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To Everyone: Hello from Elk River, Minnesota! 12:03:06 From Nicole MacGibbon To Everyone: Hello from Nova Scotia 12:03:07 From Laurie Dreyer To Everyone: Hi from New York 12:03:17 From Teresa Newton To All Panelists: Hello from Tennessee 12:03:25 From Karen Dower To All Panelists: Hi from Rock Hall, Maryland! 12:03:26 From April Cox To All Panelists: Hello from Indiana! 12:03:56 From Nanna Bailey To Everyone: Hello from Maryland 12:04:04 From Michelle Wannike To Everyone: Hello from Central Florida 12:04:42 From Melinda Martin To Everyone: Hello from a homeschool grad in Georgia 12:05:29 From Karen Dower To Everyone: Hi from Rock Hall, Maryland! 12:05:32 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Welcome everyone! So glad you joined us today! You can learn more about Niche Academy here: https://www.nicheacademy.com 12:05:39 From Adrienne Burns To All Panelists: Hello from New Carrollton Maryland 12:06:02 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: And if you’re interested in seeing our upcoming webinars you can check them out here: https://www.nicheacademy.com/upcoming-webinars 12:06:45 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: You can watch Christina’s previous webinar here: https://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/library-services-to-homeschoolers 12:07:20 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: I’ll be sending out the recording, slides, and chat/audio transcripts in a few days! 12:07:30 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: And if anyone needs a certificate of attendance you can email us at webinar@nicheacademy.com 12:07:38 From Angela Gray To All Panelists: Hi from Wilson NC 12:08:15 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: For those of you just joining us you can watch Christina’s previous webinar here: https://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/library-services-to-homeschoolers 12:09:08 From Amanda Knol To Everyone: Hi Melinda! Homeschool grad here, too! (From Indiana) :) 12:10:18 From Sandra Leonelli To Everyone: I homeschooled all 4 of my children. 12:11:39 From Cass Dasher To Everyone: Hi, homeschool alum here as well! I also recommend checking out the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, an organization founded and run by homeschool alumni. https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/ 12:12:08 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: How do you get local homeschoolers involved in your program at the library. We have had low attendance for our arts and crafts club for homeschoolers since covid. However, people always say they are looking for something to join. 12:13:05 From Ashley Niven To Everyone: You could try finding local homeschool facebook groups. I have a huge homeschool group in my area and that's how I reach them. 12:13:20 From MIchelle Ford To Everyone: I have been doing art classes for the past year. I have connected with local Homeschool Co-ops on Facebook. 12:13:31 From Sarah Wroblewski To Everyone: Our marketing and communications coordinator infiltrated the social media homeschool groups! 12:13:55 From Rebecca Laurence To All Panelists: you could offer a simple poll or survey to find the best day of week and time of day to offer programs. 12:14:00 From Carlee Hein To Everyone: I joined local facebook homeschool groups and was very upfront with my intentions to let them know about sharing about our program for homeschoolers. Some let me join, some didn't, and some reached out and asked for links to share within the group. 12:14:12 From iPhone To All Panelists: We have a multi age BookClub.it’s going well and growing. 12:15:29 From Rachel Everett To Everyone: It may be the day or days you're hosting programs. Many homeschoolers in our area meet on specific days, so it helps to plan programs on other days. Also, creating programs that would be completely different from what they can do at home. 12:17:06 From Rachel Everett To Everyone: Hosting programs for the parents is a good strategy too. Light refreshments and all the resources available for homeschooling families at the library :) 12:17:40 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: We are getting so many requests from local homeschoolers for programs directed towards them. 12:18:01 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: We have nothing offered at this time 12:18:08 From Katherine Hulsey To Everyone: I just started a Homeschool STEAM class, but I am a beginnger 12:18:11 From Alisa Sanders To All Panelists: Totally inexperienced. 12:18:12 From Katherine Hulsey To Everyone: Beginner* 12:18:15 From Jessica long To Everyone: starting from scratch 12:18:18 From Heather Oswald To Everyone: Nothing offered at this time. 12:18:20 From Michaela Hutchinson To Everyone: We have homeschool families that use the library but we don't have any specific services or programs for them. 12:18:22 From Celia Jackson To All Panelists: no programs yet! 12:18:23 From Yvonne Jenkins To Everyone: I am brand new. 12:18:25 From Carlee Hein To Everyone: I feel like I am in the middle! I have a current program for homeschoolers 12:18:31 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: I think that the site Christina mentioned is https://hslda.org/legal 12:18:36 From Emilie Yusko To Everyone: We are looking to start a homeschooling program 12:18:39 From Shannon Ryerse To Everyone: We don't offer any services for them specifically, yet. 12:18:41 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: We do not have a homeschooling group but we have a LOT of homeschooling families in our community. We are just starting trying to get homeschooling programs started. 12:18:47 From Janet Coulson To Everyone: We are adding homeschool program offerings beginning in December at our branch, based on requests from parents 12:18:50 From Karen Braker-Reed To Everyone: We have had regular monthly homeschool programs for over 20 years 12:18:53 From Ashley Niven To Everyone: I have 50-60 homeschoolers and pretty much all of my programming is geared towards them and I've been doing that for the 2 years I've worked at my library. 12:18:55 From Tracy Mathieson To Everyone: I'm a Children Programmer at Estevan Public Library and I offer a homeschool stem class once a month. 12:19:01 From Morgan Riekeman To Everyone: intermediate... we do well with our younger homeschoolers but struggle with programs for those above 4th grade or so 12:19:05 From Kristi Henry To Everyone: Not doing anything right now. 12:19:05 From Via Luino To All Panelists: My library used to have a homeschool program, and then it went away for a while, and now I’m bringing it back. We’ve had four programs so far, but I’m struggling for what we should do for topics. Ages are 4-12. 12:19:06 From Olivia Titus To Everyone: My library has a mixture of programs aimed directly at homeschoolers, and homeschoolers being welcome in/using general public programs 12:19:06 From Beth Rast To Everyone: We currently offer nothing for homeschoolers which is why I'm here! 12:19:27 From Ellen Dark To All Panelists: There is no specific program for homeschoolers at my branch, but there are programs at other branches. 12:19:30 From Brette Hindman To Everyone: Same here, Beth Rast! 12:19:44 From Michelle Wannike To Everyone: I joined the local Facebook Co-op group and attended and their class sign up night. 12:19:47 From Shannon Terry To Everyone: Beginner … right now I let all the homeschoolers from our county meet at our library every week and the moms take it from there. 12:19:51 From Casey McDonald To Everyone: Thank you Julie! 12:19:58 From Amanda DeLand To Everyone: We have no programs right now but have had several requests recently, so I am trying to research how to get that started 12:19:59 From Beth Robinson To Everyone: We have a specific section in our library called the Learning Zone which offers books, videos, and a "library of things" such as microscope, telescope, rock collections, scales etc. I offer a monthly homeschool book club for middle grades, but have been having a hard time getting other programs started. 12:20:03 From Terri Faulkner To Everyone: We are thinking of starting a Homeschool Hangout group and also Homeschool ACES (Activities, Community, Exploration, Support) programming offered during the traditional school day. 12:20:06 From MIchelle Ford To Everyone: I am hoping to start a crocheting/knitting/sewing class or lessons for our homeschoolers. We have a "grandma" from our office of aging who has been teaching a couple of kids and I hope to expand it using people from her church or the area in general 12:20:12 From Amy Grant To Everyone: we have a homeschool group that meets at the library each week and does crafts, science experiments etc 12:20:14 From Ivy Riester To Everyone: I have been offering programs for homeschoolers in most of the libraries I have worked in. I just started at this position over the summer and I am building up my homeschool contacts and gauging interest. I held a Homeschool Open House, highlighting our services, and got feedback about what kinds of programs to offer. 12:20:15 From Kaity Bowers To Everyone: I recently started a homeschooler series of history programs specifically designed for whole families with a variety of ages. 12:20:28 From Ratna Avasarala To Everyone: I work for Aurora Public Library District! I work for the Children's department. One of my colleague does "Homeschool Huddle" for ages 6-11 grades 1-5. This is a very popular program at our library! 12:20:33 From Ellen Dark To Everyone: There is no specific program for homeschoolers at my branch, but there are programs at other branches. 12:21:13 From Rebecca Laurence To All Panelists: We are historically a homeschool friendly community and have seen that grow since covid. We have 2-3 large homeschool groups that meet outside in our park and we try to build rapport with them and invite them to programs, I have added all groups on facebook to share flyers. The science and craft events seem popular. Twice a year I offer Homeschool Curriculum swap/giveaways with donated used books (we get a lot). We are giving out simple surveys asking homeschool groups how we can support them (particular titles/topics/authors/curriculum/objects for checkout etc) they are very receptive and appreciative. 12:21:23 From Kim Pike To Everyone: We don't currently have any programs at the Sun City or Wildomar libraries. I'm here to see how I can change that. 12:21:24 From Gaylee Harris To Everyone: I do a homeschool preschool story time twice a month that is well attended. I also offer a homeschool movie day for a break once a month. The attendance is inconsistent. 12:21:39 From Caylee Tanner To Everyone: Can anyone provide me her email address? I wanted to find it in the chat myself, but I could find it. 12:21:54 From Caylee Tanner To Everyone: sorry could not find it* 12:22:08 From MIchelle Ford To Everyone: Ratna, what is a Homeschool Huddle? 12:22:19 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Caylee it’s on the last slide and you’ll get the slides and recording in a few days! I hope this helps!! 12:22:20 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: We have been asked but right now we only have programs geared to 5 years old or younger 12:22:37 From Sarah Wroblewski To Everyone: I have a current homeschool program that we run twice a month. This was our first semester and we offered nature journaling, spinning, weaving, history of fiber arts, and intro to technology classes. 12:22:43 From Caylee Tanner To All Panelists: @julieedwards thank you 12:22:50 From Julie Edwards To Caylee Tanner and All Panelists: You’re so welcome! 12:22:51 From Carlee Hein To Everyone: We raised our overall amount of checkouts for ALL patrons. 12:23:19 From Sarah Wroblewski To Everyone: We plan to add creative writing and indigenous knowledge for spring. 12:23:36 From Wilnelia Lozada To Everyone: We have a monthly program for homeschoolers. However, it is hard to keep them coming regularly. 12:23:50 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Here is the link to the NYPL page: https://www.nypl.org/events/teaching-learning/educator-cards 12:23:59 From Beth Robinson To Everyone: Our patrons can check out 99 things at one time. Most of our homeschoolers also have cards for their kids so each person in their family can check out 99 things! And sometime they do! 12:24:08 From Angela Velasquez To Everyone: I've had success with curriculum swaps for homeschoolers 12:24:32 From Sarah Wroblewski To Everyone: Tell us more about a curriculum swap! 12:24:34 From Rachel Everett To Everyone: We do have them...and teachers, including homeschooling parents really love them! However; some homeschool curriculums require books that are out of print, or otherwise unavailable. 12:24:57 From Karen Braker-Reed To Everyone: We give extended checkouts to our homeschoolers. We also have a swap shelf where they can pick up textbooks and teaching aides for free 12:25:14 From Lisa Keipp To Everyone: We have created a homeschooling library here; a former local teacher runs the local co-op. 12:25:34 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: Homeschool Co-op Fair was successful, expanding to include curriculum exchange for this coming year. 12:25:56 From Ratna Avasarala To Everyone: Hi Michelle, Homeschool Huddle is the name of the program provided for homeschoolers on a monthly basis at our library by my colleague! She chooses a topic every month and plans the program! 12:26:11 From Angela Velasquez To Everyone: For curriculum swaps, homeschool families bring books and other homeschooling materials they are no longer using to the library. Staff organize the materials on tables by category (usually the different subjects and then "other"), and then homeschool parents get to swap for new-to-them materials for free! 12:26:14 From Heather Oswald To Everyone: What did the Co-Op Fair consist of? 12:27:45 From Deanna McGregor To Everyone: Liverpool Public Library has a LibGuide which features a variety of HS resources, including our HS programs, and our HS 101 for Parent topics: https://lpl.libguides.com/lpl/homeschoolingparents 12:27:47 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: I’ll be sharing the slides, recording, and chat transcript in a few days. It will also all be on our blog so you can share it with others in your library! 12:29:39 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: Homeschool School were invited to come to get families time meet and signup. Each table was set up with crafts or games while the parents asked questions. The library did storytime and crafts and games set up. 12:29:47 From Alisa Sanders To All Panelists: yes 12:29:49 From Stephen Williams To Everyone: These icons are a great idea, but not super helpful without a key. Probably just better to have it written out 12:30:23 From Hillary Montgomery To Everyone: What do you do with unclaimed items at the end of a Curriculum Swap? 12:30:57 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: I didn't get to that bridge yet! 12:31:24 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: Planned for end of May. 12:31:26 From Anna Lewis To All Panelists: You can donate it to any little library 12:31:46 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: we have story time for preschoolers and the arts and crafts for all older kids, it is hard to pick an art or craft for such a wide variety of ages and abilities 12:31:48 From Anna Lewis To All Panelists: You can donate any unclaimed books 12:31:52 From Angela Velasquez To Everyone: For leftover items after the curriculum swap, our library system has a partnership with Discover Books, which sells and redistributes used books. They have donation bins in our parking lot and we just put leftover items in there. 12:32:02 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: If any of you are looking at Christina’s previous webinar, it is freely accessible here https://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/library-services-to-homeschoolers 12:32:32 From Rebecca Laurence To All Panelists: Hillary - Quality unclaimed items get saved for next swap. So-so ones put back in Friends donations 12:32:58 From Julie Edwards To Rebecca Laurence and All Panelists: Hi Rebecca - your comment only came to me 12:32:58 From Ashley Niven To Everyone: Yes, I love Oregon Trail and I totally want to do a "live action" game this summer for Adventure at Your Library. 12:33:25 From Angela Velasquez To Everyone: And to be honest, a lot of the materials we got in the curriculum swaps weren't usable, haha. Like... cassette tapes and stuff. We ended up throwing away/recycling a lot of materials too. Be prepared to set time aside to go through the leftovers. 12:33:26 From Rebecca Laurence To Everyone: Hillary - Quality unclaimed items get saved for next swap. So-so ones put back in Friends donations 12:33:30 From Jenna Steigleder To Everyone: We are having a live action Oregon trail game today at my library! 12:33:47 From Erica Merritt To Everyone: This may be a silly comment, but I'm not sure I see how planning a program for homeschoolers is different than planning programs for all of the other children at the library 12:34:05 From Alyson Rigby To All Panelists: We have a STEAM program for 5-10 year olds, everyone invited - would you recommend duplicating the program just for homeschoolers? 12:34:07 From Matt Belanger To Everyone: agreed Erica 12:34:17 From Nancy Turner To All Panelists: I agree with Erica as well. 12:34:28 From Stephen Williams To Everyone: @Erica: Maybe put that in a Q&A question? I'd also be interested in the differences between school aged children and homeschool specific programs 12:34:31 From Shannon Ryerse To Everyone: @Erica Merritt - I'd thought the same. 12:34:32 From Amy Clater To Everyone: Leftover items: (1) There are also homeschool curriculum stores (usually carry used items), and some of those take those type of items. (2) A local co-op may take them for their curriculum sales. (3) Put them out at your library book sales. Homeschoolers probably shop there. (4) Donate them to a place like Art of Recycle (Ephrata, PA) that passes items on to other educators for free. 12:34:34 From Cheryl Sloan To Everyone: I totally agree with Erica. 12:34:35 From Julie Edwards To Nancy Turner and All Panelists: Nancy your comment only came to me. 12:34:47 From Nancy Wilcox To All Panelists: Very true but it may need to cover a span of different aged kids 12:35:11 From Keli Wright To Everyone: I think homeschool program expands beyond activities. 12:35:17 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Hi all - I see lots of great comments but they’re only coming to me. Please check your settings if you want your comments to go to the group. 12:35:23 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: We have a Homeschooling section in our library 12:35:27 From Nicole Gillihan To All Panelists: I think the biggest difference for homeschoolers is the time - they can do a lot more morning programs for school-aged 12:35:28 From Becky Ginther To Everyone: For me the difference is more of planning a program that is a family event - I've found homeschool families here didn't want programs targeted to a narrow age-range because they have kids in all ages. So what's been different for me is accommodating basically ages 3-14 plus parents 12:35:28 From Beth Rast To Everyone: Agree Erica! 12:35:36 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: Including how to homeschool and books that could be used in lessons 12:35:48 From Keli Wright To Everyone: Yes, Becky. 12:35:48 From Amy Grant To Everyone: we have families that donate homeschool curriculums after they are done. 12:35:50 From Jenna Steigleder To Everyone: I personally think it is because typical public school kids have different demeanors than homeschooled - Plus they are in the Library different times than publicly schooled kids. They often are in search of some material for a report, etc. whereas public school kids mostly just hangout. (this is speaking from my library district in Jackson County) 12:36:04 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: Homeschoolers search for educational ideas they can count toward schooling.... 12:36:08 From Lisa Keipp To Everyone: Same as Brittany. 12:36:26 From Rachel Nations To Everyone: @Erica As a former homeschooler, it's a very meaningful experience to be a kid who meets other homeschooled kids since so many social bonds are based on similarities. I had a lot of great friends in public school, but it was extra special for me to meet other kids who understood my world. 12:36:31 From Kaity Bowers To Everyone: I think one element of HS programs that's separate from normal programs is the variety of age groups, having an educational focus, and being during school hours. Most kid's programs are age targeted. My homeschool programs include activities that appeal to littles all the way to highschool, and I have a few strategies I use to make it versatile. 12:36:39 From Coco Casey To Everyone: I think the unique purpose of homeschool dedicated programs is connecting homeschooling families with each other as one of the major differences between homeschool kids and traditional school kids is the potential to not have community or relationships with other children 12:36:41 From Ratna Avasarala To Everyone: The below were the topics that my colleague used in her program. Homeschool Huddle: A fun enrichment program series. Great Chicago Fire, Ballooning Then and Now, Let's Get Dramatic, Brilliant Braille, Great Women of History, Things that Make You Go Eew (Red Oak NAture Center Presented), Back to School Game Day, Autumn Equinox Celebration, Wool Felt a Pumpkin, Beginning Coding, Make your own Pumpkin Bread 12:37:12 From Rachel Everett To Everyone: Your comment isn't silly Erica. I plan homeschool programs during the school day. For example, I have a Library Show and Tell at 11 a.m. with an optional sack lunch/visiting time afterward. 12:37:19 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Yeah, agree with Erica. 12:37:20 From Amy Grant To Everyone: homeschooling program almost always includes a variety of kids of various age AND a parent 12:37:44 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: @Ratna thanks for sharing that is great! 12:38:03 From Becky Ginther To Everyone: Thank you for sharing those ideas Ratna! 12:38:05 From Kenzie Carlson To Everyone: A friend of mine homeschools with CC! 12:38:11 From Donna Gaumond To Everyone: At CKPL in Chatham-Kent, ON Canada, we use LibraryAware newsletters to connect homeschoolers with resources. We also have had success with a Friday afternoon drop-in program called 'Homeschool Happens @ CKPL'. This usually includes a STEM activity and a storytime so that we have something planned for all ages. We have one evening per week dedicated to drop-in die cutting and laminating. We charge a small fee for laminating, but the die cutting of themed images (for projects, bulletin boards, crafts, etc.) is free. 12:38:15 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Yes, that's how most of our programs are. 12:38:33 From Elizabeth Haigh To Everyone: I could use advice, if you don't mind me jumping in... we're in a conservative rural area... our homeschool families use our space and our craft supplies but are also in groups to ban books... Um... where do we even begin? Help! 12:39:01 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Thanks for asking that, Elizabeth. Similar issues in some of the areas I serve. 12:39:03 From Becky Ginther To Everyone: For my homeschool afternoon program I try to rotate each month before something more arts based, STEM, history, etc. Some things that I've done: *Painting/famous artists *Circuitry *Create your own board game *Time capsule/get ready for the school year *Medieval history fair 12:39:09 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: I like The Good and the Beautiful readers and I think they would do well in our library 12:39:39 From Via Luino To All Panelists: @Elizabeth, will you put your question in the Q&A box so they answer it at the end? I would be interested to know how to deal with that, too! 12:40:03 From Julie Edwards To Via Luino and All Panelists: Via your comment only came to me. 12:41:04 From Kaity Bowers To Everyone: Elizabeth: My library is also in a county with school library book challenges. One way to connect with those parents who are concerned could be creating resources to help find clean reads for kids. We created "Mild language Reads" teen booklists in print and online to help parents and kids who want reads without sex, language, an violence. 12:41:42 From Amanda Knol To Everyone: The Jonathan Park radio series is a fun resource for all patrons that is based on homeschooled characters 12:41:44 From Via Luino To Everyone: @Elizabeth, will you put your question in the Q&A box so they answer it at the end? I would be interested to know how to deal with that too! 12:41:46 From Elizabeth Haigh To Everyone: Great idea! Thank you! 12:42:25 From Rebecca Laurence To Everyone: Question for homeschooling moms in this chat: if you personally have access to any booklists (i.e. recommended reading from any popular curriculums, any age/grade) would you be willing to email it or a link to me? Trying to build our book collection based off of these. Thank you in advance! RLaurence@chinoaz.net 12:42:30 From Via Luino To Everyone: Sorry, my chat function is being weird. 🙈 12:42:39 From Keli Wright To Everyone: @Elizabeth - Maybe adding books to your collection that would have high appeal for that group might help give traction to the idea that we provide for ALL our patrons? The more we can do to make the library essential to them, the less likely they are to defund the library over book challenge issues. Maybe? 12:42:48 From Karen Braker-Reed To Everyone: I do think one of the biggest issues is the wide range of ages. When a theme lends itself well (and we have time) we start as one group and then divide into a younger group and older group for supplemental activities 12:42:52 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Novelist is a great resource to help parents decide what books they want their children/teens to read. 12:43:04 From Emily Meszaros To Everyone: We're doing a general hangout - and grateful to have the creator of that amazing Orland Park Public Library guide mentioned earlier as a colleague here. We're celebrating intl games month this month, have had the StarLab w/ Indigenous stories and will do a STEM themed program in December. We ask for patrons to register with ages when they can so that we can try to prepare. Our ages skew middle grade but we've had patrons younger and older. Our patrons have requested STEM / STEAM programs for all ages. Build a good list of patrons if you don't want to go on social media. Our community has a homeschool library (Mokena, IL). We've also set out our STEAM kits during our homeschool hangouts. 12:43:20 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: I homeschool and work at the library. LOVE any Charlotte Mason education books. 12:43:46 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: Also, great classic literature! 12:43:51 From Kaity Bowers To Everyone: Public speaking is definitely something homeschoolers are looking for, I've found. Another branch in my system always started their program with an opportunity for kids to present on a book they'd read recently. 12:44:18 From Carrie Loring To All Panelists: @Rebecca I work from lists from Sonlight, Veritas Press and Beautiful Feet Books for my kids. 12:44:20 From Michelle Smith To All Panelists: I am also concerned about the cross-over between homeschoolers and those who want books banned. Even in Canada we have these problems! 12:44:31 From Keli Wright To Everyone: As a homeschooler, I relied heavily on the library, and not for the programming/activities (which they didn't offer.) Resources are expensive! 12:45:00 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Hi all. A friendly reminder that some of your chats are only coming to me. Please check your chat settings if you want your messages to go to the group! 12:45:16 From Karen Gertsch To Everyone: Elizabeth Haigh is it a public library? Ours is a public county library and therefore open to all and funded by all (county taxes, etc.) so we serve everyone the same, no matter the political, religious or any other preferences. 12:45:38 From Darnetta Bolton To Everyone: a podcast club is also a great idea for teens 12:45:41 From Michelle Smith To Everyone: I am also concerned about the cross-over between homeschoolers and those who want books banned. Even in Canada we have these problems! 12:45:42 From Ashley Niven To Everyone: I have a Book Club Adventures group for my homeschoolers and we read a book and go on a field trip to go with it. Small Spaces-corn maze, Black beauty-farm with horses, Graveyard Book-talked about it in a cemetery, Chocolate Touch-went to a local candy store, Holes-Holes theme escape box, Best Christmas Pageant Ever-went to see that play. 12:45:45 From Richfield Branch To Everyone: We do a HOme School Readers program. Some months are a book discussion, other months we study a area fo literature. My Parents came to me wanting something to do with reading. They said they could find places for science, math, art, history, and so on, but nothing for reading. 12:47:11 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: I would really love to do some STEAM programs for older kids. I have Storytime but there's only so much you can do for that age. 12:47:53 From Elizabeth Haigh To Everyone: We're a public library, but in a state where the local gov't can now appt whoever it wants to our board and they control the taxes that pay us 12:49:01 From Faith Noe To Everyone: My library has a playground on the property! So this would be a great recess/lunch thing 12:49:26 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: Faith that sounds like a great idea! 12:49:34 From Ratna Avasarala To Everyone: Thank you @Jennifer and @Becky! 12:49:44 From Nicole Gillihan To All Panelists: I was homeschooled and so was my children’s librarian; we’re planning a homeschool resource fair at around the same time as this one 12:49:56 From Julie Edwards To Nicole Gillihan and All Panelists: Nicole your comment only came to me 12:50:09 From Olivia Titus To Everyone: I do like the back-to-school event! My library has a first day of summer/summer reading event, but nothing for the transition back. 12:50:20 From Nicole Gillihan To Everyone: So sorry! Wrong copy and paste 12:50:46 From Nicole Gillihan To Everyone: I was homeschooled and so was my children’s librarian; we’re planning homeschool resource fair at the beginning of the school year 12:50:51 From Ashley Niven To Everyone: I hated field day when I was in school, but the homeschoolers wanted it and I have done 2 now and they loved it!!!! lol 12:51:19 From Jocelyn Levin To Everyone: Field Day! I still remember that I had mono on my 5th grade Field Day so I wasn't allowed to do the fun stuff like play with the scooters in the gym or the parachute LOL 12:51:58 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Yes we've had homeschool parents in Moms for Liberty shirts come to homeschool programs and then talk to other parents about their organization. It's a real concern 12:52:13 From Kaity Bowers To Everyone: Careful on the Olympics when program marketing... DO NOT use the logo! My supervisor got in trouble for using it on a parody endcap once. 12:52:50 From iPhone To All Panelists: We had a makers Mart for k-12th It went FANTASTIC ! 12:53:25 From Elizabeth Haigh To Everyone: Maybe Niche could do another homeschooling webinar on working with more conservative families? Seems like a lot of us could use some insight... 12:53:32 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: Hi all. Just a reminder that I’ll send the slides, recording, and chat transcript in a few days! And everything will be available on our blog. 12:54:00 From Rebecca Laurence To Everyone: Elizabeth - yes I would be interested too 12:54:12 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: Thank you for that, Julie 12:54:21 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: Definitely 12:54:22 From Jennifer Grobey To Everyone: I would welcome insight with more conservative families as well. 12:54:26 From Brette Hindman To Everyone: I have a lot of non-fiction children's books in my collection. However, they are library-bound and look very "dated". Do homeschooling families really like reading these editions? I'm trying to update the look of our little libraries, but these non-fiction books don't really fit in. Could any of you email me a list of good book series, especially non-fiction, to add? 12:54:31 From Julie Edwards To Everyone: @Elizabeth thanks for the suggestion - I’ll add it to my list. 12:55:06 From Rebecca Laurence To Everyone: Brette can you add email address? 12:55:10 From Carlee Hein To Everyone: @Brette our children's librarian has been adding a lot of DK nonfiction books! 12:55:19 From Gertrude Lopez To Everyone: Thank You for all the Awesome resources and activities. 12:55:19 From Katie McCann To Everyone: Thank you! This was awesome! 12:55:22 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: thank you! 12:55:23 From Rayel Starling To Everyone: Thank you 12:55:26 From Beth Rast To Everyone: Thank you for a great webinar! 12:55:26 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: thank you!!! great ideas 12:55:28 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: Brette actually I think it's 50/50 some prefer newer books but there is a lot who like the style of older books 12:55:29 From Brette Hindman To Everyone: director@stocktonlibraries.org 12:55:30 From Carlee Hein To Everyone: thanks!! 12:55:31 From Coco Casey To Everyone: Thank you! 12:55:31 From Drew Moran To Everyone: Thanks! 12:55:32 From Alisa Sanders To All Panelists: thank your for the ideas. 12:55:33 From Brittany Hess To Everyone: Thank you! 12:55:34 From Kelly Hovinga To Everyone: thank you 12:55:34 From Kim Englert To All Panelists: Thank you for your ideas 12:55:36 From Rickele Lomax To Everyone: Thank you 12:55:36 From Keli Wright To Everyone: So much! Thanks! 12:55:37 From Jennifer Grobey To Everyone: Thanks so much! 12:55:39 From Gaylee Harris To Everyone: Thank you very much! 12:55:40 From Kitty Hinkle To Everyone: Thank you! So many ideas, both for programming and as a homeschooling mom! 12:55:40 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: Excellent suggestions on where to start 12:55:44 From Kristi Scott To Everyone: Thank you 12:55:46 From Eric Drew To Everyone: Great talk! Thank you! 12:55:46 From Sarah DeWolf To Everyone: Thank you so much! I have to go to the desk. Bye. 12:55:47 From Sarah Goetz To Everyone: thank you for the ideas 12:55:48 From Carolyn Ferguson To Everyone: Thank you!! 12:55:51 From MIchelle Ford To Everyone: Thank you 12:55:53 From Jennifer Senger To Everyone: Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us! 12:55:56 From Nancy Disbro To Everyone: Thank you 12:55:57 From Brette Hindman To Everyone: Thank you! I loved all the ideas! 12:56:09 From Sandra Rutjens To Everyone: Thank you! 12:56:23 From Marsha Kendall To Everyone: Wonderful ideas and resources! Thank you! 12:56:25 From Elizabeth Murray To Everyone: Check your local state homeschool association for Homeschool 101 classes and Transcript classes. MO offers one through the Families for Home Education. I assume other states have a similar association. 12:56:26 From Dina Meddings To Everyone: Brette, National Geographic offers attractive looking nonfiction books for kids! And I second the DK books also. 12:56:26 From Heather Oswald To Everyone: Thank you! This has been so helpful. 12:56:27 From Toni Mersch To Everyone: Thanks so much! 12:56:27 From Lisa McCullough To Everyone: Thank you! Love the Bookmobile Tour idea 12:56:28 From Sarah Westeren To Everyone: Thank you! 12:56:29 From Shanni Kerr To Everyone: We also have two "kits" of materials available to borrow when in the library of paper, scissors, crayons, colored pencils, glue, ruler, etc for families to use when in the library. 12:56:50 From Dorothy Harrell To Everyone: Thank You! MCPL 12:57:09 From Kathy Druesedow To Everyone: My homeschooling parents won't come to programming for the general public. Their comments included - "we don't want to be around that many children at once." "Public school children do not mind as well." 12:57:14 From Theresa Boulrice To Everyone: We do so much outreach for our public schools. Having special programs for homeschoolers is a form of outreach for them. 12:57:24 From Teri Rankin To Everyone: A lot of families like to do programming during the day, during the week. 12:57:27 From Marisa Hicking To All Panelists: Question for Q&A, should homeschooler programs only state ages? I have found homeschoolers seem to NOT want the limitations of grades for their child that they think is ready for a book discussion (for grades 4-6), he was 8 and wasn't socially or emotionally ready. 12:57:34 From Marissa Guidara To Everyone: same here Kathy. 12:57:37 From Susan Fulton To Everyone: I agree because their schedules are different. They will come if it fits their school studies. 12:57:37 From Kristi Henry To Everyone: Its the timing. Homeschooler would be done during the school day. 12:57:43 From Cindy Tejeda To Everyone: Homeschool children have different exposure/experiences in my opinion. Both the children and parents do better with other homeschooling families 12:57:44 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: Many homeschool families PREFER programs during the day rather than evening or weekends 12:57:48 From Joan Battley To Everyone: Thank you!!! Great information to share with my colleagues about HomeSchoolers and programs 12:57:49 From Marissa Boisclair To Everyone: At our library our homeschool families are looking for things to do during the day. Their evenings tend to be full with extracurriculars. 12:57:53 From Becky Ginther To Everyone: yes. they want to have things to do while school is going on 12:58:02 From Jennifer Moya To Everyone: homeschoolers can do both. But because homeschoolers don't have public school advantages of groups or activities and NEED that something else to connect to the community 12:58:04 From Nanna Bailey To Everyone: Thank you! 12:58:06 From Dianne Walker To All Panelists: Can we get a copy of this Power Point? This is a great resource. I am working as a librarian and have homeschooled my three children. 12:58:09 From Beth Robinson To Everyone: I have found that many of my homeschooling families do not want to attend a program that is just for homeschoolers because they want their kids to interact with other kids in the community. 12:58:14 From Jennifer Grobey To Everyone: it is very helpful for HSchoolers to do these activities during school hours so they can fit it into their school day 12:58:18 From Stephen Williams To Everyone: The biggest takeaway I've gotten is to reach out to your local homeschool social media groups to try collaborating to develop the types of programs they need, at the times that are convenient 12:58:23 From Margot B. To Everyone: We reach twice as many youth by offering one program twice - once after public school hours and once during the day. options are great, Opportunities are great. 12:58:25 From Dina Meddings To Everyone: It offers a connection opportunity for homeschooling families and may help bring more users from the community through your doors 12:58:30 From Shanni Kerr To Everyone: The chat will be so wonderful when we receive it. 12:58:42 From Diamond Hile To Everyone: Thank you all for this. Very informative! 12:58:42 From Alycia Lebo To Everyone: Often the Homeschoolers would rather come out during the regular school hours so that they can be home in the evenings and on the weekends to be with the parent that works during the day. 12:58:43 From melissa friedman To Everyone: thanks so much! 12:58:48 From iPhone To All Panelists: Thank yiu 12:58:49 From Cass Dasher To Everyone: One big difference is just time of day the program is offered. For many homeschool families, having educational programs in the middle of the afternoon when most kids are in school is great to break up the monotony of the school day. 12:58:51 From iPhone To All Panelists: You 13:00:08 From Nicole Gillihan To Everyone: I have to leave to go on desk, thank you for your insight. 13:00:19 From Faith Noe To Everyone: My homeschoolers attend both Homeschool programs during the school day as well as after school. For some, they are traveling 30-45 minutes to our library (rural branch), so I think they may prefer during the day for travel purposes. The most important aspect to most of the families is the opportunity for their children to socialize and spend time with others their own age. 13:00:25 From ABDULAI KOROMA To Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:32 From Linda Sutliff To All Panelists: Thank you! 13:00:34 From Olivia Titus To Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:35 From Karen Braker-Reed To Everyone: Thank you. I will watch this again and read the info from the chat since there was so much to read and hear. Keep up the good work. I feel like our library is doing pretty well. The homeschoolers come to a lot of my regular programs, such as Story Time and LEGO Club, which I have specific age ranges for. A specific Homeschool program has the challenge of a larger age span. 13:00:35 From Mélanie Cyr To All Panelists: Great ideas thank you so much! 13:00:35 From Awnali Mills To Everyone: If we as the library have an active role in the homeschooling community, then the homeschooling community is much more likely to be supportive of us. 13:00:42 From Amanda Knol To Everyone: We used to go to a great homeschool group that had spelling/geography bees, field trips, field days, etc. Sadly, it disbanded, and we had a hard time finding another. Most were academic co-ops after that; we did not need "classes" -- we wanted more activities with other homeschoolers. Like another person said, it is fun to connect with and relate to other homeschoolers I addition to with traditional students. 13:00:45 From Stacey Brown To Everyone: Thank you! 13:01:05 From Brandie Shingledecker To Everyone: Yes, if we don't reach out to homeschoolers and respect their values, we will lose them! 13:01:05 From Dianne Walker To All Panelists: Thank you. This has been very helpful. 13:01:17 From Gail Blake To Everyone: Thank you!! 13:01:24 From Cass Dasher To Everyone: if you offer a STEM program, etc at 1pm, by default it will be geared toward a homeschool audience, while a program at 4pm might reach both public- and home-schooled kids. 13:01:31 From Via Luino To Everyone: For example, I had one mom who wanted to talk to me about potentially homeschooling her kids, but she won’t because her husband said no and she’s a good God-fearing woman. That conversation quickly turned into how I’m going to hell because I believe my husband and I are equal partners. How do you deal with that sort of thing coming into a program? 13:01:39 From Via Luino To Everyone: (I was homeschooled but am not religious.) 13:01:57 From Karen Braker-Reed To Everyone: Good job! 13:02:04 From Kristi Henry To Everyone: Thanks 13:02:10 From Eba Klindt To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:10 From Corinne Wolske To All Panelists: Thank you!! 13:02:11 From Rita Lewis To Everyone: Thank you 13:02:11 From Carrie Loring To All Panelists: Off you don’t reach out to the conservatives with programs and resources, you’ll only ever hear their complaints and challenges. 13:02:15 From Alisa Sanders To All Panelists: Thank you! 13:02:15 From Beth Kerns To Everyone: Thank you so much! 13:02:15 From Celia Jackson To All Panelists: Thank you so much, this was great info! 13:02:16 From Julie Seely To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:18 From Rachel Everett To Everyone: Thanks Christina! 13:02:19 From Michelle Smith To Everyone: Respecting values and caving into them are two different things. As librarians we have a duty to defend the free access to information. 13:02:20 From Ember Hannesson To Everyone: Thank you 13:02:20 From Maria Reduto-Williams To All Panelists: Thanks a bunch! Really accessible ideas. 13:02:21 From Carrie Loring To All Panelists: Thank you Christina!! 13:02:21 From Shannon Allison To Everyone: Thank you :) 13:02:23 From Leah Humphrey To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:23 From Liz Prada To All Panelists: Thank you! 13:02:24 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: thank you! 13:02:25 From Margot B. To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:29 From Jennifer Haferkamp To Everyone: Thank you for all the info :) 13:02:33 From Rebecca Bass To All Panelists: Thank you! :) 13:02:35 From Jeanne Heicher To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:37 From Julia Kilgore To Everyone: Thank you so much! 13:02:39 From Brianna Ford To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:43 From Angela Velasquez To Everyone: Thank you so much! This was very helpful! 13:02:44 From Erin Thompson To Everyone: Thank You! 13:02:46 From Teresa Carlton To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:47 From Mary Beth Keirstead To Everyone: Thank you so much! 13:02:47 From Darnetta Bolton To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:49 From Jennifer Grobey To Everyone: at the beginning of the hs year I have a converstion with the group that this is a public space and we do not discuss convictions at library activities but are free get together independently for that 13:02:50 From Marijka Bosma To Everyone: Thank you 13:02:50 From Wilnelia Lozada To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:51 From Samantha Buley To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:52 From Jennifer Geeo To Everyone: exactly Michelle 13:02:52 From Vicki Sheeler To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:53 From Faith Noe To Everyone: Thank you for sharing all this great information! 13:02:55 From Sara Wheatley To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:56 From Megan Martin To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:58 From Sarah Wroblewski To Everyone: Thank you! 13:02:58 From Leah Labrecque To Everyone: how do you advertise these programs differently from public programs? 13:02:59 From Allison McKiernan To Everyone: Thank you : ) 13:02:59 From Shanni Kerr To Everyone: Thank you! 13:03:00 From Christal Valentin To Everyone: It appears to me that my homeschool families are very busy with their schedules. Most constantly order books and resources online. Most run in, return books, check out, and run out. 13:03:00 From Sandra Leonelli To Everyone: Thank you. 13:03:01 From Francine McCreight To Everyone: Thank you for the great info & all the sharing :-) 13:03:01 From Christina Caputo To Everyone: Excellelnt!