Washington State Library closure
Due to loss of funding, the Washington State Library in Tumwater is closed to the public starting July 1, 2025. We will respond to phone and email messages within one week. Learn more about affected services.
AskWA: The Statewide Virtual Reference Cooperative
In January 2009, the statewide virtual reference cooperative in Washington State officially became "AskWA", following naming conventions prevalent among other state- and area-wide virtual reference cooperatives.
AskWA is a cooperative of more than 50 libraries throughout Washington State, both public and academic, providing online reference services through chat and email technologies. This statewide network is currently tied in to a global network through providing access to 24/7 online reference services for every participating library.
The AskWA portal is now available. You may also be interested in subscribing to the AskWA email list.
Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).