White Springs Public Library hosts homeschool group

Jason Futch reporter2@riverbendnews.org The White Springs Public Library has hosted a monthly homeschool group since September to serve better the growing number of homeschooled children in the area. Librarian Miranda Beard said additional resources are needed to support local families, noting that homeschooling has become more common in part because of the distance between White Springs and Hamilton County Elementary School and Hamilton County High School. Beard said the group is not entirely education-focused, as participants do not study or complete homework, but instead concentrate on life skills that are vital as students mature. “We incorporate learning and life skil