Thank you for using Maryland AskUsNow! - a cooperative service of Maryland libraries.
Once you enter your question and click "Connect," a librarian will be with you shortly. You will not necessarily be chatting with a librarian from your local library or even your community. This is a global, cooperative service staffed by reference librarians from Maryland, as well as other states and countries.
Approximate wait time: 1-2 minutes. Thank you for your patience!
A few important things to know:
- You may be chatting with a librarian from another county or state who can't access your personal library account.
- If you enter an e-mail address, you will receive a complete transcript including all of the chat text and web site links after the session ends. We can also use your email address to forward your question to a subject expert if necessary.
- Be respectful. If you use abusive language or deliberately waste librarian effort in a way that denies service to others, we will end the session.
- Please don't use your browser's "back" arrow button; it will take you back in the conversation and you may miss important messages.
- If you have to leave the computer, please politely let the librarian know and click below the chat window to end your session.




