Reference Department
The Reference department of the Fall River Public Library encompasses a collection of resource material relating to newspapers, periodicals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, surveys, obituary indexes, and local history materials that help students and researchers find information related in a particular field. Please see the Research tab on our menu to view some quicklink Reference resources. The Reference Department serves all ages, with both physical collections and digital databases you can access with your library card.
Our Reference Department oversees all item requests falling outside of our regular local SAILS network such as ComCat requests. passport acceptance, tech help, and notary services are also offered by our Reference Department staff, please view respective links to find out how to book an available specialist. Reference programming may be found on our events calendar.