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FAQs - Getting Started

Chat with a Librarian - Overview

Chat with a Librarian is Pennsylvania’s statewide live chat reference service and is free to all residents of Pennsylvania 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Libraries interested in contributing staff time to Chat with a Librarian benefit by being able to directly serve their own customers on chat, are able to follow-up with their own customers after chat sessions have concluded, and have access to the chat software that also can be used to provide local email-based reference.

CWAL collaborates with 44 institutions that contribute staff time, and represents over 425 library locations!

Chat with a Librarian Frequently Asked Questions

Where I find out more about Chat with a Librarian?

  • For more information about the Chat with a Librarian service, please see our Introduction Videos - we have one available for public libraries and one for school libraries

Where can I find linking instructions for adding Chat with a Librarian to my library's website?

Where I can find out about the benefits of participating in Chat with a Librarian?

How can my library participate?