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In a message dated 1/23/2003 3:16:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
carlasue@... writes:
> I was asked by a local parent to make support for homeschoolers in
> the library my research project. My research, so far, shows a growing
> interest by public librarians in providing resources for this particular
> group of parents and children. On the other hand, the Internet and books
> with lists of resources for homeschools seldom, if ever, mention using the
> public library. So, for my project, I thought I would see 1) what
> resources
> the public libraries provide; 2) who uses those resources and how often;
> and
> 3) what resources the parent/teacher and children need/want. I suppose I
> could ask the libraries, but I thought the real answers would/should come
> from the homeschoolers themselves.
>
>
First of all, attachments don't come through here.

I'm a regular. All the librarians know me and my boys by name (I doubt they'd
recognize Ben, though). Whatever I need, they order. David Albert's book just
came in. It's usually a two week wait for orders. We have a remarkable
homeschooling section---and an ASTOUNDING UNschooling section! (Yep, all MY
doing! <G>) We've ordered Mary Griffith's books, all of Grace Llewellyn's,
John Holt's (even an out-of-print one!), John Taylor Gatto's.

I doubt many libraries have the resources we have, but they COULD! Someone
just needs to ask.

~Kelly


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