Cuyahoga Falls Library announces the launch of a new online tutoring and study resource, Tutor.com. The free service connects students to on-demand, online academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation for kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. All that’s needed to access Tutor.com is internet access and a Cuyahoga Falls Library card.
To help students and families connect to this resource at home, the library has added six new hotspots to its Library of Things collection. These hotspots provide free internet access and may be borrowed for up to seven days with an adult library card. Funding for the new hotspots and Tutor.com is provided by the Libraries Accelerating Learning grant, awarded to the Cuyahoga Falls Library by the Ohio Department of Education.
“Our staff pursued this grant because we want to help bridge the gap in learning loss brought on by the pandemic and be a partner to our local students, caregivers, and educators,” said Library Director Andrew Harant.
Live tutors are available in a variety of subjects and test prep areas from 2 p.m. – midnight, seven days a week. The service connects students with a highly qualified, expert tutor in a safe and secure online classroom. Many supplemental resources are available 24/7, including test prep resources from The Princeton Review® for the ACT®/SAT®, Advanced Placement (AP®) course videos, and more.
“I’m thrilled to bring a safe, accessible tutoring resource to our community,” said Amy Galluch, children’s department manager at Cuyahoga Falls Library. “Caregivers frequently ask us if we can recommend tutors for their children. Now I can confidently introduce them to Tutor.com, which has over 3,000 vetted, expert tutors!”
To get started with Tutor.com, visit fallslibrary.org/research and select Tutor.com from the list of resources. Students logging in from home will need to enter their library card number. For assistance, visit the library’s Information Desk, call 330-928-2117, or email adultservices@fallslibrary.org.
With instant access to one-to-one homework help and tutoring, students can lower their anxiety and raise their confidence about their schoolwork. Over 95% of Tutor.com student users surveyed said that having the service available helped them complete their homework and improve their grades.
“This is very helpful. It’s helping me get good grades and it helps me have a study partner when I don’t have one,” said a 5th grade Tutor.com user.
