some resources to help you learn about the world and connect to others. Check it out.

TeachingBooks Book & Reading Engagement Kit: Home Edition. Open through September 15th, children and families can delve into the world of children’s and young adult books, read-along performances of favorite books that are translatable into 100+ languages, virtual storytime with 1,000+ complete book readings, interviews with thousands of authors and much more!

Kripalu Activity Book–soothing coloring sheets for all ages.

IS183 tutorials–-the Art School of the Berkshires has video tutorials and printables for all kinds of projects with household items.

Google Arts & Culture–virtual tours, deep dives into a subject, ideas for experiments & crafts, etc.

Entertainment & Learning Resources–from Passion Planner, links to everything from creativity to mental health to art to…

NYS Arts Go Online–Family art projects to theater, independent film, opera, streaming house concerts and centuries of incredible painting and sculpture.

Print & Play Games for all Ages–Single & Multi-player, dice games, party games, board games, role playing games & more.

Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Tour–Special exhibitions at the famous Norman Rockwell Museum are now available for you to peruse with ease.

Berkshire Museum @Home–Check the museum out for Daily Snakes and other fun stuff.

Virtual Field Trips –Exactly what it sounds like. Travel to zoos and other fun locales from home.

Visit Virtual Museums from Around the World–See amazing museums from around the world.

Junior Ranger Program–The outdoors aren’t closed yet and you can be a part of the Junior Rangers program. You can visit a National Park virtually and collect the badge through the mail. Collect them all through the comfort of your home.

Scholastic Resources–Login for 20 days of Educational Materials for Young Learners. You’ll need the Username: Learning20 and Password: Clifford

Board Game Arena–Play board games online with your friends.

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Columbia Land Conservancy Offers Free Online Activities

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CLC is working to create new virtual content offerings.

April Little Explorers: Virtual Vernal Pool Exploration!

Follow along with Heidi Bock, CLC’s Conservation Education Manager, as she explores the vernal pools at Harris Conservation Area!

Click here to listen to A Salamander’s Life by John Himmelman

MORE:
http://clctrust.org
facebook.com/ColumbiaLandConservancy
instagram.com/clctrust

info@clctrust.org
518.392.5252

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Virtual Tour of Eleanor Roosevelt House

Looking for activities that you can do from home? Check out the Virtual Tour of the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.

Val-Kill is a special place that serves as a window into Eleanor Roosevelt’s private and public life. Its understated beauty, natural setting, and unpretentious amenities may appear surprising to first-time visitors because of its simplicity; a vision that seems incongruous with expectations for the home of one of the most influential women in American history.

The virtual tour is part of Google Arts & Culture, an online platform through which the public can access high-resolution images of artworks housed in the initiative’s partner museums.

MORE:
Virtual Tour – https://g.co/arts/MZpGZCjtN82gicJB9

Google Arts & Culture – https://artsandculture.google.com/?hl=en

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Doorstep Deliverers Serving Elderly & Immunocompromised in Eastern Columbia County & Berkshires

Doorstep Deliverers, is a group of volunteers that offer free store-to-door deliveries for elderly and immunocompromised community members during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Doorstep Deliverers, is a group of volunteers that offer free store-to-door deliveries for elderly and immunocompromised community members during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Just order and pay for your groceries from any local business that offers pickup, and a volunteer will pick up, then drop your items off at your doorstep so that you can remain safe at home.

In order to get the delivery, you will need to request a delivery from the Doorstop Deliverers website. The site has a helpful How-To page that walks you through exactly how to do everything so please check out www.doorstepdeliverers.org/request-a-delivery before you call the store.

Currently delivering to:

NY: Ancram, Austerlitz, (Old/East) Chatham, Claverack, Copake, Craryville. Hillsdale, Hudson

MA: Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Housatonic, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Pittsfield, Richmond, (West) Stockbridge

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The Crandell Introduces Virtual Screening Room

Good news from the Crandell Theatre! A new Virtual Screening Room program will allow us to stream new movies at home, while supporting the Crandell.

Here’s the announcement from the Crandell:

“The Crandell’s curtains will be drawn for the foreseeable future, but we’re still working to bring you some of the exciting programming that we’ve had on deck for you this spring. In partnership with some of our favorite distributors, we’re happy to announce the Crandell’s new Virtual Screening Room program. Purchase a ticket through one of the links offered on our website to watch world-class cinema in the comfort and safety of your own home — with 50% of the box office benefitting the continued operations of the Crandell Theatre. This week’s offerings include Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, Romanian crime caper The Whistlers, and Cannes 2019 Jury fave Bacurau.

Your ticket allows you to screen the film for five days following your purchase, and you’ll be able to stream it on compatible streaming platforms, your mobile device or your web browser — please see our Virtual Screening Room FAQs for more full details. Our deepest thanks for your support during these unprecedented times.”

HOW:
Visit CrandellTheatre.org where offered movies can be found. Each movie will have a link for you to use to buy the movie stream.

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FaceBook.com/CrandellTheatre
instagram.com/crandelltheatre