Learning and Fun: Online General Interest Websites

Listed below are some online options for learning and fun.

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Chicago websites:

• American Writers Museum

• Andersonville Chamber of Commerce

• Art Institute of Chicago

• Block Club Chicago

• Block Museum, Northwestern University

• Chicago Department of Cultural
  Affairs and Special Events

• Chicago Museums

• Chicago Park District

• Chicago Public Library

• Edgewater Library Events

• Edgewater Chamber of Commerce

• Illinois Holocaust Museum

• Levy Senior Center Foundation

• Lifelong Learning at North Shore Senior Center

• Newberry Library

• Northside AARP Community Group

Other websites:

• 23 Best Websites for Seniors in 2024

• Join Senior Planet for 60+ online programs every week to keep learning, connecting and exploring

• Monitor your credit score for free

• AARP’s website is a game lover’s paradise

• If you love jigsaw puzzles, this is for you

Read Ebooks/Audiobooks

Overdrive/Libby (through public library):

Hoopla (through public library):

Flipster and RBDigital for Magazines (through public library)

Project Gutenberg

Free e-books

LibriVox - audiobooks

Watch Movies/TV Shows (Free through Public Library)

Hoopla

CloudLibrary

Kanopy

Writing 

Community Writing Project

High Lights: Community Writing Workshop

Zoom

You can sign up for free to have face-to-face group chats or meetings with friends, family and colleagues by computer, tablet or phone