About the Library
Right now we have a little over 400 textbooks and other homeschooling resources. The library is run on an honor system. There are no over-due fees or fees for lost/damaged books. Instead there will be a donation can for those that want to help fund the library or for those that may have accidentally lost/damaged an item and feel they can afford to pay replacement costs.There is an online database on CCHE's website listing all books and stating if they are check out and when they are due back in. You do not have to be a member of any particular homeschooling organization or even be actively homeschooling to borrow materials. As long as the materials are being used to further someone's education - you are welcome here. CCHE does not endorse or sensor (excepting that they must have some relevant educational value, meet basic decency standards, and conform to the overall vision for a library of homeschooling curriculum) the materials in the library. All of the materials are donated by members of the homeschooling community and may include religious references or varying opinions. We encourage homeschooling families to evaluate all resources to ensure they meet their family's needs.
Rules
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Materials need to be signed out with your name, contact info and the estimated date of return.
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Recommended check-out periods are: leisure books (2 - 4 weeks), reference materials (2 weeks), homeschooling/parenting (2 months) and curriculum (up to 6 months).
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All materials must be returned, re-checked out or reported as lost/damaged within 6 months of borrowing.
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Once a year, in June, the library will be closed for cataloging/organizing and all materials will need to be returned for that period of time.
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Do not write in any textbook or workbook. Please have your students write in a separate notebook - even if the book says to write in it.
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You can only check out up to 10 items in any one day. You may have an unlimited number of materials out at one time but to make maintaining the database easier - we ask that you limit your daily check-outs.
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Please keep your voices down as the library is in the same building as an operating business.
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Do not allow your children to climb on the exercise equipment, just outside of the library shelving area.
Please contact me for more information at ccheupdates@gmail.com.
Location & Hours
The library is located in the back office of Bay Insurance at 501 Sharon Ave. in Houghton (on the top of the hill, next to the fire hall on the corner to turn down to Houghton High School). There is a separate entrance to the library itself but visitors are welcome to use the main entrance as well. The library will be open during business hours - Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm. Plus the library will be open one Saturday a month (to be announced).
Donations
We are still looking for further donations of curriculum, reading materials, and other homeschooling resources. We are in particular need of materials for small children, mathematics books, book shelves, and chairs.
There are two options for donating books/curriculum to the library. You can donate the books ("giving" them to CCHE) or just lend them. If you chose to lend the books/curriculum you will be required to sign a liability waiver stating that you realize the books are being loaned out and that CCHE is not responsible for any lost, damage or theft. By lending the books to CCHE's library you retain the rights to the book and can withdraw them for your own purposes at any time (once the book is returned - we will not interrupt a check-out period). This allows people to store the books somewhere other than their home, help other area homeschoolers and still retain some of the investment they've made into curriculum for their children.