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Kids and Families


Resources for home instruction, virtual field trips, arts and crafts and more.

Home Instruction 

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Khan Academy
Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. Includes Covid 19 School Closure Resources, including guides for remote learning and daily schedules for students from ages 4 - 18.
Smithsonian Science How
Live video webcasts in which Smithsonian experts and cover  topics in the disciplines of Earth Science, Life Science, Paleontology, and Social Studies.  Past presentations are available in the video archives
Find NY Culture
Find organizations with learning resources and educational programs that fit your needs, including: museums, libraries, historical societies, science centers, parks, zoos, galleries and planetariums.
Scholastic Learn at Home
Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
​Each of these websites will allow you to sign-up for FREE and help your child along with their education.
Common Sense Media
Navigate social distancing and school closures with quality media and at-home learning opportunities for your kids.
Mystery Science
​Mystery Science has made their most popular lessons free for anyone to use. Short mini-lessons are completely digital. Full lessons include an activity designed to use simple supplies a parent will likely already have at home. K-5

Stories and Readalouds

Preschooler reading book.
Storytime Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.

DaybyDayNY Family Literacy Calendar
 DaybyDayNY is a multimedia website that brings books, songs and rhymes to life for young children and their families.  Each day features new content.  En Espanol
Authors and Illustrators Share Books and More
Author Kate Messner has collected a compilation of videos in which authors / illustrators read aloud from their works, give drawing lessons and share writing activities.
Storytime from Space
What could be cooler than having a story read to you by an astronaut?

Virtual Field Trips

People in art gallery.
Famous Museums
Experience the best museums from London to Seoul from the comfort of your own home.

Art Institute of Chicago 
44,000+ Works of art online in high resolution.
20 Virutal Field Trips to Take With Your Kids
Destinations include art museums, zoos and aquariums around the world.  There are also lesson ideas, activities and book suggestions to extend the learning for each type of destination.
San Diego Virtual Zoo
You can't pet these animals, but you can learn a whole lot!
Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
A compilation of scores of virtual tours, online exhibits and e-learning created by museums from around the world. Created by the Museum Computer Network.
30 Virtual Field Trips
​Visit zoos, museums, farms and even Mars!

Creativity

Person doing crafts.
Deep Space Sparkle
A mini-packet and video playlist (YouTube) of a art lessons, video tutorials, activity packs and handout. Children can watch a video, download the handout and follow along.


How To Toon
Join cartoonist Joe Wos for free live drawing lessons! Classes will take place daily Monday-Friday at 1pm Eastern time. Each session last between 20-30 minutes and are geared toward all ages. Using easy to follow instruction Joe will cover the art of visual storytelling. From basic line work to creating characters, students will be amazed at their own abilities. Students can even email Joe with special request for lessons on how to draw their favorite animals and more. The class is free and open to all ages. No signup is necessary.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Step into Mo Willems' studio each day at 1pm ET and learn how to draw your favorite characters!

Fun Stuff

Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

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Soda Bottle Planter
Fruit Sushi
How to Play Marbles
Shadow Puppets

How to Juggle
How to Do a Cartwheel
Paper Bag Star
Draw a Letter in 3D

Make a Breakfast Smoothie
Homemade Maze Game
Make a Bird Feeder
Fold a Paper Airplane

Bim Bum Clapping Game
Learn to Salsa Dance
How to Fold Clothes
Fold Towels into Animals

Money Origami
Marie Kondo Clothes Folding

Hours and Contact Information

Main Library
​1425 Main Street 

Hours:
Monday:        9am - 9pm
Tuesday:        9am - 9pm
Wednesday:  9am - 9pm
Thursday:     9am - 5pm
Friday:           9am - 5pm
Saturday:      9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
​716-286-4894


​Email: 
nflref@nioga.org

Local History Dept.
1425 Main Street

Hours:
Monday: 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 4pm
Thursday: 9am - 4pm
Contact us:
Email: NFLH@nioga.org

*Requests for items from archives must be submitted 2 business days in advance. 

LaSalle Library
8728 Buffalo Avenue

Hours: 
Monday:        10am - 8pm
Tuesday:        10am - 8pm
Wednesday:  Closed
Thursday:     10am - 5pm
Friday:           12pm - 5pm
Saturday:      Closed
​Sunday:        Closed
​716-283-8309

Our Memberships

American Library Assocation
New York Library Association
Public Library Association
Nioga Library System
American Association for State and Local History
Western New York Library Resources Council
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