State Library & Supreme Court Building

231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford
860-757-6500

This facility houses the Information Services Division (the library of the State Library agency), the State Archives, and the Museum of Connecticut History.

Hours, etc.
The Library is open Mon.- Fri.: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.. The library is closed on Sundays, State holidays, and Saturdays when a holiday observance is on a Friday or Monday.

The Archives/Secured Collections Research Area within the History and Genealogy Reading Room is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. weekdays.

The Museum of Connecticut History is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The Museum is closed on Sundays, state holidays and Saturdays when a holiday observance is on a Friday or Monday..

Lounge
The library's lounge is open to the public. Vending machines provide snacks and drinks for consumption in the room.

Food and Drink
No eating or drinking is permitted in the reading rooms or stacks.

Smoking
No smoking is permitted within the State Library building.

Directions, Map, and Parking

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Directions to 231 Capitol Ave.

• From Interstate 84 Eastbound - take Exit 48, Capitol Ave. The Library is diagonally across Capitol Ave. at the end of the exit ramp.
• From Interstate 84 Westbound - take Exit 47, Sigourney St. Turn Left under Interstate 84; Left again back onto Interstate 84 eastbound. Take Exit 48, Capitol Ave. The Library is diagonally across Capitol Ave. 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 Ave, directly across from the State Capitol.       

Parking

• On Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., free parking is available for patrons in the State Library/Supreme Court lot adjacent to the building. Enter from Oak Street; the gate will be up. At other times, patrons can park in the following locations.
• Metered on-street parking is available on Oak, Russ, Lafayette (one-way street from Capitol Ave.), and Buckingham streets. The library staff does not make change for use in parking meters, so patrons should come with a supply of quarters.
• All-day free parking on Hungerford Street, (one-way street from Capitol Ave.) one block west of, and parallel to, Oak Street. Early arrivals may find spaces in the Capitol Place parking garage at 21 Oak St. A parking lot at Buckingham and Hudson Streets offers reasonable all-day rates.
• Call the State Library/Supreme Court Security Office (860) 757-2299 for information on Handicapped parking and access to the building.

Local FacilitiesHow to get here

• AIR: Bradley International Airport
• BUS: CT Transit Information
• RAIL/RIDESHARE: DOT's Public Transportation Information

Where to Stay

• Greater Hartford Tourism District and Convention & Visitors Bureau's "Where to Stay"

Where to Eat
The State Library has no restaurant facilities. A cafeteria at the Legislative Office Building diagonally across Capitol Ave. is open to the public. A small restaurant is available on the first floor of the CEA building on Oak Street and vendor trucks are available around Bushnell Park in warm months.

• Connecticut's Best Restaurants
• Hartford Advocate 'Dining Listings'
• Connecticut Magazine 'Dining Out'

What to Do

• You Belong in Connecticut - lists of places to go, things to do