Homeschooling

At the Lackawanna County Children's Library

The Lackawanna County Children's Library provides a variety of services and resources to home educating families in the community.

Thank to those who participated in the survey. It has been very helpful and I will use your suggestions to improve services.

Outreach Collection

Electronic Library Resources

Outreach Collection:
Home educating families, child care providers and teachers are offered the choice of participating in our Outreach Collection. You provide the subjects or titles and we will gather the materials for you. Collections can be picked up kept for 6 weeks. Outreach Collection Account holders are also welcome to come into the library and hand select their collection from items on our shelves.

Collections Include:

· Books

· Talking Books

· Videos

· CDs

· DVDs

· CD-ROMs

·Magazines

· Discovery Kits

Click here for the pdf of the application. Once completed please send it back to our outreach coordinator:

Elizabeth Davis

Children's Outreach Coordinator

Lackawanna County Children's Library

520 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509

570-348-3000 ext. 3015

Fax- 570-348-3020 attn: Elizabeth

childrensoutreach@albright.org

Special Programs:

Through out the traditional academic year the library will host or provide special programs designed for home educating families. These educational programs supplement home educating curriculums. We have at least one a month and run from September through May.

To join our list-serv please email edavis@albright.org with the subject line- Join Homeschool Events List.

Schedule:

Winter and Spring 2010:

March: “World Tales”- March 20, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. - Practice your acting skills as we perform Readers’ Theater of folktales from around the world. We will record the tales with Flip Cameras and learn about editing them together. Ages 8- 16. In Computer Lab

April: “Fire Safety and Prevention with the SFD”- April 21, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. - Learn fire safety and prevention with Scranton’s bravest, the Scranton Fire Department. For All Ages. On the main floor of the library.

May: “Annual Home School Display Fair”- May 24-29, 2010. Show your home schooling projects and work from throughout the year during our Display Fair. In the Lobby. For All Ages.

To register for any of these programs, please call 348-3000 ext. 3015. Programs in the computer lab are limited due to size.

Support Groups:

There are a few local support groups for families. The library does not personally indorse any. There are many state and national wide groups.

Catholic Homeschoolers of NEPA

catholichomeschoolersofNEPA@yahoogroups.com

H.O.P.E. Homeschool-

http://nepahomeschoolers.wetpaint.com/thread

Harmony Home Educators-

http://www.harmonyhomeeducators.org/

Northeast Pennsylvania Homeschoolers NEPA
PO Box 884
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Judy or Paul Van Hook 717-476-9321
E-mail: nepahomeschoolers@yahoo.com

PA Homeschoolers

http://www.pahomeschoolers.com/supportgroups/index.html

Websites:

Pennsylvania Department of Education–

Home Education

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/home_education/7404

Please refer here for official and legal requirements and forms regarding home education. There is a wealth of resources and list of organizations on this page.

PA Homeschoolers

http://www.pahomeschoolers.com/

Provide links, discussion boards and state resources for home educators.

Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Accreditation Agency (PHAA)

http://www.phaa.org/

A state wide organization that provides diplomas to home educators.

The Pennsylvania Home Education Network

http://phen.org/

Informational site that promotes home education in Pennsylvania and has membership.

Home School Legal Defense Association-

http://www.hslda.org

A nonprofit advocacy organization to promote and defend the right to home school.

Homeschoolers Guide

http://homeschoolersguides.com/

The website for the print publication that publish -The Guide to Great Field Trips & Activities (published twice each year, Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter)
-Guide to Homeschool-Friendly Colleges (published annually each Spring)
-Pocket Homeschool Fair (Curriculum Guide - published annually each Spring)

Books:

The library has a collection of home educating books in our Parent’s Room in the Lackawanna County Children’s Library. We also have materials in the Albright Memorial Library.

Items can be found via our online catalog.

Some favorites among families are:

The first year of homeschooling your child : your complete guide to getting off to the right start by Linda Dobson

The unschooling handbook : how to use the whole world as your child's classroom by Mary Griffith

The complete idiot's guide to homeschooling by Marsha Ransom

Home learning year by year: how to design a homeschool curriculum from preschool through high school by Rebecca Rupp

Homeschool your child for free : more than 1,200 smart, effective, and practical resources for home education on the Internet and beyond by Laura Maery Gold

Fundamentals of home-schooling by Ann Lahrson-Fisher

Creative home schooling for gifted children:a resource guide by Lisa Rivero

Electronic Library Resources :

Live Homework Help!