There is a new service available online at the Royal Oak Public Library. The Library has been answering email questions for some time. Now it will be adding a "chat" or "instant message" service to the Library website. If you are on your computer or another browser enabled device, and have a quick question, just look for the green Online button on http://www.ropl.org. You are promised a real-time response from our professional library staff. If for some reason staff is not available and you see the red Offline, don't hesitate to e-mail your question. The Library will respond as soon as possible. Check out this new service, available in September and as always, let us know what you think.