For Immediate Release:
January 28, 2010

Media Contact:
Margie Amador

305-787-5999



Commissioner Sally A. Heyman encourages students to join Library’s S.M.A.R.T. Program


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman is encouraging residents to take advantage of the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s S.M.A.R.T. Program, which offers free homework assistance for students in grades K-12. S.M.A.R.T., short for Science, Math and Reading Tutoring, takes place every Saturday through May 15.

The hour-long tutoring sessions are offered each Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at all library branches with the exception of Model City, which offers the program on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.  The Miami Lakes, West Dade and West Kendall libraries also offer additional hours on Saturdays from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Tutoring is done in small groups, by carefully screened and experienced educators. Children are asked to bring textbooks, written assignments or any other materials they have questions about.

To learn more about the S.M.A.R.T. Program, call 305-375-3563 or log on to www.mdpls.org.


 

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SALLY A. HEYMAN DISTRICT 4
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, Florida 33128
(305) 375-5128