The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and resultant stay-at-home and nonessential business closings orders have increased the online offerings of arts and cultural organizations.

Here are some Lehigh Valley venues and organizations you can explore while observing social distancing guidelines from the safety and comfort of your residence.

Libraries in the Lehigh Valley are continuing their online services. Overdue times and library card expirations have been extended.

The Bethlehem Public Library has many online resources, some new and some that have been in place for a while. The library is streaming its Yoga and Qigong classes online. Qigong, somewhat similar to Tai Chi, is said to use movement to enhance energy and health.

There’s a memoir-writing class and a cooking class by a staff member, who shares her cheesecake recipes.

The first in a series of author readings began with Kate Racculia, who read from her novel, “Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts.”

The Bethlehem Library has loaned ebooks and audiobooks for a few years via the Overdrive app.

Says Bethlehem Area Pubic Library Executive Director John Berk, “A few years ago, ebooks were projected to take off, but it seems that many people still prefer to read print.

“Any book online can be checked out as a regular book. Because of publisher restrictions, there is only one license at a time,” says Berk.

If someone else is reading a particular ebook, you will have to wait until it is returned, as with books in print.

Films are available to stream via the Kanopy website using a library card. Berk calls Kanopy “an artsy Netflix, that tends towards foreign and indie films.” The limits on monthly use have been loosened. Information: www.bapl.org

Emmaus Public Library set up a webpage with links to Covid-19 resources. The library’s wi-fi is available even though the building is closed. It can be accessed from the parking lot or the lawn at the library: www.emmauspl.org

Hellertown Library is continuing “Storytime Live” on facebook: www.facebook.com/HellertownAreaLibrary

Allentown Art Museum posts “Virtual Artventures” every Sunday. These include “Make Your Own Comic Book,” “Make Your Own Storyboard,” “Monoprinting” (make a copy of your own artwork), “Making Collagraphs” (make prints from collages), and downloadable color sheets. There are YouTube videos about art and the museum: www.allentownartmuseum.org

Discover Lehigh Valley has a downloadable activity sheet with coloring pages, Lehigh Valley word-search pages, and a Lehigh Valley crossword, as well as a list of “Virtual Tours” and “Interactive Experiences”: www.discoverlehighvalley.com

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites brings its “PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag History Exhibition” to your home with online “Bag Lunches with Ilene Hochberg Wood.” Wood, the collector who provided the handbags for the exhibition, displays and talks about items in her collection in the short: www.historicbethlehem.org/collections/exhibits/purseonality-a-stylish-handbag-history

Historic Bethlehem has “Free Sundays at Home” when you receive a newsletter with children’s design activities and videos: www.historicbethlehem.org/programs/free-sundays-at-home

Miller Symphony Hall can connect with the Metropolitan Opera House’s nightly encore presentations of “Live in HD”: www.millersymphonyhall.org/site/view_news/852

The Bach Choir posts video and audio clips. You can be informed about “Moment of Comfort” clips by signing up for the Bach Choir newsletter: www.bach.org/a-moment-of-comfort

Lehigh Valley Public Media has “PBS Learning Media with has “PBS Learning Media with a number of videos and interactive media for students and teachers: www.pbs39.pbslearningmedia.org

ArtsQuest has a list of concerts, classes, comedy events and links to other online events on the SteelStacks website: www.steelstacks.org

Lehigh Valley Salsa Social offers online classes: www.facebook.com/groups/405874096096775

The Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley has online videos for fitness and recreational activities for children and adults, There are Tuesday “Yiddish Club” meetings via Zoom software, virtual Shabbat celebrations every Friday, a home-cooking video, a downloadable cookbook, and an arts and crafts instructional packet: www.lvjcc.org

An online search with terms like “coronavirus online activities,” “coronavirus entertainment,” “coronavirus concerts” or “coronavirus free books” take you to many sites with links to Internet resources. Include “coronavirus” in the search description for up-to-date information.