Homeschool benefits and savings in Bremen

Bremen Public Library's Educator Card lets anyone who teaches in Indiana, homeschoolers included, check out unlimited items for six weeks with one automatic renewal, and it charges no overdue fees. Show a homeschool ID badge or other proof that you teach, and renew the card each year.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Teaches in Indiana

   The card is for people who teach or tutor in Indiana, and the library names homeschoolers along with school, preschool, and day care staff and tutors.

2. Shows proof of teaching

   A homeschool ID badge works, as do other forms of identification as an educator listed by the library, such as a letter on letterhead or a recent email from an organization official.

3. Keeps a personal card clear

   If you already have a personal Bremen Public Library card, it must be in good standing.

What the card gives you

The terms come from Bremen Public Library's card page and Library Card Policy, revised February 23, 2026.

Items out at once

Unlimited

Loan period for books and other items

6 weeks

Automatic renewals

1

DVD loan period

2 weeks

Overdue fees

None

Resident card for German Township

Free

No item limit, but you cannot take every item in a single subject, and one overdue item stops new checkouts until it is returned.

How to get the card

1. Before you go

   Find your educator proof

   Bring a homeschool ID badge or another accepted proof that you teach in Indiana.

2. At the library

   Ask for an Educator Card

   Apply at 304 North Jackson Street, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., or Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

3. Every 6 weeks

   Return or renew

   Items renew once automatically. Lost or damaged items are charged at the normal replacement rate.

4. Each year

   Renew the card

   The Educator Card must be renewed every year.

What it includes

Included

• Books and other classroom materials
• DVDs on a two-week loan
• E-resources and interlibrary loans under regular rules

Not included

• Personal, non-educational borrowing
• An entire subject's shelf at once
• New checkouts while an item is overdue

Who to contact about the card

Library staff issue Educator Cards and answer questions about loan periods and renewals.

574-546-2849 Library card information

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Indiana

No state registration or homeschool number is required. On withdrawal, notify the school in writing. For a high-school student, a parent or guardian must also sign the Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Non-public School Located in Indiana form.

Indiana sets these rules:

• Subjects: Provide 180 days of instruction and instruction equivalent to public schools; state law does not define equivalency, and public-school curriculum rules do not apply.
• Testing: Indiana does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
• Records: Indiana requires you to keep attendance records.
• Teachers: Indiana does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.

Indiana also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.

• The Indiana Education Scholarship Account pays about 90% of state tuition support, for students with a qualifying disability or an eligible sibling. Once enrolled, your child is no longer an independent homeschool student, and the money stays in ClassWallet for approved costs.

Read the Indiana homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Indiana

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