Anyone is welcome to come to the State Library and use resources in the building. Residents of Maine may borrow materials in person. To borrow items through the mail, please make the request through Interlibrary Loan at your local library. Materials are NOT loaned directly to individuals outside of Maine. Nonresidents must request items through their local libraries.
Equal priority is given to requests, irrespective of the medium through which they are made.
Requests MUST include name, mailing address, phone number. The Maine State Library's connection to the World Wide Web enables the Library to provide access to information far beyond the confines of its own collections, and offers the opportunity to integrate access to Internet information, but it is not necessarily a substitute for other library resources. Library users are encouraged to ask a Reference Librarian for assistance in finding the most appropriate sources for research. Please see our Internet Policies below before beginning to search.