Even though you may take full advantage of the library and all it offers, there is just something about having a small library of your own. This is a great way to encourage your child to read. So, where do you start when building your own homeschool library? Where can you get quality books at a discount price? How can you display your homeschool library? You can find the answers to all of these questions here. Get tips on where to buy books and ideas on how to display them.
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This question is easy to answer. All kinds of books. The books you choose to include in your homeschool library should intrigue you and your student. If you aren’t curious enough to open the book, then skip on it. Of course, you will likely add a set of the classics, lots of picture books, chapter books, animal books, transportation books, books on mummification, dinosaurs, and art books. You may find some cool how-to-draw books or political comics. You will find that you are likely drawn to certain types of books. So, I encourage you to let your kids help you find some books for your homeschool library too. They will likely pick ones that you wouldn’t normally. This will help give your library a more well-rounded feel. And sometimes, break the rule and pick a book you wouldn’t normally gravitate towards. Remember, never judge a book by its cover.
I am reminded of the saying, “Out of sight, out of mind.” One of the best ways to encourage your child to read is to make sure that books are readily available. If your child can see books in plain sight throughout their day, they are more likely to see one that peaks their interest. Which in turn, will encourage them to pick it up and read!
Some years ago, I collected pictures of various book display ideas for when the time came to install them in my own home. When the time came to finally pick one, I realized something. There are lots of ways to arrange, organize, and store books, but they don’t all work in the space you have or with how you plan to use them or your budget. In the end, we displayed books using items we already had and with others handed down to us. I did not find some unique way to display ours, just good old fashioned bookcases, baskets, and the … floor. Yes, I wrote the floor.
However you choose to bring books into your home, just do it. Encourage your child to read with a cozy reading nook. Put a basket of colorful stories next to a comfy couch or plop a bean bag up against a bookshelf of fiction. It doesn’t matter if you live in the largest house on the block or in a tiny home on wheels, make books a focal point where you live.
Wow. Ok, depending on your personality, the answer to this question could go in many different directions. For us, we tend to sort books by subject and type. So, all of our Christian books are on one shelf. Then we have picture books on one shelf. Next, we have a section of chapter books and then novels. We have a section for science related books and then history based. So, for us, organizing our books is more about sorting into groups. I think this works best for most homeschool families.
As budgets get tighter or even home spaces become smaller, some homeschool families have opted to not to have a homeschool library. Rather, they have a basket of rotating books from the library or a small bookshelf housing a number of family favorites. Some might even say the homeschool library is overrated. Furthermore, that the home library houses books that get forgotten and unless there is a constant overturning of new books added to the lot, most of the books remain on the shelf to become dusty. I think no matter what side of the fence you sit; books serve an important role in learning. So, if you have a large-devoted library or you tote yours with you, enjoy the books you read. Don’t take them for granted. Many are blessings with a cover. Take care… Marie
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4
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