Episode 25: Using the Library to the Fullest

You may already be well acquainted with your local public library, but libraries often have more to offer than many homeschoolers realize. Libraries are transforming to keep up with the educational needs of families in surprising ways. Today we review our favorite physical and digital library resources to enhance your homeschooling adventure!

Discussion

Physical - So much more than books!

CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks, and video games oh my!

Boardgames and puzzles (we wish), and other toys (music makers, puppets, etc.)

Printer access (now often remote print). Color & B&W. Ours is 70 pages B&W per day!

Laptops

Some libraries loan tools if you need to build something to support your homeschool

Makerspaces with 3D printers, graphing calculators, audio recording equipment

Digital

Ebooks and e-readers themselves

Remote tutoring (95% of public libraries provide access to tutoring sites)

Animated picture books

Music

Learning printables (coloring pages, worksheets, games, puzzles themed around specific books)

Learning: Foreign Language, lynda.com

Pictures (the NYPL has 200,000 free images even w/o a library card including manuscripts from the founding fathers)

Research: Digital encyclopedias, magazines, biographies, geneology

Events

Free or discounted passed to museums, zoos and other attractions

Summer reading programs (usually book awarded at the end)

Storytime, playgroups, science lab

Teen programs

How-to classes (crafting, music, coding, foreign language, etc.)

Fitness and mindfulness classes (yoga, tai chi, etc.)

Event space for your co-op group!

Our tips

Most importantly ask! Librarians have a masters degree in library science. If anyone can find a resource you need, they can!

If you live outside a major metro area, see if you can get a card for the city library.

If a book isn’t available, ask for inter library loan or ask if your library will purchase it!

FREE Resource Guide

Download our FREE North American Resources List to enhance your global studies with your learners!

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What are we into this week

Assassins Creed Origins: Discovery Tour

Show Notes

New York Public Library Digital Collections

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/

Assassins Creed Egypt Discover Tour

https://store.ubi.com/us/game/?lang=en_US&pid=5a7d728d0c8ee45b54018f23&dwvar_5a7d728d0c8ee45b54018f23_Platform=pcdl&edition=Ancient%20Egypt&source=detail

Assassins Creed Greece Discovery Tour

https://store.ubi.com/us/game/?lang=en_US&pid=5d4040cd5cdf9a07d09464ac&dwvar_5d4040cd5cdf9a07d09464ac_Platform=pcdl&edition=Ancient%20Greece&source=detail

Assassins Creed Egypt and Greece Discovery Tour Bundle

https://store.ubi.com/us/game/?lang=en_US&pid=5d6e8ba05cdf9a3ab80a059d&dwvar_5d6e8ba05cdf9a3ab80a059d_Platform=pcdl&edition=Ancient%20Greece%20and%20Egypt&source=detail

Assassins Creed Origins: Discovery Tour Egypt and Greece Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxKmbOxzApjrcoKZiAxO4QpnD1meid2-P

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