FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Adam Mendelsohn
(213) 228-7482
Yago Cura
(213) 228-7480
“Live Homework Help” Free Online Program Effective Part of the Los
Angeles Public Library’s Goal of Helping All Students Succeed
Los Angeles, CA—"Live Homework Help," a free online service providing help
from real tutors is available to everyone at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Web site,
www.lapl.org, as a part of its continuing efforts to help all students succeed.
The one-on-one tutoring program is available Monday through Sunday from 3-10
p.m. allows students to participate in live online sessions with an experienced tutor
through instant messaging and a shared whiteboard. To access the service, students
only need a computer with Internet access and a valid Library card, which is available
free within minutes at any Los Angeles Public Library branch or the Central Library.
Patrons may also access “Live Homework Help” using their smart phones or PDAs.
“Sessions are available in Spanish or English,” said Yago Cura, Outreach
Specialist in the Central Library’s Youth Services Department. “During hours that tutors
are not available, users can access informational Websites, instructional videos, study
guides and practice exams, SAT prep materials, standardized test resources, practice
worksheets, and interactive flash cards.”
Live Homework Help provides tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and
English for kindergarten through 12th Grade students and adult learners. “There are
more than 2,000 tutors available to students from this collaboration and tutors include
teachers, professors, graduate students, and professionals in the field of the discipline
they tutor,” Cura said.
On the Library’s Website at www.lapl.org, Live Homework Help can be accessed
through the Kids’ Path and Teen Web portals. From there, students and patrons enter
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their account information and password and are granted access. Students do not have
to create an account for tutoring; however creating an account provides users access to
a “student locker,” which keeps a list of all previous Live Homework Help sessions.
Funding made possible by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. To support the
Los Angeles Public Library, call (213) 228-7500 or visit www.lfla.org. The Los Angeles
Public Library serves the largest urban population of any library in the country. Its
Central Library, 72 branch libraries, more than six million books, and state-of-the-art
technology provide everyone with free and easy access to information and the
opportunity for life-long learning.
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