Homework Help

In addition to books and non-fiction resources, encyclopedias and test-taking guides, your Rock Island Library subscribes to a number of electronic services to help with your homework. 
 

Need help with tutoring, writing, skill-building or test preparation?

HelpNOW, from Brainfuse: One-on-one homework help, skills building, 24-hour writing lab. for Kindergarten though early college. Test prep help, too! 

• Connect to live tutors, submit papers for writing feedback, create flashcards, create videos, meet with your classmates online, and get personalized learning plans. There's a parent corner, too!
• Adult Learners - use the HelpNow Adult Learning Center to prepare for GED or citizenship tests, brush up on an academic skill, or even build skills with using Microsoft Office products. 

 

Are You a Parent Trying to Support Home Learning?

• World Book Online - Fast facts you can trust, as well as at-home lesson ideas, distance learning activities, and other learn at home resources! Log in with your Rock Island Public Library card.
• Find other home learning resources in this handy list of workbooks and phonics kits you can check out. 

Are You Wanting to Encourage Your Child to Read?

• Scholastic BookFlix bridges the learning to read and reading to learn stages with animated storybooks paired with non-fiction.
• Hoopla, OverDrive, and eRead Illinois offer eBooks and eAudiobooks for children. Download apps to a mobile device or read online. Digital content links can be found  at Digital eBooks, Movies, Music under the Books, Music, and Movies menu.
• Sign up for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten or create an account on Beanstack to track what you read and build a feeling of accomplishment.
• Finding a subject or format that interests your child  in our collection is a great way to encourage reading!

 

Need a source or citation for a paper?

• First Search - Search hundreds of magazines and libraries worldwide for articles and other materials.  A username and password are required.  Contact the Rock Island Public Library Reference desk for more information.
• IssueLab - IssueLab provides access to resources analyzing the world's most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges and their potential solutions.  Offered by the Foundation Directory Online.
• ​MasterFile Premier - Journal and magazine abstracts and full-text articles from over 1,700 periodicals.

A Rock Island Library card in good standing is required to access our digital tools. They're also available from Rock Island Public Library personal computers. To access a personal computer at the library, you will need a current library card from an area library.
 

Want to work on basic skills with your child? 

• Use our ABCMouse.com subscription from library computers.
• Build skills with learning games from the AWE Early Literacy Stations in the children's areas of our locations.