Ask a Question
Ask a Question
Tameside Libraries Information Service are here to provide answers to your questions in person, by phone, by email, by minicom or even by text. So, if you need information on any topic - from homework questions to business queries, local information to health matters get in touch. You can contact us using the methods listed below.
Email Information Direct
Send us an email by filling in our online enquiry form.
Contact us via the website
You can also contact us via this website. You will be taken to an online form from which you can submit your enquiry. If you would like a response via email, please ensure that under 'preferred method of contact' you manually select email from the drop-down.
Did you know you can text the Library?
Are you too busy to visit the library but need information fast?
Our quick and easy text-messaging service can provide answers to questions on thousands of subjects including homework, travel and health. For instance:
- When's the next train from Skegness to Manchester?
- I'm in Conwy, where's the nearest Argos store?
- What's the capital of Sweden?
- What does 'Twocker' mean?
So, if you want information at your fingertips, text Tameside Libraries Information Service now on
07968 993869.
| Please note: phone, text and email enquiries can only be answered during opening hours |
Help! I need the answer now but the Library's closed
Don't panic, try our Virtual Reference Library!
Did you know you can access some of our most popular online reference resources 24 hours a day?
Tameside Libraries members can get free instant access to hundreds of reference resources and thousands of newspaper articles with our online library services. If you are a Tameside Libraries member you can access these resources from any PC with internet access in the library, at home, anywhere. Simply type in your library card number to log in.
Available to library members from any PC:
- Ask about Business Includes access to Cobra - The Complete Business Reference Advisor
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Contains thousands of articles covering a range of topics
- Newsstand Full text articles from national and regional newspapers and magazines
- Oxford Art Online Contains over 21,000 biographies and over 5,000 images
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 50,000 biographies of people who shaped Britain and beyond
- Oxford English Dictionary The origin, history and definitions of half a million English words
- Oxford Music Online Includes Grove Music Online and much more
- Oxford Reference Online Over 100 reference books from the Oxford University Press
Still can't find the answer? Try Enquire!
Enquire is a live question and answer service provided around the clock, 24-7. The service is provided by library services across England, collaborating with library services from the United States and Canada. It works like instant messaging or a chat room. You can put your questions to trained staff who are skilled to help you just as if you were talking face-to-face or on the telephone.
Ask your question via Enquire 
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 Tameside Libraries Information Service Central Library Old Street Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SG |
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 07968 993869 (Text Messages)
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