• Check out the Riverside School Summer Book Read program of Riverside School 
• Outschool Virtual classes for English & Other Languages
• Allkidsnetwork.com Reading & writing Worksheets
• ReadAccrossAmerica  has some cool summer reading lists, tips & more
• Check out Awesome Apps for the Six Traits of Writing, from WeAreTeachers, for improving writing skills with apps during the summer.
• New York Public Library’s 100 Great Children’s Books and 125 Kids Books We Love (in conjunction with this year’s 125-year anniversary of the NYPL)
• E-books, magazines, videos, etc from Greenwich Libraries Media Services which has a virtual library with a collection of music, digital video streaming, and other multimedia tools available to students.
• Check out Greenwich Library Online for free e-copies of the books including an unlimited number of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane on TeenCloud.
• Startwithabook.org helps you explore different topics and genres to find the right books & themed activities. 
• Grammar practice with Fun stories from Class Room Cereal 
• Get the app to access hundreds of libraries and their content from Libby by Overdrive
• With millions of ebooks out there, it can be time-consuming to find the good stuff check out The Fussy Librarian
• GPS Summer Reading 2020 - Summer reading collections in partnership with Greenwich Public Library

Storytimes

• Mrs. Browning's Distance Learning Read-alouds.

• Berlin-Peck Memorial Library in Berlin is offering virtual storytimes on Wednesday through Thursday at 10:30 a.m. on their children's Facebook page. The videos remain live for 12 hours.
• Bethel Public Library has storytime on Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. Enjoy story time through Facebook Live with songs, stories, and simple games.
• Cheshire Public Library has virtual storytime Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
• Danbury Public Library offers Seuss on the Loose on Mondays at 2 p.m., celebrate all things Dr. Seuss. Also, daily stories are offered Monday through Friday at 11 a.m. and storytime live on Facebook every Friday at 11 a..m.
• Essex Library Association has virtual storytime for children ages 3-6 on Thursdays at 10 a.m.
• Explorewashingtonct.com is hosting a virtual storytime for children ages 2-5 every Saturday at noon via Instagram.
• Meriden Public Library is hosting storytime with books and songs geared toward children from third grade and under on their Facebook page. The library also provides adult programs, including virtual discussions usin Zoom and a book club.
• Mystic/Noank Library in Mystic has Family Storytime live on Saturdays at 11 a.m. on their Facebook page.
• North Branch Bridgeport Public Library has a series of videos with Miss Bina, which involve story readings and more.
• Portland Library is hosting Zoom storytime at 10:30 a.m. on April 16.
• Stonington Free Library in Stonington is streaming a bedtime story reading each night at 7 p.m. on Facebook and videos of live chapter readings of popular books on YouTube
• Storytellers Cottage is hosting virtual bedtime story readings live at 7:30 p.m. each night.
• Wallingford Public Library is hosting online programs including virtual storytime via their Facebook page.
• Westport Library is offering various virtual storytimes including Chapter-a-Day Harry Potter and virtual bedtime stories.

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