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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ 07974
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BrainFuse Tutoring & Student Resources

BrainFuse HelpNow

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CLICK HERE to get to BrainFuse. (Have your NP Library card number handy to login.)

BrainFuse HelpNow - Brainfuse HelpNow features LIVE online tutoring daily between 2:00-11:00 PM. BrainFuse also enables students to submit questions to tutors, take class notes, watch recorded lessons and study guide videos, play quiz games, and take practice tests. Students can share files with tutors for review in the Writing Lab. In both English & Spanish.

Have your NP Library card ready to login. You will be asked to type in your 14-digit barcode number, then you will create a user ID so BrainFuse can save your progress and create a message center for communication between students and tutors.

BrainFuse offers Middle School & High School Students:

  • Live Tutoring
  • Send a Question
  • Writing Lab
  • Flashcards & Study Games
  • Skills Surfer
  • Language Lab
  • MEET Study Sessions
  • Brainwave Recorded Study
  • Live Chess Tutors

BrainFuse offers College Prep & College Students:

  • Live Tutoring
  • Send a Question
  • Writing Lab
  • Flashcards & Study Games
  • Skills Surfer
  • ACT, SAT, College Readiness Test Prep
  • MEET Study Sessions
  • eParachute Majors & Skills Guidance
  • FAFSA Application Help

BrainFuse offers Elementary Students:

  • Live Tutoring
  • Send a Question
  • Writing Lab
  • Flashcards & Study Games
  • Skills Surfer
  • Language Lab
  • Live Chess Tutors

Have your 14-digit barcode number ready (on the back of your NP Library card) and create a User ID to login. Then click around to find lots of fantastic help in a variety of subject areas for middle school, high school, college prep, AP classes and more.

Scroll through highlights and screen shots in our BrainFuse HelpNow newsletter here. The New Providence Memorial Library is proud to provide this valuable subscription service to New Providence residents, free of charge.


High School Resources

Academic Search Premier
A multidisciplinary research database with articles from over 3,000 full-text journals and magazines.

BrainFuse Help Now - Submit questions to tutors, take class notes, track homework assignments, and access flashcards and practice tests. Students can share files with tutors for review.  

eLibraryNJ.Overdrive.com
Read e-books and listen to audiobooks in the Libby by Overdrive app, or send ebooks to a Kindle. eLibraryNJ books may have waiting lists. Need a book right now? Browse available ebooksaudiobooks and Kindle books. Log in with your library card barcode number and PIN (last 4 digits of your card number).

Explora Secondary Schools
Look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects and homework with a visual, easy to browse interface. For grades 6-12.

Hoopla Digital
Read e-books or listen to audiobooks in the Hoopla Digital app or on their website. There are no waiting lists. However, the library has a daily budget max. If you hit it, you'll need to try to check out your item again the next day or after midnight. You will need your library card barcode number and PIN (last four digits of your library card barcode number) to create a free account.

LinkedIn Learning
More than 3,000 online courses in these categories: 3D and animation, audio and music, business, CAD, design, developer, education and e-learning, IT, marketing, photography, video and web.

MasterFILE Elite
Full-text magazines, periodicals and reference books on a wide range of subject areas, and an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.

NJ MVC Practice Driving Tests & Manual 

Study the NJ Driving Manual and take practice tests to prepare you for the written test to earn your New Jersey Graduated License permit. Free downloadable manual and free practice tests online for all ages.

Points of View
Essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Over 200 topics, each with an overview, argument and opposing argument.

NPSD School Summer Reading
Click above to reach the NPSD School Summer Reading page with links to requirements for Elementary, Middle and High School students.

Middle School Resources

BrainFuse Help Now - Submit questions to tutors, take class notes, track homework assignments, and access flashcards and practice tests. Students can share files with tutors for review.   

eLibraryNJ.Overdrive.com
Read e-books and listen to audiobooks in the Libby by Overdrive app, or send ebooks to a Kindle. eLibraryNJ books may have waiting lists. Need a book right now? Browse available ebooksaudiobooks and Kindle books. Log in with your library card barcode number and PIN (last 4 digits of your card number).

Explora Secondary Schools
Look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects and homework with a visual, easy to browse interface. For grades 6-12.

Hoopla Digital
Read e-books or listen to audiobooks in the Hoopla Digital app or on their website. There are no waiting lists. However, the library has a daily budget max. If you hit it, you'll need to try to check out your item again the next day or after midnight. You will need your library card barcode number and PIN (last four digits of your library card barcode number) to create a free account.

MiddleSearch Plus                                                                                                                           
Popular middle school magazines and reference books, as well as biographies and primary source documents.

Points of View
Essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Over 200 topics, each with an overview, argument and opposing argument.

NPSD School Summer Reading
Click above to reach the NPSD School Summer Reading page with links to requirements for Elementary, Middle and High School students.

FALL in love with Your Library!

Are you enjoying the crisp, cool autumn air in our area? While letting go of summer can be hard, there is so much to enjoy this fall!

YOUR public library has been busy all summer getting ready for some exciting changes! If you haven't been inside the library recently, come check us out. Stroll through our newly refreshed stacks, spruced up and spread out to allow for easier browsing of your favorite books. We've got some great new displays to help you find even more titles to entice. Relax in our comfortable quiet reading area with our new swivel chairs, and peruse some upcoming programs at our big bulletin boards.

We're working on more fantastic additional upgrades still to come, like new computers, faster wifi and membership in the MAIN library consortium, all just a few months away.

Come discover, collaborate and connect with Your Library this fall. Visit our Calendar for our program schedule. Join us!

Upcoming Events

Nov 29 10:30AM-Mother Goose Storytime with Miss Debbie
Nov 29 03:15PM-Lego Club
Nov 30 10:30AM-Storytime with Miss Anita
Nov 30 10:30AM-Creative Writing Group
Nov 30 03:00PM-Knitting Workshop