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Educational Activity Download Calendar

Engage in enjoyable and stimulating activities with free downloadable activity books, designed to captivate children, students, and adult learners alike. Each educational resource is brimming with a variety of features including coloring pages, puzzles to solve, matching games, word searches, and an array of other interactive exercises. These materials are readily accessible for viewing, sharing, and downloading at no cost.
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ADVENTURES IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

A fun journey to learning safety for everyone.

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Important Document Preparedness and Finance First Aid Kit

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PRINT, LEARN & PLAY

Kids Manage Money

These learning activities are free to share and download. Children must be “literate” about money and how to save in a digital world.

Consumer Educational Literacy Activities

Consumer Literacy

Educational consumer activity worksheets, lesson plans, and take-home handouts. Parents & teachers can find resources to teach children.

Museum Activities

Begin your Smithsonian adventure by viewing and downloading activities. Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex.

Learn to Vote

You have an obligation to know the facts about candidates before casting your ballot. But first, you need to register before your state’s deadline.

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Recycle City

Fun activities & games

Home Safety

Resources & activity books

Marine Debris

You can make a difference

Hygiene

Activity books for kids

eBooks with Audio

Cookbooks

Civics Guide

Library Coloring Books

Princess Activities

How-to Buy a Tree

Conservation Downloads

Wildlife Multimedia

CULTURE AND HISTORY ACTIVITY BOOKS

Collective practices we participate in, ceremonies, holidays, and events.

African American Museums Activity Worksheets

Black Artist History Educational Activity

National Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month

The term Hispanic was first adopted by the United States in the early 1970s, and has since been used in local and federal employment, media, academia, business, and Census since 1980.

Hispanic Heritage Activities

Activity books for student and adult learners help them to further improve cultural knowledge. These books also allow learners of all ages to engage in diversity and inclusion activities.

Culture Activity Books

We must never forget the many injustices in our history in the treatment of Natives. Today, we can have admiration for the strength of Native people by celebrating and learning their culture.

Native People

The museum and memorial garden will honor the site where enslaved Africans arrived and thousands died, tell of important narratives overlooked in books.

Explore History, Public Downloads

A museum in Montgomery, Alabama, that displays the history of slavery and racism in the United States of America, including racial lynchings, segregation, and racial bias.

Explore History, Public Downloads

African American museums established for the preservation of African-derived culture, a mission of collecting and preserving material on history and cultural heritage.

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“This memorial stands as a strong and permanent reminder – not only of this gross injustice but of the goals that the UN set for itself 70 years ago” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the unveiling.

Explore History, Public Downloads

The museum is named after Jim Crow, a racist song-and-dance caricature of blacks that by 1838 had become a pejorative expression meaning "Negro", 19th century American legislature passed laws.

Explore History, Public Downloads

This is a self-guided driving tour that winds for more than 125 miles through the beautiful landscapes and waterscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore - includes 36 historically significant sites.

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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers Junior Ranger Activities, Information, and Resources

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TO DO LIST

Idle-Free Schools

The Idle-Free Schools Toolkit includes information needed to run an effective campaign to reduce exposure to toxic vehicle exhaust.

News Literacy Game

NewsFeed Defenders challenges high school and adult players to navigate online content by moderating a social news platform, Newsably.

Museum Activities

Begin your Smithsonian adventure by viewing and downloading activities. Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex.

Civics Games

iCivics exists to engage students in meaningful civic learning, encourage creativity, and building effective institutions.

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Healthy Eyes

Activity tools to educate

Pools and Spas

Interactive activities & games

Young Voter

Technology resources and tools

Puzzle Books

Crossword & word games

Fascinating People

Celebrities and historical figures are believed to have great influence in the world.

Liberator

Harriet Tubman

At great risk, Tubman released people from captivity and bondage during a time it was illegal for blacks make claim to their own bodies.

Volunteer

Margaret Jones-Massey

Volunteers learn new things and share with others. You can offer a welcome face in services where help is needed in your community.

First Lady

Michelle Obama

Right now, you need to be preparing yourself to add your voice to our national conversation, be informed and engaged as a citizen.

Kamala Harris United States Vice President

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Underground Railroad Network to Freedom National Park Educational Activities, Information, and Resources

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NASA & Science Activities

NASA Kids' Club

NASA provides a safe place for children to play as they learn about NASA and its missions. The site has games of various skill levels for children pre-K through grade 4.

NASA Space Place

Almost all of the games, articles, and activities on The Space Place have something to do with a particular NASA mission. All items are free to view, share, and download.

Spacecraft

View all Space Place crafts and activities in one place with printable PDFs. The International Space Station is an orbiting laboratory and space port for international spacecraft.

Laboratory Safety

Download learning activities, science guides about safety, and resources on how important it is to stop, think and apply safe laboratory practices when working in a lab environment.

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About USA

Activity tools to educate

World Culture

Activity books about culture

Alphabet

Learning activities and eBooks

Consumer

Worksheets and lesson plans

Gardening eBooks

Creativity Activity Books

Kitchen Activities

Public Food Safety

Tornado Preparedness

Pet Disaster Preparedness

Kids Electricity Safety

Serving Produce Safely

ARCTIC AND ANTARCTICA ACTIVITY DOWNLOADS

Fun games, science activities, and interesting things about the polar region.

North and South

Educational activity book on the different animals that live in Arctic and Antarctic cold and covered with ice regions.

Environment, Public Downloads

Solution Activities

Antarctica learning activities encourage students to be part of the solution to climate change. Let's get started today!

Environment, Public Downloads

Plants and Animals

Students who love wildlife and want to learn about amazing animals and climate change.

Environment, Public Downloads

Antarctic Activity Books

Climate change activity books and picture books to educate about Antarctic animals.

Environment, Public Downloads

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Alphabet Category Set of Activity Books and eBooks

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Educational Health Activities

Social Wellness

A child’s social and emotional wellness is very important as they reach milestones in their growth. Activities designed to encourage children to share their feelings with an adult.

Healthy Lunchtime

Recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 winning recipes were selected based on their healthfulness, taste, originality, affordability, and following USDA recommendations.

MyPlate Activities

Use these clever activity sheets to find ideas and tips to build your healthy plate of food! Check out the play and learn nutrition games, videos and websites for additional downloads.

Body and Mind

BAM! Body and Mind will tell you everything you need to know about all of the stuff that matters. Whether it’s nutrition, physical activity, stress, safety, or diseases, we’ve got you covered!

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Food Handling

How-to maximize freshness

Cooking eBooks

Recipes and cookbooks for kids

Personal Safety

Interactive tools and prevention

Home Energy

Improving efficiency activities

Serving Seafood Safely

Buffet Safe Food

Summer Foods Safety

Holiday Activity Books

Home Energy Audits

Anti-Bias Book Guides

Video Playlist

Green Guides

CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES

Free download activities to share with family members and your community.

This video tells the story of how the Eagle Books were developed.

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The Story of the Eagle Books

This video shows how the Eagle Books were used as the basis of outreach events.

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Flying with the Eagle

"Our people and cultures hold the answers. Our cultures are our source of health."

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Our Source of Health

Grades K–8 eBooks and Videos

There are four books for K–4 readers, plus three–chapter books and a graphic novel for readers in grades 5–8. Coloring books and videos are part of the series for grades K-4.

Eagle Books Toolkit

Coloring books, puzzles, stickers, trading cards, and more. Activities and certificates Use to encourage and inspire children and adults to stay healthy and prevent type 2 diabetes.

Creative Resources

Youth Eagle Books novel materials, posters, displays, and guides for ways to incorporate characters and themes from the books, using small and large file print options.

Through The Eyes of The Eagle (Book 1) - Mr. Eagle tells Rain That Dances it is important to remember ancestors healthy ways.
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Knees Lifted High (Book 2) - Mr. Eagle encourages and shows the boys how much fun it can be to be physically active.
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Plate Full of Color (Book 3) - Miss Rabbit teaches the children the value of eating a variety of colorful healthy foods.
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Coyote tries to trick the children into eating unhealthy foods. The children learn the importance of healthy snacks.
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Grades 5–8: Download Coyote and the Turtle’s Dream (Book 1) – The children meet fossil poachers and the tricky coyote.

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Grades 5–8: Download Hummingbird’s Squash (Book 2) – Hummingbird, a 12-year-old girl, hopes to grow vegetables.

eBooks, Public Downloads

Grades 5–8: Download Trickster of Two Rabbit Mountain (Book 3) – Rain, Rain’s dad, and Boomer meet “the Two Rabbit” during a trip.

eBooks, Public Downloads

Download Coyote and the Turtle’s Dream Graphic Novel This four-volume, comic book–style adaptation of the original books.

eBooks, Public Downloads

Download amazing graphics and a script for a theater production with suggestions for props, staging, and intermission snacks.

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Black Panther Marvel Comics Category Set of Activities

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COMMUNITY INJURY PREVENTION ACTIVITIES

Young Workers

Download OSHA safety and health activities, information, and resources. OSHA's mission is to ensure that employees work in a safe and healthy environment.

Pedestrian Safety

These activities educate and raise awareness of the dangers encountered as a pedestrian. If you travel to school daily by walking, cycling or, as a passenger.

Passenger Seat Safety

These safety actions confront the greatest cause of preventable injuries to children in the United States and around the world. Download free safety activities.

Motor Vehicle Safety

The activities below teach kids how to stay safe and have fun. Its purpose is to highlight the dangers encountered when travelling to and from school.

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Boating Safety

Recreational safety activities

Crafts

Holidays and celebration crafts

Music Series

Introduction and appreciation

Kite Activity

How-to kite instructions

BE UNITED IN CONSERVATION

For the love of wildlife, for our future and our planet

Free to use and share information on all the planet's 1.9 million known species video, sound, images, graphics, as well as text.

All Known Species

The last male, known as Sudan, died in March 2018 at the age of 45. The two remaining white rhinos are females, Najin and Fatu.

A Species Goes Extinct

A historic and successful birth of a southern white rhino calf is hope for northern white rhinos artificial insemination.

Saving White Rhinos

Biologists have closely monitored the habits and behaviors of bears at Brooks River.

eBook Downloads

eBook 2018

These eBooks provide a unique opportunity to gain insight into their dynamic lives.

eBook Downloads

eBook 2017

Download the Bears of Brooks River eBook to help you identify the bears and read about their stories.

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eBook 2016

The park and preserve offer unique opportunities to explore vast wilderness and watch brown bears.

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eBook 2015

Videos

Animation and short films

eBook

Audiobook downloads too

Workouts

Free to share and download.

Stop Bullying

Videos and prevention activities

PICTURE & PUZZLE BOOKS

Puzzle Books

Enjoy a newly added collection of puzzles. Print out these learning activities to have a fun and educational experience.

Alphabet

Little kids can learn and color each letter. A great source to print out for school children in kindergarden and first grade students.

Wikijunior

Wikijunior is a source of activity books for children from birth to age twelve written by an international community of volunteers.

NGAkids Art Zone

Enjoy this entertaining and informative introduction to art suitable for all ages. Interactive art online programs that include freehand painting and drawing.

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Martin Luther King Jr

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Malcolm X

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Frederick Douglass

Prevention

Help to avoid poisoning

Railroad Safety

Being rail safe activities

Road Safety

Kids road safety activities

Wildfires

Smokey Bear & friends activities

DOWNLOAD WORKOUT VIDEOS

High Energy

Three 10 minutes or less routines: 1) Triceps & Core 2) Chest & Triceps 3) Full Body metabolic with descending reps. Also available in High Definition. U.S. military a public service videos.

Pilates & Yoga

Fit for Duty pilates for routine on the mat workouts. Yoga workouts connect with your body on a deeper level! Swiss ball pilate workouts for maximum fitness. U.S. military a public service videos.

Routine Workout

Begin your workout routine to targeting that trouble ab area with hand weights. Fit for Duty fitness routine gives us an energetic cardio and strength workout. U.S. military a public service videos.

Workouts in HD

No need to spend hours in the gym with strength training workout that blasts arms, back and legs. Fit for Duty full body strength training workout designed with you in mind. U.S. military a public service videos.

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A collection of activity guides, workbooks, and gun safety action plans can give you the tools and information you need to avoid a lot of misinformation and bad advice.

Gun Safety Activity Books

During the school year, more than 4 million students participated in at least one lockdown, and these perceived threats, psychologists say cause students trauma.

School Year Lockdowns

No other developed country in the world has anywhere near the same rate of gun violence as America. The US has nearly six times the gun homicide rate as Canada.

Charts on Gun Violence

World Events

Educational activity books

Guides

Parent, teacher or caregivers

LGBTQ+

Children and community

Disability

Educational awareness activity

INTERNET ARCHIVE DIGITAL MATERIAL

Children's Digital Library

International Children's Digital Library Foundation making the best in children's literature available online free of charge.

Digital Material

Internet Archive provides permanent storage of and free public access digitized materials, music, moving images, and public-domain books.

Audiobook Recordings

LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the Public Domain in the USA, and then release the audio files back onto the net for free.

Library Management

Calibre eBook library free software is meant to be a complete eLibrary solution and library management, format conversion, and eBook viewer.

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Event title National School Librarian Day Activity Downloads

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Community Event Activity Books

April 04, 2024

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National School Librarian Day activity worksheets and coloring pages. Alphabet printable learning activities and eBooks for kids, parents and educators for beginners or level up their skills. All items are free to view, share, and download.

Kindergarten Reading Essentials Workbook Download Preview PDF

100 Learning Apps for Kids Download Preview PDF

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School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and school libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning.

School Librarian Day: April 4; National Library Week: April 7-13. Right to Read Day: April 8; National Library Workers Day: April 9; National Library Outreach Day: April 10; Take Action for Libraries Day: April 11 Promotional & Advocacy Tools Administrator Toolkit.

Source American Association of School Librarians

Website https://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/slm

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Libraries, special collections, archives, and other cultural institutions will share coloring content based on collection items on social media with the hashtag #ColorOurCollections.

Additional information for institutions is available at ColorOurCollections.org, which includes the guidelines for participation and templates for coloring sheets.

Several free coloring books added below to introduce this special collection.

Category: Free eBooks and Audiobooks

Additional information for learning

Alphabet Category Set of Activities and eBooks

Learning American English Collection of Games and Activities

Parents and Teachers Activity Guides

Print guides for parent, teacher, or other adult caregiver. Whether you want kids to learn the ABCs, edit a video, or stay organized, we've got learning tools to download. Check out videos, movie reviews, parent tips for raising kids in the digital age, learning recommended by working with organization and tested by field experts.

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Virtual Visit - Chocolate, Food of the Gods
The New York Academy of Medicine

While chocolate is popular all year round, it just seems to be everywhere in February! In this month’s virtual visit, Historical Collections Librarian Arlene Shaner takes us into the Library’s collections to learn about the history of chocolate and explore the different ways we have consumed it over the centuries.