The kentucky department for libraries and archives 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…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives $4.116 million on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), a Library Services and Technology Act formula grant supporting the state's five-year plan for fiscal years 2023–2027.

KDLA will deploy funds across three goal areas aligned with LSTA priorities. Information Access initiatives provide Kentucky residents with access to information resources and public records. Institutional Capacity activities enhance the knowledge and skills of public library and archival staff through professional development and training opportunities. Lifelong Learning efforts assist libraries in improving services that support early literacy, youth development, employment, civic engagement, and lifelong learning opportunities for Kentuckians.

The grant covers a two-year period of performance ending September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Frankfort, Kentucky. KDLA, the designated state library administrative agency, distributes funds through competitive subawards and cooperative agreements with eligible public, academic, research, school, and special libraries and consortia throughout Kentucky. Specific funded activities include electronic databases, computer instruction, summer reading programs, digitization projects, adaptive technology access, and bookmobile services.

The kentucky department for libraries and archives 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). In kentucky, specific goals address: 1) information access - supporting the information needs of all kentuckians by providing access to resources and public records; 2) institutional capacity - enhancing the knowledge and skills of public library and archival staff through professional development and training opportunities; and 3) lifelong learning - assisting libraries in improving services to kentuckians that support lifelong learning, employment, early literacy and youth development, and civic engagement.