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IM Your Library!

The San Francisco Public Library is now accepting instant messages Monday - Saturday 3-5pm.

The new IM reference service works best for short questions.
In depth questions will be forwarded in e-mail format to subject specialists, who will try to get back to you within 2 days.

Simply type your question in the white box on the left and press ENTER.

Or use your personal Instant Message service:

  • AIM: asksfpl
  • Yahoo: asksfpl
  • MSN: asksfpl

If we’re offline, you may still leave us a message, but please include your e-mail address so we can get back to you.