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![Lending books at Manning Public Library 1966](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-05/319467PD_Lending%20books%20at%20Manning%20Public%20Library%201966.jpg?h=7b11e811&itok=fdsc1QR2)
Many items from the State Library collection are available for loan to library members.
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A large proportion of the collections in the State Library are held in storage areas.
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State Library members can request materials from other libraries through the inter-library loan service, if the titles you are looking for are not held in our collection.