Ask A Librarian
Hours
- Mon: 9 am - 8 pm
- Tues: 9 am - 8 pm
- Wed: 9 am - 8 pm
- Thurs: 9 am - 8 pm
- Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
- Saturday: 9 am - 2 pm
- Closed on all holidays observed by the State of Maine.
Reference Service Options
Responses are sent soon as possible during regular business hours.
Call
the Maine State Library
- 207-287-5608
- TTY:
888-577-6690.
Mail
your question through U.S. Postal mail.
- Maine State Library
Attention: Reference
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0064
Visit
Maine State Library during normal business hours.
Directions to Maine State Library
Reference services include
- Responding to questions and requests for information which require "short
answers."
- Confirming whether the library owns a particular title.
- Answering questions requiring brief facts, statistics, addresses,
etc.
- Providing advice on resources to consult for a project or paper.
- Suggesting research techniques using various resources.
- Assistance with MARVEL!:
Maine's Virtual Library
Legal questions
If you have a legal question, the staff at the Maine State Law & Legislative
Reference Library, using a comprehensive and current law collection, is available
to assist you via email, mail, and phone. Their reference
librarians will research requests that can be answered briefly and are
of a legal or legislative nature. Their
site provides further details.
Review our privacy
policy under Maine government.
