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Boston Public Library
HAP - Homework Assistance Program
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The Homework Assistance Program provides two services to students in Boston, a high school mentoring program serving 3rd-8th graders at every local branch and an online service, HAP Online, serving 4th-12th graders.

Through the Homework Assistance Program, kids can:

Get free homework help
Work one-on-one with a trained mentor
Earn fun prizes for their commitment to school-work
Learn about resources the library has to offer
Have a safe place to go after school

About One-on-One Mentoring in the Library

The Homework Assistance Program places 90 high-performing 10th, 11th and 12th graders in the 27 libraries across the city of Boston.

HAP runs from Mondays-Thursdays from 3pm-5pm in most branches (contact your branch for exact times).

HAP Mentors:

Help 3rd-8th graders with their homework
Assist 4th-12th graders with library resources including HAP On-line
Read with kids pre-K and up

For more information contact the children’s librarian at your local library and ask about HAP

HAP Online (Homework Help via the internet):

Available at the library or from home, school, or anywhere with internet access
Free online help from real tutors
Serves students grades 4-12
Subjects include: math, science, social studies and English
Available every day from 2pm-10pm
Available in Spanish Sunday- Thursday from 2pm-10pm

BPL partners in the Homework Assistance Program include the City of Boston, the Harvard Online Tutoring Program, the Boston Public Library Foundation and tutor.com.

If you are interested in volunteering as a HAP mentor or a tutor, please contact Susan Birkett at sbirkett@bpl.org.

Homework websites suggested by BPL librarians

The Boston Public Library • 617-536-5400 • info@bpl.org
Central Library -- 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116