The state library of kansas 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 State Library of Kansas will receive $3.2 million in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The plan focuses on lifelong learning, information access, and institutional capacity building. Key initiatives include designing cooperative projects and information resources to ensure robust access for all state residents, maintaining a comprehensive statewide resource sharing environment, and assisting librarians across the state in providing technologically advanced library services. The State Library of Kansas will serve as the leadership agency facilitating these goals from its place of performance in Topeka, Kansas through September 2024.

In kansas, specific goals address: 1) lifelong learning - the state library will continue as the leadership agency that designs, facilitates, and supports efficiencies, cooperative projects, and information products to ensure robust resources and access for all state residents; 2) information access - the state library will continue providing a comprehensive statewide resource sharing environment to ensure that all state residents have equitable access to information resources to assist them in their personal, educational, and professional growth; and 3) institutional capacity - the state library will assist librarians across the state in providing technologically advanced and high-quality library services.