The connecticut 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 Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Connecticut State Library $3,597,628.79 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310). The award funds Connecticut State Library's implementation of its Five-Year Plan for FY 2023–2027, which advances Library Services and Technology Act priorities across three strategic goals: supporting the library workforce with leadership development and tools that deepen equal access; strengthening libraries as community anchors through expanded institutional capacity, partnerships, and programming; and ensuring equitable access to information and library resources statewide. The funding period runs through September 30, 2027, with administrative oversight at Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut State Library, the designated state library administrative agency for Connecticut, will distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements to eligible public, academic, research, school, or special libraries and consortia within the state. Supported activities include electronic database access, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile service, and outreach program development.

In connecticut, specific goals address: 1) supporting the library workforce with leadership, learning, and tools that integrate and deepen equal access for all into daily practice, as libraries are for everyone, and everyone belongs in libraries; 2) supporting the impact of libraries as community anchors serving multiple populations with increased institutional capacity, community partnerships, and programming; and 3) ensuring equal access to information and library resources for all residents of the state.