For Immediate Release

Los Angeles, CA

July 11, 2008

Press Contact:

David Sommers

Phone: (213) 974-1095

Fax: (213) 626-6941

DSommers@lacbos.org

County Libraries Offer Online Tutoring

 

The County Library offers online tutoring in English, Math, Science and Social Studies to students in grades 4 – 12. Students may log on the Library’s website or to www.librarytutor.org and fill in their County Library Card number to take advantage of this service. The service is available on computers in the libraries, or from home or school computers.

Family Place

 

Libraries with a Family Place provide a special welcoming atmosphere for young children and families. Parents and preschool children are encouraged to spend time together reading books and playing with developmental toys. Special parent/child programs, workshops and play days introduce caregivers to activities to foster early literacy and learning as well as to specialized community resources.

 

Family Place operates in the following libraries:

 

AC Bilbrew Library

Angelo M. Iacoboni Library

Carson Regional Library

City Terrace Library

Clifton M. Brakensiek Library

East Los Angeles Library

East Rancho Dominguez Library

Florence Library

Gardena Mayme Dear Library

George Nye, Jr. Library

Hacienda Heights Library

Lancaster Regional Library

Lennox Library

Quartz Hill Library

Rosemead Library

San Fernando Library

Valencia Library

West Covina Library

Woodcrest Library

 

New Family Place Locations in 2008
 

Compton Library

Culver City Julian Dixon Library

Diamond Bar Library

Hawthorne Library

Lawndale Library

Wiseburn Library

 

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