The state library of north carolina 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…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources $7,837,381.82 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support the State Library of North Carolina's five-year plan for FY 2023–2027 aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act.

The recipient will deploy funds to advance three primary goals: community engagement through expansive, user-focused library services that enable community-wide growth; expanding access to information and technology needed for learning, living, governance, and work; and developing responsive library organizations that are welcoming, accessible, and grounded in sustainable practices responsive to community needs and development.

The award covers a two-year period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a formula grant distributed to a State Library Administrative Agency, the funds may be passed through to eligible sub-recipients including public, academic, research, school, or special libraries or consortia within North Carolina for competitive subawards or cooperative agreements. Activities supported through Grants to States funding include access to electronic databases and e-books, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, adaptive technology, bookmobile service, and outreach program development.

The state library of north carolina 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). Specific goals include: 1) community engagement - north carolina libraries will provide expansive, user-focused services that enable community-wide growth.; 2) expanding access - north carolinians will expand access to information and technology needed to learn, live, govern, and work; and 3) responsive organizations - north carolina libraries will be places that all people find welcoming and accessible through sustainable organizational practices focused on community needs, development, and responsiveness.