Description

Schedule a 30 minute appointment with a reference librarian for help with your research. Research Services currently offers online appointments on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 12:00 and Thursdays from 2:00 to 5:00.

 We can help you in a variety of areas, such as: 

• Using online resources available through the BPL
• Navigating the BPL catalog
• Research assignments
• Finding online journal and newspaper articles
• Getting started with genealogy research
• Narrowing down your research topic
• Help with citation styles

 
After you request an appointment, the Library will get back to you within 2 business days letting you know if your appointment was approved; information about joining the meeting will be sent in a separate email. Appointments must be requested at least 5 days in advance.
 
Please note that at this time during the BPL COVID-19 closure, our focus is on assistance with research that can be done online. For updates on the BPL closure, please see the BPL homepage.

For email reference assistance, please use our contact form. For eBook or other technology help, please see our Open Tech Lab appointments. For more information, email appointments@bpl.org. 

Please refer to our Reference Services Policy.