Reminder:

The fine-free period will end on Sunday, November 30. Library cards with $5+ fines and fees will be blocked from checkout. 

Holiday:

All Fort Bend County Libraries locations will be CLOSED on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in honor of Veterans Day. Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, November 12.

Homework Help

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Library Homework Help Resources

Brainfuse Live Homework Tutoring

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Get live homework help from 2–11 pm in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Tutoring is one-on-one, in English or Spanish. Skills-building help is available 24/7. You can also talk to tutors using audio—just select the option before your session.
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Brainfuse Online Writing Assistance

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The Adult Learning Center offers live writing help and a 24/7 Writing Lab for longer documents. Submit your work online to get detailed feedback. Use the secure Message Center to check when your edited document is ready. Great for business or personal writing.

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Brainfuse SkillSurfer

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Skills Building helps students strengthen core skills with live tutoring and state-aligned lessons. The SkillSurfer library also offers videos, quizzes, and tests on many subjects to support learning beyond homework help.

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LearningExpress Library (Practice Tests)

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LearningExpress Library offers easy-to-use tutorials, practice tests, and eBooks to help you build skills, find a job, and prepare for exams like the GED®, SAT, career certifications, and more. Great for improving reading, writing, math, and science skills too.

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STAAR - TEA: Practice Tests

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Take STAAR practice tests online through the Texas Education Agency site. Click on "Continue as Guest," then “Guest Session.” Select your grade level, then choose “STAAR Practice Sets” and your subject.

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Services for Students

Teacher in The Library

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The Teacher in the Library service provides FREE homework help, for students in grades 3 through 6, by providing access to qualified teachers in the library for after-school assistance.
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Study Rooms

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Smaller rooms for 1-6 library users who need a quiet place to study. Room sizes vary by location.

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Ask a Librarian

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Need assistance? Ask a librarian!

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Helpful Homework Websites

Merriam Webster Dictionary
Type your word and get definitions and synonyms from the Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.

NASA Kids
Cool NASA sites, photos, and activities for kids.
Nine Planets
The history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets in our solar system and their moons, along with many images from NASA spacecraft; also has information about comets, meteors, asteroids, and other solar systems.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies has more than 1,000 science fair project ideas in all areas of science.
Weather Wiz Kids
A website designed especially for kids, to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. Provides teachers and parents with the right tools to explain the different types of weather to children.
Web Elements
Information on each atomic element, including chemical symbol, atomic weight and number, and nuclear and electronic properties.

50states.com
Information on all 50 U.S. states, including history, agriculture, lyrics of state songs, and flags, flowers, and symbols.

Atlapedia of Countries
A searchable and browsable database of countries with information about population, capital, climate, people, religions, languages, government, economy, and more.
World Flag Database
Color pictures of national flags of countries and their states throughout the world.

Design Your Homeschool
Step-by-step guide to designing a homeschool approach that suits your family. Includes curriculum reviews, how to create your own curriculum, teaching tips for individual subjects, and free resources.

Homeschool Central
A guide to homeschool resources and services, including curriculum and testing resources and links to national homeschool organizations

Homeschooling in Texas
The Texas Home School Coalition is a Texas organization for home schooling, providing information on state requirements and links to resources, including local support groups and curriculum lists and reviews.

Homeschool Legal Defense Association   
HSLDA is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.

The Homeschool Mom       
Free online resources, advice for getting started in home-schooling, and curriculum reviews by subject and publisher.

Homeschool World
Links to homeschooling and family products and organizations, homeschool mall, and legal defense fund.

National Home Education Research Institute   
A research clearing-house for homeschool research, facts, statistics, and news.