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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