Tutoring

• I need a Tutor  

• I'd like to be a Tutor at MPL  

• Additional Resources

I need a Tutor

Milwaukee Public Library offers Drop-In Tutoring for adult learners. Tutors are available to help with literacy skills, reading, writing, math, life skills, high school and college homework, and studying for tests, including the GED. Tutoring is free and no appointment is needed, as it is offered on a on a first come basis.

Adult Drop-In Tutors are offered at the following locations and dates:

Atkinson Branch
Saturdays, 1-3 p.m.

Bay View Branch
Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.

Central Library
Tuesdays, 12:30-4 p.m. and 5 -7 p.m.
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Mitchell Street Branch
Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m.
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Tippecanoe Branch
Mondays, 4-6 p.m.
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Washington Park Branch
Wednesdays, 2:30-4 p.m.
Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Additional tutoring resources in our community can be found here:

I'd like to be a Tutor at MPL

Become a tutor! 

If you would like to support adult learners looking to improve basic literacy and life skills, we encourage you to apply. No teaching experience required! The MPL Tutoring FAQ is below this section.

To become an MPL tutor, you can follow these four easy steps:

1. Complete an online or paper application here.
2. Complete this at-home training video (2-3 hours).
3. Once the application and training video are completed, please email the Tutor Coordinator at LibraryTutors@milwaukee.gov to confirm these steps are complete and to receive more information regarding becoming a tutor at MPL!
4. Come to an in-person orientation at the Central Library (1-2 hours, held bi-monthly). Times and dates will be emailed once the volunteer application and training video are complete.

What to Expect as an MPL Tutor

MPL's Tutoring Program is a Drop-In Program, meaning it is first come, first served. There are no appointments and tutors are not matched with students. There is no MPL Tutoring Curriculum, and tutors help students with whatever their needs are that day. There are times when tutoring can be very slow (no students at all) and times when you may have more than one student at a time. This is discussed more at the in-person orientation.

For more information, please read the Adult Tutor Volunteer Description.