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Homeschool Resources

Click onto our new blog site above and discover a way your children can interact with the library and others about the books they have read. 

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Homeschoolers and Teachers

 
Lincoln Legacy Learning Kits

Now available for checkout these learning kits contain books, reproduction documents, artifacts, photos, CD, and lesson plans for use in the classroom or homeschool, but are interesting for anyone interested in Lincoln or the time period.  The kits cover four topics: Lincoln's biography, Mary Todd Lincoln, the Civil War, and Slavery in Illinois.  Funding for this project was awarded to ALPLM by the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the federal Library Services and Technology Act. 

More about Special Collections available at the library for use by teachers, home-schoolers and patrons.

Babies love books and we love babies! 

 Bring your infant (24 months or younger) for a visit at the Crete Public Library Children's Department.  We offer new Crete parents a free baby board book along with a bag filled with information about early literacy. Learn how you can make a huge difference in your child's reading abilility from this early age.

Homework Help

Start here for your online research and homework help!

Have a Question? Ask your local librarian or try Ask Away Illinois' statewide live-chat reference service.

Books are Fun

• By way of Book Sense, a list of children's books that are flying off the shelves.