Online resources for families

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If you can't visit one of your favorite local cultural institutions in person right now, keep your kids connected with what Berkshire County has to offer thanks to these online resources:

Becket Athenaeum: Yoga for Everyone video archives; facebook.com/pg/BecketAthenaeumLibrary/videos

Berkshire Museum: Explore Berkshire Museum@Home, see virtual exhibitions, watch video tours and WeeMuse programs, listen to the "What's in the Basement" podcast, @Home events and more; explore.berkshiremuseum.org

Berkshire Theatre Group: Stream videos on "Homegrown Crafts," "Learn a Song and Sing-Along," baking, history, storytelling and more; facebook.com/berkshiretheatregroup

Clark Art Institute: Downloadable coloring pages drawn from images in the Clark's collection, Clark-inspired art projects, games and activities drawn from Clark images; clarkart.edu

Dalton CRA: Education support program focusing on supporting and supervising students during remote learning. daltoncra.org

Drury High School Library: Links to access to 32 databases provided by Gale, for Massachusetts residents or Massachusetts Library Card holders; galepages.com/mlin_w_druryhs

Hancock Shaker Village: Archived videos of virtual Farm Friends events on YouTube; youtube.com/user/HancockShakerVillage

IS183: Make Art with IS183 videos, printable coloring pages and activity books, and online classes. Free and paid content; is183.org/online.

Lee Library Association: Links to access to 32 databases provided by Gale, for Massachusetts residents or Massachusetts Library Card holders; galepages.com/mlin_w_lee.

New Lebanon Library: Storytime, Grab and Go Science, virtual yoga, Take It and Make It Crafts. facebook.com/NewLebanonLibrary and newlebanonlibrary.org

Norman Rockwell Museum: Check out "Burton Silverman: In Search of the Constitution," "Norman Rockwell in the Age of the Civil Rights Movement," "Norman Rockwell: Presidential Elections Illustrated," "Presidents, Politics, and the Pen: The Influential Art of Thomas Nast," all on view virtually, sketch club videos, and more; nrm.org

North Adams Public Schools links to online learning resources for curriculum help, educational activities, virtual field trips and more; tinyurl.com/unojjwb

South Berkshire Kids: Virtual Play and Learn, online yoga for kids, links to online resources. southberkshirekids.org

Stockbridge Library, Museum and Archives: Dial-a-story phone line, Miss Jenney's Song and Rhyme Times, Story Stretches and more on YouTube, virtual events; stockbridgelibrary.org/programs-services/childrens-programs 

Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: Scavenger hunts, coloring pages; susanbanthonybirthplace.org