13. Examine Policies and Procedures
• Heaviest borrowers
• Changes will have wider impact
• Strong potential to increase circulation
14. What Homeschoolers Have to Say
About How Libraries Can Improve
Their Services to Homeschoolers…
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Space to meet
Increase borrowing limits
Extended loans
Reduce fees (ILLs, holds,
overdues)
• “Teacher Cards”
15. Email for New Homeschoolers
• State laws
• Support group web sites
• Homeschool Diner
(homeschooldiner.com)
• Other resources?
18. Use Your Connections
• WHO am I targeting?
• WHAT do they want to learn?
• WHERE should I have the program (inhouse vs. outreach)?
• WHEN is the best time for
homeschoolers?
• WHY am I doing this?
• HOW will I implement this program?
21. Homeschool Open House
• Excellent program if you’re just starting
out
• Simple or elaborate
• Showcase collections, databases,
programs, and other services
• Survey
• Informally network
22. Other Programs to Consider
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Library skills
Computer skills
Book groups
College/scholarship
information
23. Even More Program Ideas
• Pinterest:http://pinterest.com/search/bo
ards/?q=homeschooling)
• Library Success wiki:
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?titl
e=Library_Services_for_Homeschoolers
• Abby the Librarian blog:
http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/search
/label/homeschool
26. Why start a special collection?
• Fills a need
• Materials can be hard to find
• Used by more than homeschoolers
(students, tutors, teachers, other
families)
29. Don’t Hide the Homeschooling
Materials
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Separate collection
Signage
Spine labels
Brochures, bookmarks, and fliers
30. Selecting Materials
• Homeschooling materials not widely
reviewed
• Many are published by small presses or
self-published
• Some aren’t available through jobbers
• Some have a blatantly religious slant
• Almost all are biased in some way
31.
32. Collection Development Resources
• Homeschooling periodicals
• Websites and blogs
• Amazon.com
• Books already in your collection
• Patron recommendations
33. Looking for a Few Good Books?
• Covers pictured in Parts 1 & 2 of this
presentation.
• 101 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
• For the Love of Literature by Maureen
Wittmann
• Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch
34. Curriculum Resources
• World Book Typical Course of
Study:www.worldbook.com/typical-course-ofstudy?wbredirect=1&Itemid=216
• Cathy Duffy Homeschool Curriculum Reviews:
cathyduffyreviews.com
We’re going to go through a four-step process that will help you build a good relationship with your homeschooling community.
We did this in part one of the class. It’s so important to get some basic knowledge and vocabulary to help you understand the homeschoolers operating in your area and how to best serve them. It will also help you create balance in your services and collections.
We did this in part one of the class. It’s so important to get some basic knowledge and vocabulary to help you understand the homeschoolers operating in your area and how to best serve them. It will also help you create balance in your services and collections.
This is going to help you build programs and services that will actually work. Also letting the homeschooling community know that you’re interested in working with them will have results all itself.
Once you’ve got your library as set as it can be to welcome homeschoolers, it’s time to try some programming.
Once you’ve got your library as set as it can be to welcome homeschoolers, it’s time to try some programming.
Listen and respond to the needs and conditions in your community.
To TRY. They may not be the best ways to go for your community.
My point being that the materials WILL circulate unless the homeschoolers can’t find them. (See next slide.)
Keep everything you’ve learned in mind as you set out to build your collection and decide where/how to house it.
First decide: how are you going to house them?
First decide: how are you going to house them?
This is a community that’s always evolving and changing, so you’re going to want to go through this cycle again every so often to make sure you’re still meeting the needs you want to meet.