Free Homework Help With Your Library Card

By Bridget G. RSS Mon, August 11, 2025

The Free Library offers a variety of homework help solutions for students of all ages. The Literacy Enrichment After-School Program (LEAP), available throughout the school year, offers free drop-in homework assistance and curriculum-enriching programming for students in grades K–12. And with a library card, patrons can access online tutoring and study aid databases from anywhere.

Learn more about the Library's homework help resources below:

 

In-Person Homework Help:

  • LEAP: Literacy Enrichment After-School Program | Available for grades K–12, LEAP's out-of-school programming at the Free Library fosters an inclusive, informal learning environment for children, teens, and families, with accessible learning activities and homework assistance at no cost. After-School Leaders and Teen Leadership Assistants are available to aid students with their assignments. Contact your local Free Library branch to learn more about their LEAP activities.

 

Online Homework Help Resources:

  • Academic OneFile | Find full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles to aid in your research, with subject matter areas that range from the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, arts, literature, and more.
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos | Es la mejor herramienta de referencia en español para niños. This resource is perfect for K+ students learning Spanish or for Spanish-speaking ELL students, with Spanish and English text articles, videos, maps, activities, and more.
  • Gale in Context for Elementary Students | Perfect for students in grades K–5, this resource will provide kid-friendly educational content covering topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, social studies, technology, and more.
  • Gale in Context for Middle School Students | This resource provides support for middle-grade students working on papers or projects, with full-text magazine and news articles, biographies, and primary sources.
  • Gale in Context for High School Students | Access primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, audio, video, and magazine articles perfect for high school students.
  • Homework Help Online: Tutor.com | Tutor.com connects students of all ages with live, remote tutors available every day in English or Spanish from 9:00 a.m. to midnight. Students can upload writing samples or math problems and get real feedback. A mobile app, Tutor.com To Go, is also available for download
  • NewsBank Hot Topics | Access trending news and topics for your next assignment, featuring current events, business and economics, civics, government, politics, social issues, science, technology, health, sports, art, and literature.
  • Student from World Book Online | For grades 5+, this online encyclopedia features biographies, current events, research guides, a citation builder tool, games, and integrations for Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive.

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