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Local Education Links

Educator's Information

Special Needs

Other Links

Education Resources

Education Books on our Shelves

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Learning on the Job	Parents' Guide to College Life	The Knowledge Deficit	Getting in Without Freaking Out

Education Magazines

College & Scholarship Information

College & Scholarship Resources

The library has many books to help you with your college selection and financial aid needs. Most of these books are available to checkout, however we do have a College & Career table with many helpful reference books that can be used for research within the library only.

Here are just some of the College & Scholarship titles available to help get you started:

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Saving/Paying for College	The College Board Scholarship Handbook	College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook	Complete Book of Colleges	The College Board Book of Majors

There are also many websites available for college information, below are some helpful college websites.

College & University Websites

Scholarship and Financial Aid Websites

Federal School Code Search

Local Scholarships

For a list of local scholarships, go the Local Scholarships subject guide.

Education Programs

Education Programs @ the Library

Our Literacy & Outreach Services Department offers adult literacy programs and homework tutoring.

The Riverbend Community Math Center, in partnership with the Literacy & Outreach Services Department, will be offering free math clinics at the Main Library.

-Free Math Homework Clinic open to students of all ages on Wednesday afternoons. (Notre Dame students staff the Math Homework Clinic on Sunday afternoons.)

-Free Family Math activities on most Saturday mornings from Noon to 2:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact the Literacy & Outreach Services Department at 282-4655.

Our Children's Department has educational programs and storytimes for kids. Try the following website for more information.

Local Adult Education Programs

Battell Community Center
Forever Learning Institute offers educational classes on a variety of topics for adults 50 years or older.
Indiana University of South Bend Continuing Education
Ivy Tech- Continuing Education
Penn-Harris-Madison Community Education
SBCSC Adult Education Department offers adult basic education/GED preparation classes open to Indiana residents 16 years or older and not currently enrolled in a regular K-12 program.
WorkOne Center provides classes in reading, math, and grammar to assist clients in preparing for the GED test.

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	*The [http://riverbendmath.org/ Riverbend Community Math Center], in partnership with the Literacy & Outreach Services Department, will be offering free math clinics at the Main Library.		*The [http://riverbendmath.org/ Riverbend Community Math Center], in partnership with the Literacy & Outreach Services Department, will be offering free math clinics at the Main Library.