Ask-WA is a live, interactive chat service that connects you to a librarian. Our librarians are available 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, to help you find the most credible information available on the Web. Ask-WA is staffed by professional librarians from participating libraries throughout Washington State. More than 60 public and academic libraries in Washington cooperate in to bring you this service, and more than 100 Washington librarians are available to help you find accurate, unbiased information. Add in the back-up of an international network of participating libraries, and you have 24/7 access to an information professional, whenever you need one.