Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently ...

Free public domain audiobooks.  Read by volunteers from around the world. Read: libriVox audiobooks are read by volunteers from all over the world. Perhaps you would like to join us? Listen: LibriVox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, iPods or other mobile device, or ...

Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer. You'll find great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. Also please see our relate...

Free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks and supplemental resources. Textbooks & resources are available for all educational levels. Higher Education Open Textbook subjects include: Applied Science Arts and Humanities Business and Communication Career and Technical Education Education ...

Ladies of Code celebrates and supports women and non-binary coders across Europe via our meetups, workshops and hack nights.  

Women Who Code is the largest and most active community of engineers dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. We envision a world where women are representative as technical executives, founders, VCs, board members, and software engineers. Our programs are designed to get you th...

5 ways to wellbeing Help on Your Doorstep promotes the 5 ways to wellbeing through all of its work.  We work to provide you with opportunities to Be active, Connect, Give, Keep learning and to Take notice. The information on these pages is aimed at people in Islington and is part of our work funde...

We have updated our self help information to help you find the information and support that you need during the coronavirus crisis. We are updating this website on a regular basis. Islington Council have set up a helpline to support residents through the Coronavirus outbreak. The We Are Islington d...

Audible are providing free stories for young people during the coronavirus crisis.

Find Volunteering Opportunities. We offer a wide range of volunteering roles including: befriending & mentoring administration & stewarding gardening catering retail caring for animals If you want to volunteer to help Islington residents during the coronavirus crisis follow the lin...

Learn 48 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, Chinese, English & More! This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you're good to go.

French video course for post-beginners. Bienvenue à Ma France ! Improve or brush up your basic French with the help of Stéphane Cornicard and 24 interactive video units. The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence.

A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts with video clips from the Real Chinese TV series. Each topic contains: a slideshow with the key language tips on pronunciation and grammar cultural notes a challenge videoclips from Real Chinese (broadband, UK only) a shorter videoc...

An introduction to Italian Ciao! A lively introduction to the language in nine short parts. Watch and listen to the clips and have a look at the key language and transcripts if needed. The Talk Italian TV series, from which these clips are taken, is repeated from time to time on BBC Learning Zone....

A list of 1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities. Take online courses from the world's top universities for free. You will find 1,500 online courses from universities like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more.  You can use this collection of online courses to learn everything you...

Google Arts & Culture is an online platform through which the public can view high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations throughout the world. Visit the link provided or download the app!

Welcome to The Internet History Sourcebooks Project, a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in high-school and university/college courses. ...

Macat's Analyses are definitive studies of the most important books and papers in 14 humanities and social sciences subjects. A powerful resource for students, teachers and lifelong learners everywhere, our analyses do much more than just summarize seminal texts. Using Macat’s videos, audiobooks, a...

Lit Trips are downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. Along the way, placemarks with pop-up windows contain 'just in time' resources including relevant media, thought-provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary info...

Learn the basics, starting with Intro to programming on Khan Academy! Course summary Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation Intro to HTML/CSS: Making webpages Intro to SQL: Querying and managing data Advanced JS: Games & Visualizations Advanced JS: Natural Simulations HTML/JS: Making webpa...

The Award-Winning Way to Learn a Language The Babbel app combines really cool technology with learning methods that work. Our team of language experts has perfected our program to get you speaking from the start — and to make sure that what you learn sticks with you. At Babbel, we obsess over craft...

We offer free courses for Islington residents or parents with children in Islington schools. You must be 19 or over, unemployed or low-waged and receiving benefits to be eligible for our free courses. Course list Computer and Digital Skills ESOL Family learning Preparing for work and personal...

Explore more than a decade of Radio 3 on-location recordings from 2000 to the present in our World Music archive, recording the life and musical traditions of countries ranging from Brazil to North Korea and Cuba to Turkmenistan.

Learn how to use the JavaScript language and the ProcessingJS library to create fun drawings and animations. Khan Academy provides free educational resources for all.  

The Exoplanet app is a highly visual and interactive catalogue of all known exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our own Solar System. It is frequently updated whenever new discoveries are confirmed. An amazing model of the Milky Way lets you explore our universe all the way fr...

The NASA app showcases a huge collection of the latest NASA content, including: over 18,000 images videos on-demand NASA Television Solar System Exploration feature podcasts news & feature stories ISS sighting opportunities and tracking mission information all the latest tweets Third ...

Turn staying in into your at-home advantage We may be stuck indoors, but that doesn't mean we can't be active. We can move, sweat, get stronger and thrive. It’s time to go all-in by working out with NTC live in your living room. Over the coming weeks, we’ll provide you with workouts, nutrition ad...

Talk for Health provides user-friendly, talk based routes to wellbeing. Talk for Health was set up by psychotherapist Nicky Forsythe to demystify therapeutic talk, making it more accessible, human and everyday. Our core programme teaches the skills of authentic talking, empathic listening and manag...

Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online now for free

English National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since. They are now offering Wednesday Watch Parties: Releasing fre...