Education

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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

Local Scholarships

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

Language Learning Help

• Mango Languages

You have to sign up for your own account using your e-mail address. It is FREE!

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.