As your family prepares for the school year, The Seattle Public Library is here to help. Starting the week of Sept. 12, the Library’s free after-school tutoring service, Homework Help, is returning to the Columbia, Douglass-Truth, High Point, Lake City, NewHolly and Rainier Beach branches.
At Homework Help, trained volunteer tutors help students in kindergarten through grade 12 with their homework and academic coaching. If you don’t have homework, you can read and play learning enrichment games with a tutor.
Homework Help schedule:
- Columbia branch: Tuesdays, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. 4721 Rainier Ave. S., 206.386.1908
- Douglass-Truth branch: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 2300 E. Yesler Way, 206.684.4704
- High Point branch: Tuesdays, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays, from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. 3411 S.W. Raymond St., 206.684.7454
- Lake City branch: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 12501 28th Ave. N.E., 206.684.7518.
- NewHolly branch: Tuesdays, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. 7058 32nd Ave. S., 206.386.1905
- Rainier Beach branch: Mondays, from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. 9125 Rainier Ave S., 206.386.1906
No reservations are needed although students and volunteers will be limited to a number safe for each space. Come to the Library during Homework Help hours and bring your homework assignment and textbook. If our volunteers do not know an answer, they will help you find it.
COVID safety protocols: Homework Help volunteers are required to be vaccinated and show proof of vaccination. Masks are encouraged but not required.
Free virtual tutoring: Students can also continue to access free one-on-one virtual tutoring through the Library’s tutor.com service. Live English and Spanish tutors are available from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Vietnamese tutors are available from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Students in Seattle can sign in to tutor.com with a Library card or Library Link number and PIN. Find more information at spl.org/VirtualTutoring.
If you have questions about these resources, visit your nearest Seattle Public Library branch, or call 206.386.4636. You can also email or chat with a Library staff member at spl.org/Ask.