The New York Public Library Now Offers Live Homework Help from Expert Tutors at 13 Branches

Children and Young Adults Can Access Free Homework Help via the Internet from Tutor.com

New York, New York, October 12, 2004 -- Children and young adults in NYC never have to be stumped by a tough homework assignment again! Students from 4th to 12th grades can simply visit the 13 New York Public Library locations listed below to get immediate, free help from qualified tutors. The New York Public Library now offers Live Homework Help, an online tutoring service from Tutor.com that connects students to expert tutors in math, science, social studies, English, and college prep via The Library’s website, www.nypl.org. Spanish-speaking tutors are available in math and science. In the 2003/2004 school year, over 250,000 students used Live Homework Help at public libraries across the country.

Log on and Learn
This free service allows students to come to 13 NYPL branches from 2 p.m. until branch closing, and receive homework help from a live tutor via the Internet during 30 minute appointments. Live Homework Help is easy to use. Children and young adults log on to designated computer terminals and enter their grade level and the subject they need help in. Immediately, students are connected to a tutor in an Online Classroom.

The NYPL locations offering Live Homework Help are:

The Bronx

  • Castle Hill Branch, 947 Castle Hill Avenue, 10473; (718) 824-3838
  • Fordham Library Center, 2556 Bainbridge Avenue, 10458; (718) 579-4244
  • Grand Concourse Branch, 155 East 173rd Street, 10457; (718) 583-6611
  • Mosholu Branch, 285 East 205th Street, 10467; (718) 882-8239
  • Wakefield Branch, 4100 Lowerre Place, 10466; (718) 652-4663

Manhattan

  • 125th Street Branch, 224 East 125th Street, 10035-1786; (212) 534-5050
  • Donnell Library Center, 20 West 53rd Street, 10019-6185; (212) 621-0619
  • Inwood Branch, 4790 Broadway, 10034-4916; (212) 942-2445
  • Morningside Heights Branch, 2900 Broadway, 10025-7822; (212) 864-2530
  • Seward Park Branch, 192 East Broadway, 10002-5597; (212) 477-6770

Staten Island

  • Port Richmond Branch, 75 Bennett Street, 10302; (718) 442-0158
  • Richmondtown Branch, 200 Clarke Avenue, 10306; (718) 668-0413
  • St. George Library Center, 5 Central Avenue, 10301; (718) 442-8560

Learn from Expert Tutors in an Online Classroom
Students and tutors can review specific homework questions from how to solve a difficult algebra equation to formulating a thesis statement for an English paper, using features such as live chats, working in an interactive white board where students and tutors can use a suite of robust drawing and math tools, co-browsing the Web, and sharing files such as essays or reports. All students can print their sessions and share them with a teacher, parent, or guardian. Tutors and students can type math equations using a special math tool, share educational Web sites, and much more for a rewarding learning experience. All Tutor.com tutors are certified teachers, college professors, professional tutors, or graduate school students from across the country.

“The New York Public Library is pleased to add Live Homework Help from Tutor.com to the wide array of services that we provide to children and teens throughout our 85 branch libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island,” said Margaret Tice, Coordinator of Children’s Services for NYPL. “Homework is a vital way of reinforcing what a child has learned during school hours. Tutor.com is uniquely prepared to provide live, free expertise to kids when they have questions about homework at times when parents may not be available or able to assist their children.”

Tutor.com is the leading provider of one-to-one learning and information solutions for libraries, education institutions and individuals. Using innovative technology, Tutor.com’s suite of services allows users to get online help from professional subject experts anywhere, at any time. These highly personalized services are supported with superior training, communications, tracking and reporting features, and 24/7 customer service. Tutor.com currently provides tutoring services for over 600 public libraries and after-school organization sites.

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Contact: Jennifer Bertrand, 212.704.8600.