The importance of studying absorption lines from z≪0.1 galaxies are discussed. The Mg II λλ2796 and 2803 A doublet absorption is sensitive to low column density gas and has been used to search for absorption lines from low-z galaxies. Recent studies of abundances and depletion patterns toward the Small Magellanic Cloud (Welty et al. 1997) and the NGC 1705 sightline (Sahu & Blades, 1997) are reviewed.