AskMPL Electronic Reference Service

AskMPL is an electronic reference service designed to provide email responses to questions needing brief, factual answers.

AskMPL can also provide assistance with search strategies, suggest information sources for your question or help you to discover MPL's services and collections.

We will respond to your question within 2 business days. If you need faster service, if your question is more in-depth, or if you require account information please call or visit your local library.

• Answers to simple, factual questions
  • Brief biographical or historical information
  • Locating addresses or phone numbers for businesses, associations or government agencies
• Help in finding the best online information sources
  • Websites or online databases
  • Organizations involved with the topic of your question
• Answers to questions about MPL library services or collections

• lengthy or in-depth research
• answers to complex questions

For information about your library account, please contact Borrower Services at your local library.

It is helpful to know the purpose of your request and any other pertinent details that you think would be useful. Please be as complete and specific as possible when asking your question.

Please complete the following and click "Send the Question" button to send your question to us.