Homeschool Help

Local resources

• Illinois Home Schooling — Information on homeschooling in Illinois
• Champaign County H.O.U.S.E. — Homeschool support group with membership
• Champaign-Urbana Area Homeschoolers — Yahoo! group open to all educational philosophies, curriculum, and religious backgrounds
• Christian Homeschool Connection — Christian Homeschool organization
• Classical Conversations  — Meets weekly to encourage and equip parents to teach their children at home
• D.E.E.N. Homeschool Co-op  — Muslim homeschool co-op
• Horizon Home Educators Co-op — Christian homeschooling families, K-6th grade
• Joy in Learning — Nonsectarian home school co-op
• Unschooling in Illinois — Yahoo! discussion group for parents

Homeschool websites

• All-in-One Homeschool Resource Center — Resources for home educators, many study units and articles
• The Home School Mom — Free homeschool resources, newsletter, units for study
• HSLDA — Home School Legal Defense Association

Library resources

• Programs & tours. Call 217/403-2030 to make arrangements for a library tour or customized program, available for groups of homeschool students. Check the library calendar full of free events for kids, families, and teens.
• Homeschool books and Magazines in the catalog
• Meeting space & study rooms
  
• Homework Help — Websites and books recommended by our librarians, covering science, social studies, language arts and writing, Illinois/local history and black history