Student Success

Here to help students succeed.

Libraries are welcoming spaces to find a comfy chair or a table to study – all free, and all for you!

All library locations have free WiFi; computers with internet access, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint; and low-cost printing and copying.

Many locations also have study rooms.

The most important school supply of all: your library card! Free access to books, online homework help, and more!

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Homework Help

Online Homework Help

Live online homework help from expert tutors, available every day, 1:00 -11:00 p.m., with other homework services available 24/7.

Homework Help

Homework help, resources, helpful volunteer tutors, and places to study.

Reading Together

Students and trained mentors meet weekly, one-on-one, to work on grade-level reading skills.

Homework Resources

Your library has print and digital sources that students need to write research papers and complete school projects and presentations.

Resources include full-text articles, maps, and graphics covering art, history, geography, literature, science, social studies, and more for all grade levels.

Britannica School

Encyclopedia content for all grade levels plus multimedia, timelines, a world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.

Explora Kids

A fun, easy-to-use resource! Discover reliable information from magazines, encyclopedias, and dictionaries on a wide range of subjects.

CultureGrams

Information, photos, and videos about the world's countries, the states of the U.S.A., and the provinces of Canada.

Points of View Reference Center

Essays, articles and news items presenting multiple sides of current or controversial issues.

Library Go

Easy to use. Impossible to lose. Saint Paul Public Library's virtual card for students.

Learning Materials Request

Request up to 30 items on specific topics, subjects and themes.

Youth Services staff will collect these materials and place them on hold on your card to be picked up at their designated library.

You will be notified when your items arrive the library.

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Book Lists

Read Brave 2025: Picture Books

Each of these picture books touch on different themes featured in "Akata Witch" in an age-appropriate format for younger people ages 0-8.

Read Brave: Young Adult Read-Alikes for Akata Witch

If your initiation into the world of "Akata Witch" has left you wanting more, explore 12 more stories that share similar themes and tones.

Black-African Americans and Labor (Tween/Teen)

Our young people are a source of Inspiration. Let's encourage them towards greatness.

Black-African Americans and Labor (Children/Juvenile)

Our young people are a source of Inspiration. Let's encourage them towards greatness.
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