Connecticut State Library
Every resident of Connecticut has free access to a statewide library system run by Connecticut State Library. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Connecticut public libraries at a glance
Research databases: researchIT CT
researchIT CT is Connecticut's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside researchIT CT include:
- EBSCO Explora (elementary, middle, high, public)
- Academic Search Premier
- MAS Ultra: School Edition & Middle Search Plus
- Newspaper Source Plus
- LearningExpress Workforce Solutions
- Referencia Latina
Ebooks & audiobooks: Palace app (Connecticut State Library + CSCU), free with a library card.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through the state talking-book library, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), run by the Connecticut State Library, is an NLS network library; CT residents unable to read standard print qualify with a certified application.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Connecticut public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →