Ask a Librarian

Chat assistance is available between 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. Assistance is also available in person and by telephone during library hours.

Ask a Librarian Chat (beta version):

• Please call 409-880-7264 or toll free 866-375-5565 during library hours if you experience problems during this test phase.
• LibChat works in IE v9, Firefox v13, and Google Chrome v20. And it may work in older versions of these browsers.
• If you don't see the Ask a Librarian chat box on the library home page, please update your browser version.
• Ask a Librarian chat is not yet available in the Safari browser.

         IM users please contact us at the following:

• AOL: lamar reference
• MSN: lamar.reference
• Yahoo: lamar.reference
• ICQ: 292071988
• Gmail: lureferencelib

For more in-depth research assistance, we may need to speak with you in person. We will be happy to provide assistance with your research, but we do not undertake the research for you. The “Ask a Librarian” service also does not renew, photocopy, retrieve or reserve library materials.

In person: The reference desk is on the first floor of the Gray Library.

By telephone: 409-880-7264    Toll Free: 866-375-5565

By email: Please click here to use the email form. We will respond by 5:00 p.m. the next business day.