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Online Tutoring

Looking for an academic boost? Seeking a tutor? Let the library help! You can access free online tutoring services through CCPL’s HelpNow! Brainfuse database. Simply log on with your library card!

HelpNow! offers a variety of lessons, practice tests, and live tutors for students in kindergarten through college. And it’s not just for students who are worrying about low grades. Any student wanting to gain greater mastery of a subject or to improve their skills can take advantage of this free service!

Below are just a few of the services you can access through HelpNow!

Live Tutors

Students in kindergarten through college can connect with a live online tutor in the following subject areas:

  • Science
  • Math
  • English Literature
  • Writing
  • History/Social Studies
Live Tutors Students in kindergarten through college can connect with a live online tutor.

24-Hour Writing Lab

No time to meet with a writing tutor? No problem! Simply upload your paper to the database and, within 24 hours, a tutor will return it to you with feedback–all from the comfort of your home.

FAFSA Assistance

Applying to college and need help filling out the FAFSA? Connect with a live tutor to answer your questions!

FAFSA Assistance: Applying to college and need help filling out the FAFSA? Connect with a live tutor to answer your questions!

College Entrance Exam Preparation

Find lesson plans and practice tests for the following common college entrance exams:

  • AP Subject Tests
  • PSAT
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • TOEFL iBT

ASVAB

Studying for the ASVAB? Practice in the following areas:

  • ASVAB Mathematics
  • ASVAB Language Arts
  • ASVAB Science and Engineering
  • ASVAB Miscellaneous

Life Skills

Education goes beyond the classroom. Find tutorials on: 

  • Time Management

    • Productivity and Study Skills

  • Financial Literacy

    • Financial Planning, Investing, Insurance and Taxes

  • Media Literacy

  • Home Maintenance

  • Home Skills

    • Meal Prep, Sewing, Cleaning, and Laundry

Resume Assistance

Applying for your first job? Let a live tutor review your resume and give you feedback! Start with one of the sample resume templates. Then upload it for a tutor to review.

Resume Assistance Applying for your first job? Let a live tutor review your resume and give you feedback! Start with one of the sample resume templates. Then upload it for a tutor to review.

Career Assessment

Not sure what your future might look like? Answer the questions from Brainfuse’s eParachute service to help you reflect on possible careers. You will then receive a list of job suggestions, each one with a profile including potential salary, the educational pathway needed to get there, and some of the skills you might employ on the job.

Career Assessment Not sure what your future might look like? Answer the questions from Brainfuse’s eParachute service to help you reflect on possible careers. You will then receive a list of job suggestions, each one with a profile including potential salary, the educational pathway needed to get there, and some of the skills you might employ on the job.

Accessing Brainfuse

Using the HelpNow! database is free with your library card!

Charles County Public School students (who did not opt out of a digital student library card) can use “CCPS” followed by their six-digit student ID number as their digital library card. 

Or, to sign up for a library card online, visit the CCPL website. Once you sign up for a temporary digital library card online, you can visit any CCPL branch to obtain your physical library card.

Once you have your library card, navigate to the HelpNow! Brainfuse database to get started!