Quick Information Center offered by Seattle Public Library at Central Library
1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98164
Located downtown on city block between Spring St. and Madison St.
Call King County Metro at (206) 553-3000 or visit http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ for public transit information.
Loop, Multi-lingual materials, Interpreter services
Call or visit in person during library hours, or submit an e-mail or live-chat request. Live-chat is staffed by librarians around the country. E-mails are returned within two business days.
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King, WA
Description
Provides "Ask a Librarian" information services via phone, e-mail and live internet chat, as well as in person. Librarians are able to: - Answer questions about library services and programs - Direct patrons to appropriate departments within the library - Locate and reserve library items - Provide assistance in using library's online resources Center also answers reference and trivia questions on many subjects, using a range of reference materials such as almanacs, encyclopedias, handbooks in many fields, and directories for phone numbers, government agencies and Seattle streets. Calls are limited to three minutes in length or having two requests researched. Services do not provide stock quotes, or legal or medical advice. However, the service may quote directly from legal, medical and drug dictionaries.
What's Here
Providing organization
Seattle Public Library
Loans library materials, including books, videos, magazines, newspapers, CDs, DVDs, books on tape, audio tapes and other materials. Provides public access to a variety of computer resources, age-specific programs, computer classes, literacy and ESL resources, world language collections and general reference information.