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If you are working on a tough homework assignment or have questions about a lesson, come to the Library for Homework Help. We have volunteers who can help K-12 students with math, science, English, social studies and science. Students without homework can read and play learning enrichment games with trained tutors.

You can get Homework Help most days during the school year, except on weekends and school holidays. No reservations are needed just 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.

Do not worry if you do not have all the supplies you need. We have many things available that you can use, like graphing calculators, markers, paper, pencils, and a laptop. When you come to the Library for Homework Help, let us know what you need – there is a good chance we will have it.

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Points of View Reference Source covers over 400 topics, each with an overview, point, and counterpoint. This resource includes over 1,900 essays from leading political magazines from across the political spectrum, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference materials. The database is a guide for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating.

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Primary Search provides full-text of more than 180,000 articles from 100 popular children’s magazines. In addition, the database includes easy to read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. Primary Search has an image collection that contains more than 1.9 million relevant photographs, maps, and flags.

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Science Reference Source provides easy access to 90 full-text science magazines, more than 270 reference books and nearly 1,300 full text biographies on such topics as physical science, applied science, earth and space science, history of science, and life science. This database satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.

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Developed for preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades, these educational videos, interactive games, narrated stories ,  and online activities can be integrated into the classroom curriculum or used for learning at home .    

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Easily search or browse for encyclopedia articles,  information about important people and animals, pictures and videos, maps, and dictionary definitions. Hands-on activities, puzzles,  and science experiments are also available.  

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Este recurso en  Español  para estudiantes de la escuela  primaria  incluye artículos, mapas, banderas, tablas y casillas de hechos, y enlaces a páginas de Internet en Español.  

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Get free online homework help from one-on-one tutors, daily from 2–11 PM. Available in English and Spanish, from early elementary through high school grades, in core subject areas. Video content and other resources are also available 24 hours a day. (En español)

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CHICAGO — Despite the proliferation of online homework websites and tutoring services, public libraries still have an important role to play when it comes to supporting young people’s educational needs. Public libraries that take a proactive approach—by setting up organized homework centers—have the potential to become catalysts for better performance in school, improved self-esteem, and engaged learning. Whether readers are investigating the possibility of setting up a center from scratch or are eager to revamp an existing center, Cindy Mediavilla’s “ Creating & Managing the Full-Service Homework Center ,” published by ALA Editions, shows the way forward with:

• discussion of the philosophy behind a public library homework center and its many benefits, with useful talking points for getting stakeholders on board;
• examples of model programs from across the country;
• guidance on assessing the community’s educational priorities and utilizing outcome-based planning and evaluation methods;
• pragmatic advice on how to collaborate with schools and educators to coordinate goals;
• thorough consideration of such key issues as carving out a space, setting hours, scheduling staff, and selecting and procuring educational resources;
• handy tools for a successful homework center, including sample surveys, homework helper application forms and contracts, staff and volunteer job descriptions, and focus group questions;
• advice on equipment and technology considerations; and
• methodologies for evaluation and improvement.

Mediavilla authored “Creating the Full–Service Homework Center in Your Library,” (ALA, 2001), which has been called “the quintessential guide to the practicalities of setting up a formal homework help center to provide one–to–one homework assistance to student patrons” (Intner, “Homework Help from the Library,” ix). In the early 1990s she managed a homework center, called the Friendly Stop, for the Orange (CA) Public Library, and she has been studying after–school homework programs ever since. She has published several articles on the topic and has evaluated homework programs for the Long Beach and Los Angeles public libraries. She has made presentations on homework help programs at the conferences of several major library associations, and she has also conducted many workshops on the topic.

ALA Store  purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. ALA Editions and ALA Neal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. ALA authors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact ALA Editions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5052 or [email protected].

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• The Do Your Homework @ the Library program is available to students and their families for free.
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• Email [email protected] with your student’s name, grade, school, birth month and year, and their local library.

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Art of Colors Camp  - Grades: K-2 April 2 - 5, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | North University Community Library Register here

Explore the colors of the rainbow with us this spring. Through hands-on experiments and activities, campers in grades K-2 nd will learn the fundamentals of colors. Learn about the colors in light, the color wheel, primary and secondary colors, and more!

Parent/Guardian must accompany campers under 8 years old.

Bee Smart-Spring into Gardening  - Grades: K-2 April 2 - 5, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | North Clairemont Library Register here

Spring into gardening during our 4-day camp. A green thumb is not necessary to learn about pollinators, plants, soil, and composting.   Get your hands dirty with interactive activities!

Exploring Magical Creatures Camp - Grades: 3-6 April 2 - 5, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Logan Heights Library Register here

At the Exploring Magical Creature Camp, participants embark on a journey of mystery and enchantment. This camp is designed to engage the imagination and foster a deep appreciation for the world of mythology and legendary beings. It's a place where fantasy comes to life, and campers are transported to a world of wonder and adventure.

Bee Smart-Spring into Gardening  - Grades: 3-6 March 25 - 28, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | San Ysidro Register here

Chem Squad-Chemistry Camp  - Grades: 2-5 March 25 - 28, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Register here

Fleet Science Center presents Chem Squad!  Through hands-on experiments and activities explore how chemistry works. This spring campers in grades 2 nd -5 th will have a fun introduction to chemistry.

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Black Newspaper Collection (Historical)

Historical newspaper articles in PDF format

Black Newspaper Collection (Historical) includes searchable articles from Black newspapers in the U.S. with select coverage for the years 1893-2010.

• Articles display in PDF format.  
• Please check the resource directly for title list and coverage.  
• To search obituaries: choose Advanced Search, go to Document Type and check the Obituary box.

Find search tips and more on ProQuest Historical Newspapers LibGuide .

Brainfuse HelpNow

Live online tutoring available every day from 2 PM - 11 PM

Homework help and test prep for students in grades K-12 and adult learners.

Brainfuse HelpNow provides online tutoring for students in grades K-12 and adult learners. Live tutors are available every day from 2 PM - 11 PM.

The Brainfuse HelpNow app is available on iOS and Android devices.

To get a Brainfuse HelpNow login:

• Open Brainfuse HelpNow in a browser.
• Click "Login".
• Click "Sign up".
• Create a user name and password.
• Use your user name and password to login to the app.

Brainfuse HelpNow Highlights:

• Writing Lab: upload a document and get feedback within one business day
• SkillSurfer: test prep & skill-building
• Live Chess Tutoring: Listed under Expert Help. New!
• Send Question: ask the tutors for help outside of tutoring hours — get a reply within one business day
• Language Lab: live practice for learning Spanish
• Español: tutoring in Spanish for many subjects

About Brainfuse HelpNow:

• Students communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
• All live sessions are saved and can be replayed as well as shared with friends and teachers by email.
• Registration is not required to get live tutoring help, but it is recommended so that students can track their progress.
• Registration is required for certain modules like The Writing Lab and the SkillSurfer.

Check out the Brainfuse HelpNow tutorial from Niche Academy . Email [email protected] for technical assistance.

Britannica Library

Encyclopedia entries, magazine articles, images and videos for all ages

Britannica Library lets you choose from 3 levels to find information suitable for your grade or reading level. You can search for encyclopedia entries, magazine articles, images and videos.

Britannica Children is for students in grades K-5. Britannica Young Adults is for students in grades 6-8. Britannica Reference Center is for high school and adult researchers.

Check out the Britannica Library tutorial from Niche Academy .

To get an overview of the Britannica Library, view this two-minute video .

E-Read Texas

Thousands of always-available eBooks

E-Read Texas offers thousands of eBooks that anyone in Texas can access. You don't need an Austin Public Library card. eBooks are always available and you can borrow as many as you'd like.

E-Read Texas offers popular nonfiction, adult and teen fiction, and titles from select Texas university presses.

These eBooks are made available through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission's TexShare program .

E-Read Texas for Kids

Hundreds of always-available eBooks for kids

E-Read Texas for Kids offers hundreds of eBooks that anyone in Texas can access. You don't need an Austin Public Library card. eBooks are always available and you can borrow as many as you'd like.

Gale In Context: Biography

Gale In Context: Biography contains more than 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Content includes reference sources, videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles.

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Gale In Context: Elementary

Gale In Context: Elementary  provides resources for elementary school student research, grades K-5. Sources include magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and images.

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Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies includes case studies, news articles, reference materials, academic journals and videos.

Gale In Context: High School

Gale In Context: High School includes reference content, biographies, primary sources, multimedia, critical essays, news and academic journals for high school student research.

Gale In Context: Middle School

Gale In Context: Middle School provides age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines and primary sources for middle school student research, defined as grades 6-9.

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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Authoritative pro/con articles and essays

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints  provides over 13,000 essays and articles expressing pro/con views, from capital punishment to stem cells to texting-while-driving.

If you need articles for an argument or position paper, points for a debate or essays for a current events report, this site provides these from different sources including books, magazines, journals and newspapers.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

Gale in Context: Science

Authoritative information covering all major science topics

Gale in Context: Science  provides authoritative information covering all major science topics. It contains newspaper & magazine articles, reference books, images & videos, science experiments, biographies and dictionaries.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips. 

Gale Interactive: Science

Gale Interactive: Science is a virtual science lab for middle and high school students. The content is paired with interactive 3D models to deliver a virtual laboratory simulation experience.

Gale Literature Resource Center

Gale Literature Resource Center offers literary analysis, biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world.

Gale Literature: LitFinder

Gale Literature: LitFinder contains literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Including more than 132,000 full-text poems and 670,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches and plays.

Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series

Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series contains essays on writers and literary works.

Gale Literature: Twayne’s Author Series

Gale Literature: Twayne’s Author Series provides in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers.

Gale OneFile: High School Edition

Gale OneFile: High School Edition is designed for middle- and high-school students and provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.

Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee's Academy

Miss Humblebee’s Academy is an interactive learning program aligned with preschool and elementary standards for children ages three to six.

It offers hundreds of lessons spanning all major academic subjects, including social and emotional learning,for kindergarten readiness.

Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids

Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from the first issue in 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos and images. Geared towards students in primary through middle school.

Gale Presents: National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020

Gale Presents: National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020 provides full-page magazines from its start in 1888 to 2020.

Digital movies, music, TV shows, audiobooks, eBooks and comics.

hoopla has digital movies, music, TV shows, audiobooks, eBooks and comics.

• Instantly available borrowing.
• No hold queues
• Stream content through your browser on PC/Mac.
• Stream or download with the hoopla digital app for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Roku.  
• Check out 4 items per month.
• Movies & TV shows check out for 3 days.
• Music CDs check out for 7 days.
• Audiobooks, eBooks and comics / graphic novels check out for 21 days.
• BingePasses check out for 7 days.
• Read our hoopla FAQ for more tips.

To get started in your browser:

• Go to hoopla and click "Get Started."
• Create your hoopla account with an email address and password (8-character minimum). The hoopla account is not linked to other Library accounts.
• Under "Choose your library," select "Austin Public Library (TX)".
• Enter your Library card barcode and Library PIN/Password, and you're ready to use hoopla.

You can also create an account directly in the app following similar steps. Get the app from your device’s app store, open it and tap Sign Up .

For more information: 

• hoopla has a Help page
• Email them at [email protected]
• Watch their how-to videos on YouTube
• Check our hoopla FAQ
• Check out the hoopla tutorial from Niche Academy .
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LearningExpress Library

Academic, civil service, GED, ASVAB, U.S. citizenship, professional and certification practice tests and skill building for all ages.

LearningExpress Library features nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests and eBooks to help learners of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement; skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science; career certification and licensure exam prep; college and grad school entrance prep; and GED test prep. It can be used on mobile devices.

Get started:

• Go to LearningExpress Library . You will enter your library card number for verification.
• Click Sign In/Register button in the top menu, and create an account with your email address and password*.
• Browse Learning Centers on the home page, or use the Search box.
• Click on your name in the top menu to access "My Center," where you can track your progress and organize your tests, tutorials and eBooks.

* The LearningExpress Library account is not linked to the My APL catalog login .

Check out the LearningExpress Library tutorial from Niche Academy .

The Video Guides can help with using LearningExpress Library.

Life Magazine Archive, 1936-2000

Life Magazine Archive, 1936-2000 provides full-text articles and photos from Life Magazine's start in 1936 to 2000.

Mango Languages

Learn over 70 world languages, take more than 20 ESL/ELL courses, and improve your proficiency with Mango Movies.

Mango Languages helps you learn over 70 world languages, offers more than 20 ESL/ELL courses, and improves your proficiency with Mango Movies.

• Sign up for an account to track your progress, or try it out as a guest.
• To use the Mango Languages app, sign up for an account in your browser first.
• To see if your language has Mango Movies, a film-based language-learning tool, click on Explore.
• Check out the Mango Languages tutorial from Niche Academy .
• Mango Languages FAQ
• Mango Support

Newsweek Archive, 1933-2012

Newsweek Archive, 1933-2012 provides full-text articles from Newsweek's start in 1933 to its final print issue in 2012.

OverDrive / Libby

eBooks, audiobooks, magazines and streaming video

OverDrive  / Libby provides eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. Libby Extras has streaming video channels.

• Download  Libby for iOS , Android and Kindle Fire .
• Sign in using your Library Card number and Library password.
• Visit Getting Started for device-specific information.

Checkouts & Holds:

• Check out 10 items at time and have 7 holds
• Audiobooks and eBooks : select a check-out period of 7, 14 or 21 days
• Magazines : check out for 21 days. They don't count towards your 10-item checkout limit. Always available, no holds, no limits!
• You have 72 hours to check out a hold once you are notified that it's available

Find these in Libby under "Extras" for a 7-day pass. They don't count against your OverDrive checkout limits.

You will need to create separate accounts for each channel and can stream on almost any device.

IndieFlix: pop culture favorites, box office hits, award-winning feature films, documentaries, and shorts.

Qello Concerts: the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries.

Great Courses: lecture series from world-class professors

Classica: classical music, operas, and ballets from around the world

Craftsy: crafting for all creative makers, from basic instruction to advanced techniques

Craftsy en Español: obtén acceso a expertos de clase mundial que facilitan el aprendizaje de nuevas habilidades.

Kanopy: thousands of movies and documentaries to stream on any device. Use your Kanopy login to access on the Kanopy app or browser.

Lucky Day collection: Skip the line for high-demand titles with a 7-day checkout, no holds or renewals. You can borrow 1 Lucky Day title at a time, and it counts against your 10-item checkout limit. If you have a hold on a Lucky Day title, borrowing from Lucky Day won't cancel your hold. See how these titles display in the Libby app .

• OverDrive Help - Search for frequently asked questions by device or format
• OverDrive Support - email tech support specialists 24/7
• Libby Help  - one-tap app for eBooks, audiobooks and magazines
• OverDrive / Libby FAQ  - search the FAQ or get help from Austin Public Library Adult Services librarians
• OverDrive / Libby tutorial - quick intro from Niche Academy

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: El Paso Herald/El Paso Times

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: El Paso Herald/El Paso Times provides full-text articles from the El Paso Times (1881-2009) and El Paso Herald Post (1896-1996).

TeachingBooks for Libraries

Multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books

Book Connections  is now TeachingBooks for Libraries .

TeachingBooks for Libraries provides multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books. Resources include audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish.

Access is available to anyone in Texas.

TeachingBooks for Libraries has similar content to TeachingBooks.net , and is geared towards public libraries.

TeachingBooks.net

Multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books for K-12 students and educators

TeachingBooks.net provides multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books for K-12 students and educators. Resources include audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish.

For a similar resource geared towards public libraries, check out TeachingBooks for Libraries .

• View the Niche Academy tutorial .
• Watch these video tutorials for more information.

Texas Driving Permit Practice Tests

Driver's permit, motorcycle and CDL practice tests

Texas Driving Permit Practice Tests from Driving-Tests.org provides free driver's permit practice tests. Tests and handbooks include permit, motorcycle and CDL licenses.

Handbooks are available in Spanish. Click on the handbook's link, then select "Spanish" from the menu. 

A library card is not required to use this site.

Time Magazine Archive, 1923-2000

Time Magazine Archive, 1923-2000 provides full-text articles from Time Magazine's start in 1923 to 2000.

Transparent Language

Transparent Language Online   provides courses in over 110 world languages, American Sign Language, English for speakers of over 30 languages, and KidSpeak courses for children. The instruction is for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.

• Sign up for an account to track your progress, or try it out as a guest.  
• To use the Transparent Language Online app , sign up for an account in your browser first.

TumbleBook Library

Animated, talking picture books for kids.

The TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated, talking picture books. Educational games and puzzles are included. Books are available in English, Spanish and French. Accelerated Reader information and book reviews are provided.

TumbleBook Library has apps for iOS and Android devices. 

Haga clic aquí para Biblioteca TumbleBook .

Check out the TumbleBook Library tutorial from Niche Academy .

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Homework Help Center

The Homework Help Center is a community resource that serves the entire Pickerington Local School District. Unlike tutoring services which provide one-on-one help in specific subject areas, the Library’s Homework Help service supports students by ensuring they are able to complete specific work assigned by their classroom teachers.

Library staff and volunteers are knowledgeable in guiding students through homework assignments in many subjects and grade levels. If the subject material is beyond the knowledge of staff and volunteers or students need more individual assistance than we can provide, we can direct them to resources for additional help.

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Location and hours.

Pickerington Main Library Homework Help Center Hours Monday – Wednesday 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Thursday 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. (closing early on Thursdays for Reading Buddies)

Reading Buddies: Every Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (See description below)

Pickerington Main Homework Help Center Coordinator: 614-837-4104 ext. 248 

Sycamore Plaza Library Homework Help Center Hours Monday – Thursday 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Reading Buddies: Every Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (See description below)

Pickerington Sycamore Plaza Homework Help Center Coordinator: 614-837-4383 

Reading Buddies is for grades K-4th and includes reading one-on-one with a library volunteer and practice of targeted reading skills. Space is limited. Registration begins at the start of the event.

The Center follows the  Pickerington Local School District schedule .

The Pickerington Main Homework Help Center was dedicated in memory of Mary Ann Kirkby, and was made possible by the generosity of the  Reynoldsburg-Pickerington Rotary Club ,  the Friends of the Pickerington Public Library, and the family of Mary Ann Kirkby.

Pickerington Main Library

201 Opportunity Way Pickerington, OH 43147 Phone:  614-837-4104

Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sycamore Plaza Library

7861 Refugee Road Pickerington, OH 43147 Phone:  614-837-4383

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Northfield Public Library After School Homework Help and ESL Tutor (CBWS)

Job title: after school homework help and esl tutor.

Classification: Student Worker (non-exempt)

Name and address of employer : Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN  55057

Rate of Pay: $13 per hour for 2024-2025 academic year

Date Position is Active: Academic Year 2024-2025, September 16, 2024-June 9, 2025

Department/Office: Center for Community and Civic Engagement

Address of where duties are performed: Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street, Northfield, MN 55057 

Supervisor: Angelica Linder, Outreach Manager

Alternate Supervisor: Danielle Trajano, Manager of Student Development Programs

All Carleton students are eligible for this position.

Objective of the position : In this position, Tutors will provide homework help, reading and support to youth in first grade through 12th grade, as well as adult ESL learners, during weekly drop-in tutoring hours at the library. Tutoring will be offered exclusively on weekends, with shifts available on both Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tutors are required to work both days each weekend. No appointments will be required for youth or adult learners who need help; they can drop in any time during these hours for tutoring. Tutors, paired with at least one other student Tutor from Carleton, will assist all who drop in for help during these hours, and may be helping several youth or adult learners at a time. When not helping students, tutors may also assist with other duties as assigned. 

Tutors will work closely with the Outreach Manager and the Library’s Youth Services Team to assist in the execution of the Library’s needs.

Work will be performed in person.

• Assisting youth from 1st grade through 12th grade, as well as adult ESL learners, with homework, school subjects, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and other academic needs that may be assigned. Tutors must be comfortable tutoring in K-12 subjects.
• Greeting and welcoming youth and adult learners during drop-in tutoring hours, paving the way for those who may feel shy about asking for help, and maintaining a friendly demeanor throughout tutoring sessions.
• Arriving in time to be ready to assist youth and adult learners from 10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m.  Punctuality is key. Students are able to arrive early (15 minutes before the start time) and stay late (15 minutes after the end time) if their work-study hour allotment allows.
• Recording statistics as to the number of students and adult learners served per shift and reporting these to the Outreach Manager or the Library’s Youth Services Team.
• Completing other library support tasks as assigned by the Outreach Manager or the Library’s Youth Services Team.

Qualifications 

• Interest and experience in working with youth, adult ESL learners, and diverse populations.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.

Hours 

• Shifts are available on weekends only, with shifts on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Tutors must commit to working both Saturday and Sunday each weekend.
• Shift duration is 2 hours.
• Assigned hours are not to exceed the students’ awarded hours, with a maximum of 8 hrs/wk for first-year students and 10 hrs/wk for sophomores through seniors.
• Hours are non-negotiable, and tutors must work for the full duration of a shift.

Evaluation will occur at the end of the year.

Transportation to off campus work site

Students are responsible for getting themselves to and from their work site and they may be compensated for travel time. The CCCE’s 5th Year Educational Associate can assist students with evaluating their transportation options, including but not limited to Carls-Go!, borrowing campus fleet vehicles, and local buses.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Meet our qualifications and want to apply for the position? Please fill out the CBWS Application Form.

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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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