State Library Louisiana

State Library Louisiana, doing business as Library, Office of State, is a U.S. state government entity and recipient of federal formula grants supporting library services and information access across Louisiana. The organization operates as a prime grant recipient under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with no federal contracting footprint and no subcontracting relationships. State Library Louisiana is a child entity of the State of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge.

State Library Louisiana's federal funding footprint consists entirely of IMLS Grants to States awards under CFDA 45.310, the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program. The organization has received five formula grants since 2021, with combined obligated dollars of $70.8 million across twenty total awards in the source data spanning back to 2010. The most recent award, $4.122 million in LSTA formula funding, commenced October 1, 2025 and runs through September 30, 2027. Prior awards total $4.17 million (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024), $3.9 million (October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023), and earlier annual tranches. IMLS accounts for all but one of the organization's eleven awards; the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science placed seven awards and the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration placed one.

State Library Louisiana distributes LSTA formula funds to eligible library entities throughout Louisiana—including public, academic, research, school, and special libraries—to support three core strategic goals: enhancing access to information through connected digital and physical resources; improving library services as staff adapt to 21st-century needs while maintaining traditional services; and strengthening community engagement through collective impact initiatives. Funded activities include digital programming, technology access, computer instruction, workforce development, and targeted outreach to children, teens, adults, seniors, and underemployed populations. Two awards reach completion within the next twenty-four months and face grant continuation cycles in that window.