This was a response to a PUBYAC query. If you're a member check out the archives for 8-10-2011. What do you offer YOUR homeschoolers?

1. Storytime
2. Booktalking
3. Online Resources workshop
4. Author Visit
5. Book Binding
6. Dewey Scavenger Hunt
7. Stacking discarded books
8. Library Cart Obstacle Course
9. Ask them what they want
10. Home Schoolers Tea- Chance for library staff and homeschools to chat about what the library offers and how it can support homeschooling.
11. Flyers/Handouts available- Programs for teens, including volunteer possibilities at the library. Community Room Use. Regular Events for kids. Library services. Reader's Advisory Lists.
12. 'Not Back to School' Day Event- celebrated by making "SchuelToetter"s a German back to school tradition which is basically a goodie bag with school and not school items.
13. Bookmarks listing your state's homeschooling organization website if you have one. Parenting/Education resources state & local. Top ten local field trips. Highlight local history & historical figures & places.
14. Homeschool request form so you can compile a bibliography of subjects or time periods that families cover this year?
15. Offer display space for special projects, learning fairs, book swaps or group meetings.
16. Do you offer a telescope or microscope to loan? Ask them what they have to share, maybe a quick survey/registrations of skills/talents/wishes.
17. Homeschooling/Parenting Special Collection with games and jigsaw puzzles.
18. Nature Journaling
19. Scrap Booking
20. Poetry
21. Mock Elections for Book Awards
22. Email tree especially for homeschoolers to inform them of things they might be interested in
23. Events centered around the topic they are currently studying- Provide general info about the topic (for everybody,) a story for the littles (after which they get a coloring page or craft to keep them occupied) then a more advanced info for the older kids. Example- One time the theme was "India." I had two of the "Eyewitness" books about India (these are great because they have a lot of pictures and stuff you can show them without going into major detail) I read a story called "My Mother's Sari" by Sandhya Rao, then let them feel some Indian textiles with great paisley patterns, etc., I had sitar music, peacock feathers (the official bird of India) and we smelled spices.
24. General Library Class- This is the catalogue, terms (fiction/non-fic,) sections (juv/YA/adult/ref,) History of libraries, etc. We had a game where they all got a breakdown of the Dewey system then I'd ask, "Where would you find cookbooks?" and they'd look on the guide and see they were in the 640's, or ask where to find a particular title (fic/non-fic). I also had a part about proper care and respect for books, showing examples of books that had been abused.
25. Displays! Teaching books. Homework help. Science Projects. Learning to read. History or any special subject they are currently studying etc. Geared toward all ages, including parents.
26. Info on colleges and job searching.
27. Invite local museums, the YMCA, farmer's co-op, or any other local businesses with activities or resources for homeschooling families. This would bring in families who see a familiar name, as well as giving more marketing opportunities!
28. Fact Find. Ask reference questions that the kids will then find in your books, like how much did it rain in Kansas last year (which they could find in the farmer's almanac)? Or what year was Martin Luther King Jr born (which they could find in a MLK biography)?