Children's Services
Activities | Classes | Diversity | Parent & Teacher | Story Time | Young Adult Resources
Atadippa Yoga
A Jersey City yoga studio is opening these classes to the Jersey City Free Public Library.
Ultimate Activity Guide
NJ.com provides links to many free children’s activities, including virtual trips to zoos, websites that provide fun, educational content for children, and story hours provided by the Jersey City Free Public Library and other library systems.
Virtual Escape Rooms
This Google doc that has links to virtual escape rooms based on literary characters and other popular children’s characters. Plenty here for teens and adults as well.
Blissful Coding Club is proud to open sign-ups for the Spring 2021 session for FREE VIRTUAL coding classes and workshops for your child in grades 3-12. If you are interested in volunteering as an instructor, please sign up here.
Scholastic Chess Club
Join Seun Bisiriyu-Salam every Saturday on Zoom at 9 AM for his introductory chess class for beginners and his intermediate class at 3 PM designed for children who know how to play chess.
We Are Teachers A list of videos for kids, parents and teachers discussing race and LGTBQ acceptance.
Beyond the Stoplight
A teachers' guide about the events that transpired at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 6, 2021. It can be used by educators and parents who homeschool their children. It is a rich resource, containing links to slide shows and videos.
NJ Parent Link
A resource provided by the State of New Jersey to guide parents to a multitude of resources and assistance available for their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
History at Home
A website that offering teachers, parents and students a chance to learn about history independently. This collection of the History Channel’s educational shows is being made available for a limited time and offers information and insight into middle school and high school core curriculum topics.
Zoo Story Hour
Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, NJ, is hosts Facebook Live story hour sessions with animals for children.
Story Time from Space
Astronauts reading children’s books as they orbit the earth in the International Space Station.
Author Readings
Links to children’s authors readings on social media and activities such as drawing classes with popular authors and illustrators.
#operationstorytime
Search this hashtag on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for more story time readers. Here’s a description of some of the authors using that hashtag.
Visit Digital.com, a free online resource for students as they prepare to embark on their professional endeavors.