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More Free Entertainment
© Beverley Paine, 2004
Remember how I raved on about the value of visits to the library. There's more! Learn to view the library you would the movies - a place you and your children will find hours of free entertainment. And here's another source of entertainment too. Investigate any special programs for children offered by chain bookstores or the local children's bookshop. Some may offer free story hours, book clubs and other services to their customers. If possible, have yourself placed on a mailing list at several bookstores, and ask for them to send your notice of special events for children.
Inquire at your local and state writers' centre to find out what is happening in the world of children's authors. Getting to meet an author is an exhilarating moment for any budding writer or avid reader. Why not ask how much they would charge to come and talk at your next homeschooling group gathering?
Watch the newspapers for advertisements for writers' festivals, special bookstore events, literary festivals, drama productions and pantomimes, puppet shows, poetry readings: any kind of performance that celebrates reading, writing, listening and speaking.
We always kept an eye on visiting performances at the local school by subscribing to the school newsletter. Most were open to the general public for the same entrance fee as the students. Some schools are very willing to accommodate homeschoolers in their district to special programs, such as author visits. Talk to the Principal or English teacher.
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