Stumped by an assignment?
Need Homework Help?
You’ve got it!
www.piercecountylibrary.org
Talk to a live tutor
Brush up on skills
Expert writing help
Take practice tests
Make and share
flash cards
Meet and study with
friends online
Film your work to
watch later
All free!
Live Help
 Talk to a real person via chat
 Ask questions about what you’re working
on right now
 Available 1 – 10 pm almost every day
 You can choose tutoring in Spanish
Skills Building
 Talk to a real person via chat
 Clear up confusion about a certain skill or
topic (like a certain kind of algebra
equation)
Writing Lab
 Talk to a tutor for instant help with what
you’re writing (available 1-10 pm)
 Or submit writing to a tutor via email
(available 24 hours a day, every day)
 Receive your work back with suggestions
for making it better
24/7 Center
 E-mail questions for help (not chat)
 Available 24 hours a day, every day
 You will get a response within 24 hours
Language Lab
 Get help for your language class
homework
 Right now, only Spanish available, but they
will add more options soon
 This is for class work, not a place to learn
a language
Study Options
 “Test Center” allows you to take practice
tests for certain subjects as well as take
practice tests for the SAT
 “Flash Bulb” lets you make and share flash
cards
Collaborate Options
 “Meet” lets you study with friends online in
a group chat whiteboard setting
 “Brainwave” lets you record a session for
movie-like notes to look at later
Subjects offered
 Math, including Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, and
Calculus
 Science, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science
 Social Studies, including US History, and World History
 English/Language Arts Writing Assistance consists of three
components:
 Live writing assistance during the initial stages of the writing
process to help students with organizational structure, idea trees,
general conceptual hierarchy, etc.
 State-aligned skills building exercises that challenge students to
respond to a series of writing prompts and short exercises.
 24-Hour Writing Lab (described above)
 Reading Comprehension/Grammar/Vocabulary Skills Building
through one-on-one sessions that draw from our library of statealigned reading passages and questions.
 English Literature
Who are the tutors?
 All tutors are trained and certified by Brainfuse
 All tutors have had background and reference
checks
 All tutors must have a 4-year college degree
 All tutors have an education or tutoring background
 All tutors are based in the U.S.
How do I find it?
Questions?
 Ask a librarian!
 Give us a call.
 And visit us at:
PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY
www.piercecountylibrary.org