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The Santa Monica Public Library now offers every patron with a library card online access to expert tutors through the HelpNow program from Brainfuse, Inc. one of the nation’s leading providers of online tutoring services.

Students in grades 3 through 12, as well as those taking introductory college courses, can access HelpNow from public computers in their local library or from home, and connect one-to-one to a trained tutor for academic assistance in math, science, English, and social studies.

Funding for HelpNow was made possible by the California State Library and Santa Monica Public Library.

Any Santa Monica Public Library cardholder can access HelpNow, seven days a week from 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM Pacific Time and connect for a one-to-one session with a carefully-selected tutor. Spanish speaking tutors are also available.

“HelpNow was designed to go beyond mere question/answer homework help,” said Francesco Lecciso, one of Brainfuse’s directors. “In addition to providing live, on-demand  homework assistance, HelpNow also includes California-aligned skills building lessons, and an innovative writing lab. This suite of services is designed to accommodate a full range of academic needs.”

About HelpNow

HelpNow provides library patrons with live, on-demand homework help, state-aligned skills building lessons from expert tutors, and a 24-hour writing lab. With HelpNow, tutors and students communicate in real time by typing, drawing, and marking-up lessons/web content. In addition, students may use HelpNow’s secure file sharing feature to submit their papers to our trained writing instructors any time of the day. All HelpNow tutors possess four-year college degrees, must undergo a rigorous selection and training process, and must complete a full background and security check.

About Brainfuse

Founded in 1999, Brainfuse is one of the nation’s leading online tutoring providers, serving a diversified client base of libraries and school districts. With Brainfuse, students receive one-to-one tutoring via a versatile and user-friendly online classroom. Brainfuse clients include The Los Angeles Unified School District, Chicago Public Schools, New York City Public Schools, and library systems throughout the country, including Las Vegas-Clark County, Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Anaheim, and San Diego County and now Santa Monica. For more information about Brainfuse’s services, please visit www.brainfuse.com