Ask Us

Ask Us!

At the Reference Desk

• 9am-5pm Monday-Friday during the regular school year. Hours during summer and interim sessions vary.

From afar

• via phone: 217.333.7095
• via email
• via chat (AOL, Yahoo, MSN, and Google Talk): username AskIllinois
  (this is staffed by various librarians at Illinois and an MPAL librarian may not always be online)
• via text: 217.686.4361

Individual research appointments

Make an appointment  by contacting the Music and Performing Arts Librarian, via phone 217.244.4072 or email dougan@illinois.edu.

***Reference service is intended for students, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are not affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, we can reply to your query only if it concerns unique resources of the University Library.***

Help with fines and overdues

Library-related matters such as circulation and fines questions can be directed to the Circulation Desk 217.333.1173.