Gather Resources for your Learning Project

Resource 1 — Your Local Library May Offer More Than You Think It Does

Most of the books I have checked out from the library at the moment. Photo by Kara Monroe.

Welcome back to the series on defining and implementing your learning goals. Today we’re looking at the first of a series essays on gathering your resources which is the last step in our learning project planning process.

I’m going to release these resource essays in order from what I believe are the least expensive to the most expensive.

I will use a dollar ranking system for price and a star ranking system for quality — five dollar signs has potential to be very expensive, five stars has the potential to be very high quality. At the end of the series I’ll give an overall chart as a summation and quick resource checklist.

Today, we focus on the local library.

Cost: 💲

Quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Your local library, regardless of its size, is almost always the best place to start when you’re starting a learning project. Small town libraries often participate in statewide and national partnerships to bring more resources and opportunities into their community.

When you consider the library, don’t just scour their web site for the wealth of free resources they provide (e.g. mine provides free…