THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM NOW HAS A COUNTY WIDE FREE TUTORING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM GREW OUT OF A SERVICE STARTED BY A GROUP OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN THEY STARTED FREE TUTORING AT THE MAIN BRANCH IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ. OVER THE LAST YEAR A-P STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES AND THE FREE TUTORING FOR SUBJECTS RANGING FROM CALCULUS TO SPANISH, HAS SPREAD TO VIRTUALLY ALL THE COUNTIES LIBRARIES.