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On November 26, 2007, the State Library Board approved seven construction grants for a total of $5,060,204 from state bonding funds.  These construction grants are pending State Bond Commission approval. This year the maximum grant was increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000.  The following are descriptions of the projects:

• Bethel Public Library will renovate an unfinished second floor as well as the rest of the library to allow full usage of their 28,604 square feet.  The second floor will have the adult and young adult materials.  Total project cost:  $3,445,298.  Grant:  $898,432.
• Brooklyn Town Library will construct a new 14,859 square foot building and vacate their existing 2,300 square feet 186-year-old inaccessible building.   The new building will give them room for their books and nonprint as well as reading areas, young adult area and meeting rooms.  Total project cost:  $5,420,000.  Grant:  $1,000,000.
• Barney Library, a branch of the Farmington Library, will provide accessibility to the lower and upper levels with a new elevator, while adding a needed children’s program room at the second level of a new addition, and a fire-rated stairs. Total project cost:  $3,000,000.  Grant $1,000,000.
• Albany Branch Library, a branch of the Hartford Public Library, will build a new 7,750 square foot building.  Key program spaces include a family place for literacy, homework center for students, technology center, and a gallery for African-American Culture. Total project cost:  $4,500,000.  Grant:  $1,000,000. 
• Atwater Memorial Library in North Branford will add a 9,025 square foot addition to the existing 6,100 square foot building.  The project will include an elevator, meeting room, children’s program room, space for teens, and other library space.  Total project cost:  $5,070,328.  Grant:  $1,000,000.
• Terryville Public Library in Plymouth will be correcting fire code violations.  Total project cost:  $50,319.  Grant:  $16,773.
• The Ferguson Library in Stamford will be replacing their existing HVAC system with an energy-efficient unit.  Total project cost:  $440,400.  Grant:  $145,000.