There was a recent article in the New York Times in which a parent expressed her frustration about helping her kids with homework.  "Fifth grade homework is killing me," she writes.  "If only there was a way to combine her favorite activity - online social networking- with homework".  Then the mom decided to try Live Homework Help.  Now she is thrilled to spend $29.99 for 50 minutes with  her own "army of tutors".  For you, with your Monterey Public Library card (free to anyone in the state), this service is free.  Thanks to a grant from the California State Library and support from the Monterey Public Library Trust Fund and the Friends of the Monterey Public Library, we can offer chat-based tutoring for 4th grade through basic college level work, 7 days a week, 1-10 pm.  The service is also offered in Spanish.  Check out the full NY Times article  and your free tutors on the Library web site.