I am of the opinion that libraries should do their best to connect with families in their community practicing home education. There are so many resources available to them that we can provide, whether it be through brochures, parent courses or student programming. I also agree with Abby the Librarian that homeschool programs constantly need to be reevaluated and revamped.
Right now, at my library, we do a monthly program called Homeschool Afternoon. We offer this program to grades K-6 and it takes place on the second Thursday of the month from 2-3pm. Each month, we choose a topic to discuss such as the Titanic, Apollo 11 or rain forests. The methods to distribute the information about the topic vary each month, but we always include a collaborative activity.
The attendance at this program has varied quite a bit in the past. We figured out that the day of the week was just not working well with a lot of our larger families, so this fall we switched days, and the attendance has been up significantly. I will be posting our monthly plans here on the blog, as well as how the plans went.
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