Homeschool benefits and savings in Licking County
A Licking County Library educator card lets you borrow up to 80 items at a time for 28 days with four renewals, forgives up to five lost items each calendar year, and gets you a free bag of books at Friends book sales. Homeschool parents qualify by showing their verified homeschool district approval at any Licking County Library location.
Who qualifies
Homeschools with district approval
Show your verified homeschool district approval as proof of educator status when you apply.
Applies at a library location
Fill out the educator card application at any Licking County Library location.
What the card gives you
The limits come from Licking County Library's For Educators page.
- Items checked out at once
- 80
- Loan period
- 28 days
- Renewals per item
- 4
- Lost items forgiven per calendar year
- Up to 5
- Time to assemble an Educator Collection
- 14 days
- Friends book sale
- 1 free bag
A pending Educator Collection cannot be filled while your card is at the 80-item limit, so return items before the pickup date.
How to get the card
- Before you go
Bring your approval
Take your verified homeschool district approval to any Licking County Library location.
- At the library
Apply for the card
Fill out the educator card application. You keep your personal card for your own checkouts.
- 14 days ahead
Order a collection
Call, email, or order online for an Educator Collection of fiction, nonfiction, and audiovisual items on your topic.
- Within 7 days
Pick it up
Collect it at any location or the Mobile Library within seven days of the pickup date, or it goes back on the shelf.
What it includes
Included
- Up to 80 checkouts
- Educator Collections on request
- Up to five forgiven lost items a year
Not included
- Interlibrary loan items
- Hotspots and video games
- Driving kits
- Museum passes
Good to know
Some items are restricted on the educator card
Interlibrary loan items, hotspots, video games, driving kits, and museum passes are restricted. Borrow those on your personal card.
Who to contact about the card
Youth services staff put together Educator Collections and answer questions about educator cards.
youthservices@lickingcountylibrary.info 740-349-5550 For educators
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Ohio
You must notify the resident district superintendent within five calendar days after beginning home education, moving into a district, or withdrawing from school, and notify annually by August 30.
Ohio sets these rules:
- Subjects: Provide instruction in English language arts, mathematics, science, history, government, and social studies.
- Testing: Ohio's current home-education law does not require an annual standardized test or academic assessment filing.
- Records: Keep copies of each notice and the superintendent's acknowledgment; the state does not require a routine portfolio submission.
- Teachers: Ohio's current home-education statute does not impose the former diploma-or-supervision requirement.
Read the Ohio homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Ohio
Questions parents ask
- What is a Licking County Educator Collection?
- A set of fiction, nonfiction, and audiovisual items that staff gather to match your lesson plans. Give at least 14 days' notice, and expect hot topics and seasonal items to be limited.
- Can a tutor in our co-op get a card?
- No. Educator cards are not available to tutors, student teachers, or retired educators.
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$149/month per child after the trial.
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