Stretch Your Dollar

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Parents, listen up! There's a free tutoring service many people don't know about that can help your kids with schoolwork in math, science, social studies, English and history. All you need is a library card. The kids can ace their tests and you can stretch your dollar.

When 12-year-old Heidi Eurich needs help with math or English, she turns to "Live Homework Help." She can sign on from home using her library card.

"It's good because it only takes a few minutes," Heidi said. "And I can use it any time I want."

Today, she's getting help with adverbs from an online tutor. Sessions are 20 minutes long and available seven days a week from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mary Ann Sibrava of the Mount Prospect Library says it's a great service for families.

"Parents aren't having to go out and pay for a tutor to give their kids assistance," Sibrava said.

More than 60 suburban libraries are subscribing to the program provided by Tutor.com.

Kids from kindergarten through 12th grade can get help with homework, a special project or a research paper.

The online tutors include certified teachers and college professors.

"They help me get through math problems," said 9th grader Urszula Tyl.

Urszula prefers to log on from the library because the computers are faster than hers at home. She says that besides math, the online tutors have also helped her with her writing.

"Writing essays was a little hard," Urszula said. "I submitted my essay, they told me my mistakes."

There are other online tutoring services that charge a fee. To get the free service, your library has to subscribe to "Live Homework Help."

For a link to Tutor.com, click here.

Refer to the below for the 60 Chicagoland libraries that offer online tutoring.

Chicagoland Libraries offering Live Homework Help, Online Tutoring:

Addison Public Library
Antioch Public Library
Arlington Heights PL
Barrington Public Library
Bartlett Public Library
Batavia Public Library
Bellwood Public Library
Bourbonnais Public Library
Broadview Public Library
Brookfield Public Library
Carol Stream
Deerfield Public Library
Ela Area Public Library
Elk Grove Public Library
Elmhurst Public Library
Flossmoor Public Library
Fountaindale District PL
Fremont Public Library
Geneva Public Library
Glencoe Public Library
Glenview Public Library
Green Hills Public Library
Helen Matthes Library
Hillside Public Library
Hinsdale Public Library
Indian Trails Public Library
Joliet Public Library
Lake Villa Public Library
Lemont Public Library
Lincoln Public Library District
Lincolnwood Public Library
Mattson Public Library
Midlothian Public Library
Mokena Community Library
Moline Public Library
Morton Grove Public Library
Mount Prospect Public Library
Naperville Public Library
Niles Public Library
Northbrook Public Library
Northlake Public Library
Oak Park Public Library
Palos Heights Public Library
Park Forest Public Library
Park Ridge Public Library
Peoria Public Library
Peotone Public Library
Plainfield Public Library
Poplar Creek Public Library
Prospect Heights Public Library
Roselle Public Library
Schaumburg Township District Library
Skokie Public Library
South Holland Public Library
St. Charles Public Library
Three Rivers Public Library
Town & Country Public Library
Vernon Public Library
Warren-Newport Public Library
Warrenville Public Library
Wauconda Public Library
Westchester Public Library
Wilmette Public Library
Wood Dale Public Library

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