The arkansas state library will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and priorities of the library services and technology act (LSTA)

The Arkansas State Library will receive $3.28 million under the Grants to States Formula Grant program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The library's plan focuses on enhancing access to lifelong learning resources through digitization and collection maintenance; providing training and professional development for library staff; offering programs to serve diverse community needs; and improving technological infrastructure. Funds will aid the library in expanding access to information through various formats, maintaining collections, improving staff skills, and facilitating new technology testing and adoption. The Grants to States program aims to ensure all individuals have access to educational resources through local libraries nationwide. The award period covers October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024.

In arkansas, specific goals include: 1) enhance access to information for lifelong learning - expanding access to information resources of all types through digitization, preservation, maintenance of collections; and by maintaining, improving, and creating new models of access to those resources; 2) provide training, professional development, and resources to the state's library workforce - improving staff skills, promoting leadership, and enhancing recruitment efforts; 3) provide programs to a broad audience with diverse information needs - enriching the lives of arkansans through programs, services, and resources; and 4) enhance the technological environment of arkansas libraries - providing IT consultation services and facilitating opportunities for the testing and implementation of new and emerging technologies.