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Helping Homeschoolers in the Library

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I have been homeschooling for more 13 years. The library is my primary source of educational materials. In fact, according to the National Center for Education, this is true for 78% of homeschooling families.

Ms. Furness' book, Helping Homeschoolers in the Library, should be on every public library's resource shelf.

The book is broken into two parts. First: Defining Homeschoolers. This section explores the history of homeschooling, trends, and demographics. Ms. Furness interviews several homeschool leaders, including myself.

Part Two is: Serving Homeschoolers. Here you'll learn how to connect with homeschoolers, create programs with their special needs in mind, and how to help them use the library more efficiently.

This book will help you and your library better serve a fast growing group of patrons. I highly recommend it.

Author Adrienne Furness (Children and Family Services Librarian, Webster Public Library) draws upon her extensive work with homeschoolers in a variety of settings to present Helping Homeschoolers in the Library, a straightforward guide for library professionals to helping homeschooling parents who use public libraries as their primary resource for learning materials. Chapters focus on the practicalities of helping homsechoolers, and cover the different homeschooling and unschooling movements; a thorough discussion of the resources that best serve homeschooling populations; ideas for programs and social opportunities the library can offer; annotated lists of recommended readings and online resources; and much more. A thoroughly useful guide that extends beyond common stereotypes to fill a growing need nationwide.