Summer With the Library: Summer Enrichment Grant
Forecasted
Connecticut State Library's Summer With the Library: Summer Enrichment Grant funds public libraries to create innovative, high-impact summer programs focused on experiential learning and community engagement.
Funder: Connecticut State Library
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 per award; no matching funds required; typically for a single summer program.
Summary: Supports Connecticut principal public libraries in delivering unique, high-impact summer enrichment programs that go beyond traditional offerings.
Key Information: Not for summer reading programs; only principal public libraries are eligible; each proposal must be unique if previously funded.
Description
This grant enables principal public libraries in Connecticut to design and implement distinctive summer enrichment programs that actively engage their communities. The funding is intended for creative, measurable, and high-impact activities that are different from routine library offerings, particularly standard summer reading programs. Projects should address specific community needs, involve hands-on learning, and ideally include collaboration with local organizations or agencies. The grant is designed to foster positive changes in participants’ skills, knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors, and to support as many libraries as possible across the state.
