Reference Hours

Need help downloading an ebook? Not sure where to start on a research project? Want coaching on basic computer skills? Here's some time and ways you can connect with a librarian.

Subjects we can help with:

• Creating an email account
• Browsing the library's catalog, accessing your account and putting items on hold
• Downloading ebooks and digital audiobooks
• Searching the internet and computer basics
• Using library databases
• Personalized help with a research project
• Discovering new books and authors that match your tastes and interests

While we can help you find resources on many topics, some questions and services are beyond the scope and expertise of the library. Hands-on assistance with personal devices, software not available on library computers, and editing or proofreading written works are examples. We can guide you to information sources for medical, legal, and tax questions, and product or service recommendations, but we cannot offer personal advice, interpretation, recommendation, or opinion.  

Drop-in to meet with a librarian during the following times in-person at the library:

Reference Hours:

• Mondays - 10am-5pm, Downstairs. 
• Tuesdays - 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm, Downstairs. 
• Wednesdays - 1pm-4pm, Upstairs. 4pm-6pm, Downstairs. 
• Thursdays - (Tech Help) 10am-12:00pm and 1pm-4:00pm, Upstairs. 
• Fridays - 10am-12pm, Upstairs. 
• Sundays- 1pm-5pm, Downstairs. 

Tech Help 

• We offer weekly drop-in tech support in the Carnegie Room (upstairs) on Thursdays from 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. Email pdillard@cityofpt.us or call (360) 385-3181 to schedule an appointment. 

Youth Services

• Our Children's Librarian is available on Mondays from 2pm-4pm and Wednesdays from 10am-1pm in the Children's Room of the library. Email ebufford@cityofpt.us or call (360) 344-3059 to schedule an appointment. 

Submit your question below to receive an email or call back.

Please allow 48 business hours to hear back from a librarian. Response time make take longer with weekends and holidays.