SENS. MARX, NEEDLEMAN WELCOME $2 MILLION IN STATE BOND FUNDING FOR OLD SAYBROOK’S ACTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969
May 29, 2026
SENS. MARX, NEEDLEMAN WELCOME $2 MILLION IN STATE BOND FUNDING FOR OLD SAYBROOK’S ACTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Today, State Senator Martha Marx (D-New London) and State Senator Norm Needleman (D-Essex) welcomed the release of $2 million in state bond funding to support Old Saybrook’s Acton Public Library.
The $2 million will support a renovation project with a total estimated cost of $4.9 million at the library, which will include extensive work. Efforts will include remodeling to include a new teen space with increased technology for visitors to use, a new office and work area within the existing Children’s Room, reconfiguring staff spaces and streamlining the library’s circulation desk.
The Library stated its last renovation was in 1999, and these upgrades and updates are meant to reflect how members of the community currently use its spaces. Work will also include new mobile seating and gathering spaces, new meeting rooms, an expanded outdoor programming area and revisions of how materials and resources at the library are arranged.
“Our libraries provide vital services to our residents every day, and it’s great to know our youth and our community will benefit from these important renovations,” said Sen. Marx. “I’m grateful to Governor Lamont and the Bond Commission for their focus on this important project.”
“This work represents an overhaul and expansion of the library’s current offerings, and it will have an impact for years to come in the community,” said Sen. Needleman. “For state leaders to remain invested and focused on our local needs means so much.”Share this page: