Explore the Library’s collections for a window into Connecticut's colorful history and heritage. Collections include books, documents, maps, government records, and other materials.
The State Library’s collections are great resources for lawyers, genealogists, state agencies, teachers, researchers, and anyone who wants to learn more about Connecticut. If you have questions or can't locate a specific collection, our reference staff is happy to help.
The United States Congressional Serial Set is a bound compilation of House and Senate Documents and House and Senate Reports. Publication began with the 15th Congress/1st session (1817). Documents of the first fourteen Congresses (1789-1816) were published in the American State Papers.
Lends audio and braille books to people who can not read conventional print due to a disability.
Comprehensive, historical collections of primary materials by and about Connecticut state agencies.
Regional Federal Depository Library for Connecticut and Rhode Island; receives and retains all publications, in all formats, distributed by the U. S. Government Publishing Office.
A wealth of genealogy information and Connecticut vital records.
Search law and legislative research guides. Our reference staff can help with legal research; please see our legal reference policy.
Files of every bill introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly since 1911; select years available online.
The State Library maintains the only complete collection of transcripts from Connecticut legislative committee hearings and proceedings from both chambers of the General Assembly. Some histories are already available online.
Records and publications of Connecticut towns, boroughs, cities, counties and school districts from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.
Libraries can borrow from the Middletown Library Service Center to supplement their own collections.
Inspired artifacts of Connecticut industry, history, and culture.
The most comprehensive collection of Connecticut newspapers known to exist.
Access collection finding aids to request and view State Archives materials.
Newspaper clippings, obituaries, and many other points of information about Connecticut.
Learn about the Works Progress Administration (WPA), recovery efforts, and the artists involved.
You can search our digital catalogs or visit us in Hartford to access physical copies. If you need a library card to access any of our materials, we can help with that, too.
