HOURS AND LOCATIONS

Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building
231 Capitol Avenue,
Hartford, CT, 06106


Phone Number: 860-757-6500

Hours: Monday - Friday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB)
786 South Main Street,
Middletown, CT  06457


Phone Number: 860-704-2220
Toll Free: 800-842-4516

Hours: Monday - Friday (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Middletown Library Service Center
786 South Main Street,
Middletown, CT 06457


Phone Number: 860-704-2200

Hours: Monday - Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Museum of Connecticut History
231 Capitol Avenue 
Hartford, CT 06106


Phone Number: 860-757-6535
Fax Number: 860-757-6521

Hours: Monday - Friday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
State Records Center Facility
198 West Street, 
Rocky Hill, CT 06067


Phone Number: 860-721-2041

Hours: Monday - Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) for Authorized state agency personnel. Not open to the general public.
Directions to 231 Capitol Avenue

From Interstate 84 Eastbound: Take Exit 48, Capitol Avenue. The library is diagonally across Capitol Avenue at the end of the exit ramp.

From Interstate 84 Westbound: Take Exit 47, Sigourney Street. Turn left under Interstate 84; turn left again back onto Interstate 84 Eastbound. Take Exit 48, Capitol Avenue. The library is diagonally across Capitol Avenue at the end of the exit ramp.

From Interstate 91 North or Southbound: Take Exit 29A, Capitol Area. At the traffic circle, take Elm Street (Bushnell Park will be on your right). At the traffic light, turn left onto Trinity Street. At the next light, the library is diagonally across Capitol Avenue, directly across from the State Capitol.

Parking for 231 Capitol Avenue
  • Metered on-street parking is available on Oak, Russ, Lafayette (one-way street from Capitol Avenue), and Buckingham Streets. 
  • All-day free parking is available on Hungerford Street (one-way street from Capitol Avenue), one block west of and parallel to Oak Street. Early arrivals may find spaces in the Capitol Place parking garage at 21 Oak Street. A parking lot at Buckingham and Hudson Streets offers reasonable all-day rates.
  • Call the State Library/Supreme Court Security Office at 860-757-2299 for information on handicapped parking and access to the building.