South Carolina Public Library Economic Impact Study - Illinois

A.6: Selected Comments by Homeschoolers in the South Carolina Economic ImpactStudy of Public LibrariesThe following are selected responses to the two open-ended questions of the generalsurvey:• What is one of the most important economic benefits that you have received fromthis library? (Please be as specific as possible.)• What is another of the most important economic benefits that you have receivedfrom this library? (Please be as specific as possible.)These responses are selected from each county’s set of compiled responses and areorganized by county name. Minor grammatical and spelling errors have been correctedusing MS Word’s spell and grammar check features. --Compiled by Dr. Curtis R. Rogers,SC State Library.AIKEN• I am a homeschooler with a daughter who is an avid reader. Without the regularuse of the library our daughter would be severely limited in the books she wouldbe able to "devour." We are financially unable to purchase all the books it takes tokeep her reading appetite satiated.ANDERSON• Getting books on loan versus $$$ for the books. As a homeschooler I'm trying toread as much as I can on the subject.• Access to a large variety of books that I would otherwise not be able to read. As ahomeschooling mother we need a large variety of study materials (books, video)that we could not afford to purchase.BEAUFORT• I base 95% of my son's elementary homeschool curriculum on library books fromthe Hilton Head Library, with additional books borrowed from Bluffton andBeaufort. I could never afford to purchase the hundreds of books I have borrowedover the past seven years. My son has attended weekly story/language artssessions at the library since he was two years old. I'm convinced these sessionshave enhanced his reading ability and his love of reading.South Carolina Public Library Economic Impact Study 52