Presentation for Mid-Hudson Library System

Here are the slides I’ll be using for my presentation at the Mid-Hudson Library System, “Serving Homeschooling Families,” tomorrow, Thursday, May 1 from 10am-Noon:
Helping Homeschooling Families Presentation

A Good Start: The Less-than-$150 Homeschooling Collection

Many librarians I speak to tell me that they don’t have much money to devote to serving homeschoolers and feel overwhelmed trying to figure out where to start. With that in mind, I offer you my Less-than-$150 Homeschooling Collection. These are books that span a wide variety of homeschooling needs and should circulate and prove [...]

Johnsburg Public Library District’s Homeschool Resource Center (HRC)

On my way back from the PLA Conference a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be able to stop in Johnsburg, Illinois to visit one of the premier library homeschooling collections, Johnsburg Public Library District’s Homeschool Resource Center (HRC). Library Director Maria Zawacki and dedicated volunteer Kathy Wentz were kind enough to take [...]

Homeschooling at the Annual New York Library Association Conference

I will be giving a presentation called “Helping Homeschoolers in the Library” at the 2007 NYLA Annual Conference on Friday, October 19 from 8:00-9:15am. I just got the date and time, so I thought I’d pass it along. It will be my first big presentation on homeschooling, so I’m really looking forward to it — [...]

Homeschooling on the Road

Comics author Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics) and his family – wife Ivy and daughters Skye and Winter – are off on a year-long tour to promote his new book, Making Comics. The family is homeschooling the kids (6th and 8th grade) while on the road, and they’re doing some really fun things like podcasts and [...]