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Like many of our readers, the SUP team will be working remotely as much as possible while the covid-19 situation develops. For readers spending a lot of time at home, we鈥檝e compiled some of our favourite free online reading materials, from our own open access collection and from around the world. From history to great Australian poetry to classic children鈥檚 picture books, we hope you find something to add to your reading pile.

(We know that we are lucky to be able to work remotely, and we鈥檙e grateful for the frontline and other essential workers who can鈥檛.)

Sydney Open Library

In our , you鈥檒l find all of SUP鈥檚 open access books, including history, biography, politics, literary criticism, public health and more, all free to read.

In , Dianne Johnson explores how Aboriginal peoples have seen and responded to the stars and planets over millennia. In , Nicholas Birns asks how Australian writers have grappled with questions of distance, history and globalisation, from Patrick White to Hannah Kent, Christos Tsiolkas and Alexis Wright. In, Peta Tait traces the rise of animal circuses and travelling menageries in the 19th century against the backdrop of expanding empires.

There are many more titles in the Sydney Open Library, all reflecting SUP鈥檚 mission to publish books that 鈥渆ngage, inspire, and stimulate debate鈥�.

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University of Sydney Library

The include treasures that could keep you reading for weeks. Find out what student newspaper was saying in 1987. Dip into an annotated first edition of Isaac Newton鈥檚 . Or brush up on your science knowledge with the comic strip . First published in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1961, this daily short comic explored big scientific questions. It was a hit with readers and at its peak was syndicated in over 600 newspapers around the world. As well as providing an accessible introduction to concepts such as relativity and radiation, it gives a fascinating insight into what was on scientists鈥� and readers鈥� minds at the height of the Cold War. (Is there life on Venus, and will the Russians get there first?)听听

Australian Poetry Library

Created by the University of Sydney and the Australian Copyright Agency, the hosts tens of thousands of poems by Australian writers, plus recordings of poets reading their work. You can browse themed collections such as , , and poems, or curate your own collection of favourites. There鈥檚 also a handy glossary of poetical terms, from alexandrine to villanelle.听

Indigenous Music of Australia

Several books in our Indigenous Music of Australia series have companion websites, where you can learn about the music of Indigenous communities and stream audio and video recordings of musicians performing their songs. focuses on wangga, public dance-songs from the Daly region of north-western Australia. documents wajarra, public songs of the Gurindji people in the Northern Territory. The most recent book in the series, , is available open access. It explores how Aboriginal communities, museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions are collaborating to return cultural materials to the communities who created them.

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More from around the web...

For more free online reading, check out these other great resources from around the internet:

: free ebooks and audiobooks, including classics, history, science, medicine, biographies, children鈥檚 books and more.

: a huge selection of books for children in English and 19 other languages, focusing on 鈥�books that help children understand the world around them and the global society in which they live鈥�.

: free audio and ebooks, from Aeschylus to Z.

: classics, poetry, history and more. You can create reading lists to keep track of the books you鈥檝e read and those you want to read next.

The has an impressive collection of ebooks, and of course is host to : If you are holed-up at home, now might be the time to research that quirky corner of history that you鈥檝e always wondered about. Search for your street, your local pub, or your mysterious great-aunt Ethel鈥檚 name in Trove鈥檚 extensive collection of digital newspapers and see what surprising histories you discover.

Lastly, for those days when you need to step away from the books, Google Street View can take you to amazing , , and , while NPR鈥檚 list of includes Broadway shows, concerts, classes, fitness activities and more.

Take care, everyone.