New Mexico State Library

The library was established by an act of the New Mexico Legislature in 1961 from the library extension service that had previously been part of the Museum of New Mexico.{{cite journal |last1=Burnett |first1=Phillip |title=The Development of State Libraries and Library Extension Service in Arizona and New Mexico |journal=The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy |date=1965 |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=31–51 |jstor=4305531 |doi=10.1086/619299 |s2cid=148318880 }}

The library uses the Dewey Decimal system for its catalog. Notable parts of the collection are the Southwest Collection and publications from the state and federal government.{{cite news |last1=Levin |first1=Jennifer |title=The secret lives of libraries: An overview of Santa Fe's original information hubs |url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/books/the-secret-lives-of-libraries-an-overview-of-santa-fe/article_dd87a1c2-3918-11e8-b244-cff330505708.html |accessdate=12 September 2018 |publisher=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=April 6, 2018}} In addition to lending and preserving materials, the state library also provides funds to public libraries throughout New Mexico and runs a rural bookmobile.{{cite news |title=NM's Bookmobile still on the road |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/528637/nms-bookmobile-still-on-the-road.html |accessdate=25 June 2019 |publisher=Albuquerque Journal |date=20 January 2015}}

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