Homeschool benefits: Pickerington and surrounding

Pickerington Public Library gives homeschool parents a free Teacher Card with a six-week loan period on most items and two lost items allotted to the account each school year. Bring photo ID and your state-issued homeschool documentation to the Customer Service desk at either library to apply.

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

Who qualifies

1. Homeschools your children

   The library states that homeschooling parents are eligible. Provide state-issued documentation that you homeschool, such as a homeschool letter dated within the year.

2. Lives in Ohio

   All library card applicants must be Ohio residents.

3. Brings photo ID and address proof

   Bring a photo ID and proof of your current address along with your homeschool documentation.

4. Applies in person

   Apply at the Customer Service Department of Pickerington Main Library or Sycamore Plaza Library.

What the card gives you

Teacher Card terms come from Pickerington Public Library's teacher resources page, and the item limit comes from its borrowing rules for all cards.

Loan period

6 weeks

Renewals

None

Items checked out per card

100

Lost items allotted per school year

2

Card length

3 years

Card cost

Free

New cards are limited to 10 items for their first 28 days, so ask Customer Service whether that limit applies when you open a Teacher Card.

How to get the card

1. Before you go

   Gather your papers

   Bring a photo ID, proof of address, and a homeschool letter dated within the year.

2. At Customer Service

   Ask for a Teacher Card

   Any Pickerington Public Library location can issue it: 201 Opportunity Way or 7861 Refugee Road in Pickerington.

3. When you need a topic

   Request a teacher collection

   Fill out the teacher collection form and allow at least one week. Once notified, you have three days to pick it up.

4. Each checkout

   Return within six weeks

   Teacher Card items cannot be renewed, so return or check them out again within the six-week loan period.

5. After three years

   Renew the card

   Teacher Cards are good for three years. Ask Customer Service what documentation to bring when yours expires.

What it includes

Included

• All Full Access card privileges
• Most items in the collection
• Teacher collections on request

Not included

• QuickPicks
• Video games
• Nature Backpacks
• Experience Passes
• Launchpads

Good to know

• Teacher Card items cannot be renewed

  Teacher Card loans last six weeks with no renewals. Most items on a regular card renew automatically up to six times instead.

• Two lost items per school year are allotted

  If needed, the library allots a Teacher Card account two lost items per school year. Beyond that, you are responsible for lost and damaged items.

Who to contact about the card

Customer Service at either location issues Teacher Cards and answers account questions.

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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

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