Up to Date News
Apple’s Covid-19 Website and App
Unemployment/Financial Info
SNAP Benefits (formerly food stamps)
Lifeline Program (reduced cost Internet or phone)
RAFT provides short-term, limited financial assistance to help eligible families (with a least one child under the age of 21) avoid homelessness by retaining current housing or securing new housing.
Seekonk Schools Free and Reduced Meals Program
Free Employment Resources from Lynda.com (with library card)
MassHealth low cost insurance
Free Media
The Wall Street Journal has created a free section for coronavirus articles.
The Atlantic is offering all coronavirus-related articles for free.
The New York Times is offering its COVID-19 coverage for free.
The Washington Post has a free email newsletter for coronavirus-related news. All articles linked in the newsletter are free.
The Los Angeles Times coronavirus liveblog is available for free.
Time Magazine has free coronavirus coverage
Evaluating the News
Free Resources
For Kids and Teens –
Lakeshore Learning – Free printable resources like word searches, templates and flash cards
Scholastic – Resources to keep kids learning
ABC Mouse – Free 30 day trial
Khan Academy – free online courses
Audible – free audio books for kids and teens
Storytime Online – Picture book read-aloud and activity guides
For Adults and Families –
Watch nightly opera streams from the Metropolitan Opera 7:30 pm EST
Google brings you to over 2,000 virtual museum tours
New and classic board games to play in your browser
Documentary Heaven – 100s of documentary films
Netflix Party – join your friends and watch a streaming movie together. (Chrome extension)
Free Yoga classes Printable gratitude journals (Free access to this and more with a quick signup)
Become a Smithsonian Volunteer – help transcribe historical document
For Teachers/Homeschoolers-
Huge list of education companies offering free subscriptions.
Resources from EBSCO, including test prep
We Are Teachers – Curated list of free learning and teaching resources
The Journal – Pages and pages of free resources.
This list will continue to grow. Do you have a suggestion? Email us at library@seekonkpl.org
