Library Offers Homework Help

Keeping Up With Kids  |  10/25/2010 7:00 am

It's the night before your child's big school presentation on the rings of Saturn. Of course, this is the first you're hearing about it. What's a parent to do? Luckily for you and your little procrastinator, The Toledo Lucas County Public Library has you covered, with both online and personalized homework help.

The library's first line of defense is an excellent online collection of links to outside resources, as well access to in-house databases. There, you'll find links to subjects like history, math, and science with plenty of specifics on U.S. presidents, the 50 states, biographies and science articles. There are also links organized according to relevant months, such as Women's History Month facts for the month of March or the history behind Veteran's Day in November.

The second way the library can help your child get their homework done is by talking to a librarian face-to-face, or in another case, computer-to-computer. Libraries across Lucas County offer special Homework Help centers on various days throughout the week. It's free and available to first through sixth graders.

If you're short on time or miss the Homework Help center dates, Homework Now links your child to a librarian over the internet. Just go to the site, type in your ZIP Code, and get instantly connected to find resources for homework, research, book suggestions or just random questions. This free service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Toledo Lucas County Public Library Homework Help Site:
http://www.toledolibrary.org/kidsplace/homeworkhelp_ext.html

Locations, Dates and Times for Homework Help Centers:
http://www.toledolibrary.org/kidsplace/pdf/HomeworkHelper.pdf