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Free homework help from local libraries

If you’d like homework help for your kid(s), local libraries in South Florida offer it online for free. At some libraries, in-person tutoring is available. Also, SAT prep is often is available at these libraries.

It simply requires you to use your personal library number to set up an online account. Obtaining a library number is free and easy. Some libraries offer online applications. 

Homework help is offered for students of all ages, including university students. Please see below for information on Broward, Dade and greater Palm Beach libraries.

Homework virtual help in South Florida 

Palm Beach Public Library

On the library website, select the “Research” icon at the top of the homepage

Scroll down and select “Education”

Select tutor.com homework help

Sign in, or create an account

Under the logos at the top left, select “Home”

Scroll and select the topic you’re interested in

If you would like to connect with a tutor, select “connect with a tutor” under the topic you need assistance with and fill out the form

Information on obtaining your library card is available online.

Miami-Dade Public Library 

Information is available through the library system’s Homework Help & Tutoring Program:

Online or in-person tutoring information is featured on the library website

Free science, reading and math tutoring for kindergarten through 12th-grade students who reside in Miami-Dade

For more information, call 305-375-1413 or 786-988-6817 for Spanish speakers; or email tutoring@mdpls.org

Broward Public Library

The Broward  library system offers the Brainfuse program.

Tutoring for student of all ages is available from anywhere by typing in your library card number or an Instant eCard; this is free. The website uses digital white boards and other on-screen devices for interactive exchanges with youngsters, teenagers and adult students. The free service is offered every day from 2.-11:55 p.m.

 Brainfuse also has online employment assistance, including guidance for writing resumes, links to resume templates, and a professional resume critique

Other Brainfuse service freebies include test prep for high school equivalency or U.S. citizenship, and Microsoft Office proficiency help. There’s an eParachute feature that aims to help you discover the college majors and careers that match your skills and interests

Other

Online writing assistance

SkillSurfer

Send a question

Live help for language learners

Chess Tutoring

 

Other Library Features

Free birding gear on loan at Broward & Palm Beach libraries

Libraries in Palm Beach ‘seed’ knowledge

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Miami Museum & Attractions Months

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Miami Museum & Attractions Months

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Miami Museum & Attractions Months

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Dragons and Mythical Creatures

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