Boston
Public Library General
Reference Department McKim Building, Washington Room
617-859-2270 or 617-536-5400
About
the General Reference Department
(Washington
Room)
The General Reference Department provides reference services on all
subjects as well as in-depth reference in the sciences and humanities.
General Reference also accepts requests for interlibrary loan materials
(items not owned by the library). Librarians also assist with the
microfiche catalog, which covers materials collected by the library
before 1974, as well as the many online catalogs and electronic databases.