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Expanded resources available during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Clarke Historical Library Exhibit
Online Games and Puzzles

Puppy Cams
Livestreams
Virtual Tours and Experiences

Expanded resources available during the Covid-19 Pandemic:

Additional Online Resources Available
Publishers across the world have temporarily removed access restrictions to their products and are providing expanded free access is available to CMU students and faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HathiTrust: Centuries of Information at your Fingertips
A partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Clarke Historical Library Exhibit:

Surprise and Wonder of Pop-Up Books
To help bring a moment or two of happiness and delight into our lives, the Clarke Historical Library is posting short videos of books featured in our new exhibit. Every day, you can catch a glimpse of one of the items we have on display.

Online Games and Puzzles:

Board Game Arena (virtual board games)
#MuseumJigsaws is on twitter: Links to museums who have made virtual jigsaw puzzles out of their art
Online word search puzzle. Updated daily.
Wonderword: Online word search puzzle. Updated daily

Puppy Cams:

Animal Wellness Adoption Room Livestream - Marina del Rey, California
Nursery at Warrior Canine Connection - Boyds, Maryland

Livestreams:

The Monterey Bay Aquarium: Enjoy penguins, sharks, otters, and more! Find various livecams on their Twitter feed.
Livestream from Venice, Italy: View four different parts of the city with symphonic music in the background.
How to see the world without leaving your home - BBC livestreams
Visit Manitoba for the Northern lights, Lapland in northern Scandinavia, elephants in South Africa, and more!

Virtual Tours and Experiences:

Japanese furniture maker – Ishitani Furniture: Experience the zen creative process of this made-to-order furniture maker.
Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari: Each day at 3pm they feature an animal on Facebook live then post the video to their Youtube channel.
Smithsonian virtual tours: Self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device.
Patrick Stewart reading a Shakespeare sonnet a day: This classically trained actor brings a Shakespearean twist to his virtual live-reads.
John Krasinski’s "Some Good News" YouTube Channel: Highlights some good news from around the world.
Postsecret: An ongoing community art project where people from around the world mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. To date, over 1,000,000 postcards have been received revealing the humor and humanity.
The Atlas of Beauty: A collection of photographs celebrating women from all corners of the world, revealing that beauty is everywhere, and that it comes in many different sizes and colors.
Humans of New York: The latest stories, featuring interviews with thousands of people on the streets of New York City.

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