Homeschool benefits and savings in Livingston Parish
A Livingston Parish Library Educator card lets you borrow up to 80 items at a time for 42 days, double the 40-item limit on an adult card, plus up to 10 tablets. Homeschool parents qualify by showing their Home Study application approved by the State of Louisiana.
Who qualifies
Homeschools in Livingston Parish
The Educator card is for people working in education in Livingston Parish, and the policy names parents who homeschool their children.
Shows the approved Home Study application
Present your Home Study application approved by the State of Louisiana when you apply.
Keeps the account clear
Two or more overdue items, or more than $10.00 owed, blocks new checkouts until you return the items or pay down the balance.
What the card gives you
Livingston Parish Library's policy manual, updated November 18, 2025, sets these limits for the Educator borrower type and compares them with the 40-item adult card, which lends books for 21 days.
- Total items out at once
- 80
- Books and magazines, 42-day loan
- Up to 80
- Audiobooks and DVDs, 42-day loan
- 15 each
- Tablets, 42-day loan
- 10
- Learning kits, 7-day loan
- 3
- School assignment items, 7-day loan
- 4
Tablets, mobile hotspots, cultural passes, and Lucky Day items cannot be renewed, and kits and video games renew only once.
How to get the card
- Before you apply
Get your Home Study approval
Have the Home Study application the State of Louisiana approved for your child ready to show.
- At a branch
Ask for an Educator card
Apply at a Livingston Parish Library branch and show your approved Home Study application.
- Each checkout
Renew or return
Most items can be renewed twice for another full loan period, unless someone else has a hold on them.
- Every 5 years
Renew the card in person
Cards expire five years after they are issued. A one-time six-month renewal is available online or by phone, but a full renewal is done in person.
What it includes
Included
- Up to 80 books and magazines
- Up to 10 tablets
- Learning, hobby, and game kits
- Mobile hotspot, one at a time
Not included
- Overdue fines, which the library does not charge
- Reference and microfilm materials, which stay in the library
Who to contact about the card
Library staff at the main office and branches answer questions about Educator cards and borrowing limits.
225-686-4100 Get a library card
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Louisiana
BESE-approved home study: apply through LDOE within 15 days of starting; renew by October 1 or within 12 months of approval, whichever is later, or when advancing a grade. Nonpublic school not seeking approval: report enrollment annually as of the 30th school day; notify the previous public school within 10 days of enrollment when transferring.
Louisiana sets these rules:
- Subjects: Both routes require a 180-day school session. BESE-approved home study must provide sustained instruction at least equal in quality to public schools at the same grade; the nonpublic route does not require state curriculum approval.
- Testing: No mandatory state standardized test. BESE home-study renewal accepts a curriculum packet, qualifying standardized scores, or a grade-qualified certified teacher’s statement. The nonpublic route does not submit renewal test scores.
- Records: BESE home-study renewal requires evidence through the curriculum-packet, test-score, or teacher-statement option. For the nonpublic route, maintain attendance records and applicable immunization or exemption documentation.
- Teachers: BESE home-study parents or tutors need no teaching certification. An unfunded nonpublic school sets its own instructional-staff requirements.
Read the Louisiana homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Louisiana
Questions parents ask
- Can a homeschool parent get an Educator card?
- Yes. Livingston Parish Library's policy says parents who homeschool must present their approved Home Study application to get the Educator card.
- Are there late fines on a Livingston Educator card?
- No. The library does not assess overdue fines on collection items, but lost or damaged items are charged to the account.
- Can I keep books longer than 42 days?
- Yes, if no one has requested them. Most items can be renewed up to two times, each for another 42 days.
- We live in a neighboring parish. Can we apply?
- Not for the Educator card. Residents of East Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, and St. Helena can get a reciprocal card with a Patron in Good Standing form from their home library.
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