<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Kate Houston also mentioned a while ago we had created a list of tutoring services locally - she's going to check and see if she can find the link. Jackie Partch mentioned 211 had a list too. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><b><font face="Calibri">Cathy Camper</font></b><br><font face="Calibri">School Corps Librarian<br>Multnomah County Library<br>Phone:503.988.6012<br>Fax: 503.988.5441<br><u></u></font><a href="mailto:cathyc@multcolib.org" style="color:rgb(237,28,36)" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">cathyc@multcolib.org</font></u><u></u></a><u></u><br><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri"><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(237,28,36)" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a></font></u></span><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small">Follow us on Facebook and Twitter </span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://facebook.com/multcolib" target="_blank">facebook.com/multcolib</a></span></font></div></u><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://twitter.com/multcolib" target="_blank">twitter.com/multcolib</a></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><a href="http://multcolib.org/outreachsurvey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">multcolib.org/outreachsurvey</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png"><br></div></u></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Cathy Camper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cathyc@multcolib.org" target="_blank">cathyc@multcolib.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Tamara, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I worked on an LSTA grant for a Multnomah County Library to research what we could do to improve our homework center, and tutoring was an issue back then - same questions, same demand. You can refer requests to our Homework Center <a href="https://multcolib.org/homework-center" target="_blank">https://multcolib.org/<wbr>homework-center</a>. Tell folks once they've clicked on a topic, to look at the right hand column of blog posts - that's where we've included links to resources and videos they may find helpful. So for Native Americans, you'll get to this page: <a href="https://multcolib.org/homework/Native-Americans" target="_blank">https://multcolib.org/<wbr>homework/Native-Americans</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">And if you click on the top blog post, Native American Tribes and Indian Nations megasites</div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://multcolib.org/blog/20160819/native-american-tribes-and-indian-nations-megasites" target="_blank">https://multcolib.org/blog/<wbr>20160819/native-american-<wbr>tribes-and-indian-nations-<wbr>megasites</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default">It will provide good info on that topic. There's also book lists and databases listed that can help. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Also under the topic Literacy and Literature, the subjects Research Tips and Rearch and Citations feature videos and printable info graphics about information literacy, and citing sources, and typing and keyboarding tutorials for kids (again, look at the right hand blog posts for some of these topics). </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">When I was working the grant, I also talked to 211 operators, who also said they were constantly asked for free tutoring. The bottom line is that tutors are available - but not for free. The library had tried years ago to provide free tutoring via volunteers, but it failed due because volunteers didn't always know what kids were studying, and it became too difficult to schedule and train all the volunteers needed, and to assure they'd show up. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I'm copying Mandy Tuthill on this, she oversees the Homework Center, so she might also have some thoughts. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_6557423811145729361gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><b><font face="Calibri">Cathy Camper</font></b><br><font face="Calibri">School Corps Librarian<br>Multnomah County Library<br>Phone:<a href="tel:503.988.6012" value="+15039886012" target="_blank">503.988.6012</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:503.988.5441" value="+15039885441" target="_blank">503.988.5441</a><br><u></u></font><a href="mailto:cathyc@multcolib.org" style="color:rgb(237,28,36)" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">cathyc@multcolib.org</font></u><u></u></a><u></u><br><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri"><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(237,28,36)" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a></font></u></span><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small">Follow us on Facebook and Twitter </span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://facebook.com/multcolib" target="_blank">facebook.com/multcolib</a></span></font></div></u><u style="color:rgb(237,28,36)"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://twitter.com/multcolib" target="_blank">twitter.com/multcolib</a></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><a href="http://multcolib.org/outreachsurvey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">multcolib.org/outreachsurvey</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png"><br></div></u></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Tamara Ottum <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us" target="_blank">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">We get a lot of tutoring questions in Answerland. Often our librarians refer patrons to their local library or school for help, but sometimes the patron’s home institution does not provide
this service (at least, not online).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">I’d like to put together a list of good, free, online sites that help students (K-12 and college) with writing and various subjects. Please send me any suggestions you have, and I’ll
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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