On August 22, 2012, we set up the BuildYourLibrary.com website and Facebook.com/BYLibrary page and made Levels 1 and Level 5 available for purchase to the public. Way back 12 years ago, when you placed an order, I had to personally check my inbox, write an e-mail, attach the PDF file as an attachment, and manually click send. Our current automated system … Continue reading "Happy Birthday Build Your Library!"
For the ninth year in a row, Build Your Library has been nominated for the Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice awards! Although we cover K-12, we have been nominated in the “Elementary Curriculum” category. Again, maybe someday we’ll be nominated for the middle school and high school categories as well, but winning any category is … Continue reading "2023 Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice Award"
I make it a goal to keep the curriculum up-to-date to the best of my ability. Most updates will be replacing out-of-print or difficult-to-find titles, but occasionally I write more extensive revisions, such as when I completely rewrote Levels 5 and 6 three years ago. I plan on completing updates on as many levels as … Continue reading "Update Schedule and News"
For the seventh year in a row, Build Your Library has been nominated for the Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice awards! Although we cover K-12, we have been nominated in the “Elementary Curriculum” category. Perhaps someday we’ll be nominated for the middle school and high school categories as well, but we will take it! While … Continue reading "2021 Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice Award"
Need any help with using the Build Your Library curriculum? We got you covered! FAQs For general questions on any facet of our secular, literature based homeschool curriculum, we may have already answered them on our BYL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. For general questions about our Read Aloud Book Club packs, please refer to … Continue reading "Build Your Library Support"
Up until about 3 or 4 months ago, the 2020 homeschool convention season was just about to kick off. But that also meant you needed to live within travel distance to whichever venue was hosting the event. Admission costs to conventions usually aren’t too steep, but the airfare, gas, lodging, restaurants, and any other incidentals … Continue reading "The End of Homeschool Conventions As We Know Them?"
EDIT: (watch Virtual Homeschool Convention Booth video recording here 4/10/2020). See after stream notes below. Typically, we try to hit a couple conventions each year. We usually go to Virginia Homeschoolers and do an event in Maine and/or Massachusetts. In the past, we’ve attended the S.E.A. convention in Atlanta and West Virginia. But this year … Continue reading "Build Your Library Virtual Homeschool Convention Booth"
To all of our valued customers, We wanted to take a moment to thank you all for your continued business through these unprecedented times. We have a few updates and reminders that we wanted to inform you all about. Online Orders As long as the internet remains on, you will all continue to have uninterrupted … Continue reading "Build Your Library COVID-19 Update"
For the sixth year in a row, Build Your Library has been nominated for the Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice awards! Although we cover K-12, we have been nominated in the “Elementary Curriculum” category. Perhaps someday we’ll be nominated for the middle school and high school categories, as well. But we will take it. While … Continue reading "2020 Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader’s Choice award"
We were sad to discontinue the Family Reading Crates this past May after 17 offerings. Since then, we have been trying to figure out the best way to rework this offering into a better product. We had many families perfectly happy with the existing crate setup. But then many others offered various suggestions such as … Continue reading "Family Reading Crate Replacement Coming Soon"
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