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Post your reference question online and receive a reply via email within two or three business days. The electronic reference desk serves the residents of Massachusetts and library users in the Minuteman Library Network.

Because of limited staffing, we cannot answer questions from out-of-state residents or from abroad unless the question relates specifically to the city of Cambridge.

If you do not fill in the sections below completely, we cannot respond to your question. Please note that our electronic email service is designed to provide brief answers to factual questions. Questions involving indepth research by library staff will require a visit to the Library.

		Ask a Librarian Post your reference question online and receive a reply via email within two or three business days. The electronic reference desk serves the residents of Massachusetts and library users in the Minuteman Library Network. Because of limited staffing, we cannot answer questions from out-of-state residents or from abroad unless the question relates specifically to the city of Cambridge. If you do not fill in the sections below completely, we cannot respond to your question. Please note that our electronic email service is designed to provide brief answers to factual questions. Questions involving indepth research by library staff will require a visit to the Library. Your name: Your Residential Address: Your email address: Your question: Click on the Submit button to send your question to the reference desk of the Cambridge Public Library.
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