The state library of ohio 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 State Library of Ohio $8,234,027.27 under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on October 1, 2025, to support implementation of Ohio's five-year Library Services and Technology Act strategic plan for fiscal years 2025–2027.

The State Library will deploy funds to advance three primary objectives: educating Ohioans for success by ensuring equitable access to contemporary information resources and technologies through school and public libraries; building community capacity and engagement through inclusive knowledge access, cultural heritage preservation and discovery, and community wellbeing support; and strengthening libraries through effective strategic planning, public library statistics compilation, regional library system support, and professional development. Supported activities include electronic database access, computer instruction programs, homework centers, summer reading initiatives, special collection digitization, e-books and adaptive technology provision, bookmobile services, and targeted outreach programs serving children, parents, teenagers, adult learners, senior citizens, the unemployed, and the business community. Performance occurs in Columbus, Ohio, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. The State Library distributes funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements with eligible public, academic, research, school, or special libraries and consortia across Ohio.

In ohio, specific goals address: 1) learning: educating ohioans for success - ensuring that all residents are knowledgeable in their access and use of contemporary information resources and technologies in relation to school and public libraries; 2) building community capacity and engagement - through inclusive access to knowledge and ideas, preservation and discovery of cultural heritage, and support for community wellbeing; and 3) strengthening libraries - through a combination of effective strategic planning, compilation and use of public library statistics, support for the regional library system, and systematic professional development.