Gov. Pete Ricketts recently appointed Susan Warneke, of Norfolk,
and Debby Whitehill Bloom, of Omaha, to three-year terms on the
Nebraska Library Commission. Gov. Ricketts also reappointed Mary A.
(Molly) Fisher, of Lincoln, to a second three-year term on the Nebraska Library Commission.
Susan Warneke is the Music Director at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk.
She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Concordia
College in St. Paul, MN. Susan taught in Lutheran schools in Michigan
and Norfolk, NE for twenty-five years. She has been involved with libraries
for many years, working as a page while in high school and serving as
the student coordinator in the library children’s department in college.
She formerly served on the Norfolk Public Library Board of Trustees and
is currently a member of the Norfolk Library Foundation Board. Warneke
recently chaired the successful Vote Yes for the Library ballot issue
for expansion of the Norfolk Public Library.
Debby Whitehill Bloom is an entrepreneur with an MBA in finance and
management from the University of Nebraska Omaha. She is the owner
of Whitehill Bloom Consulting, LLC, which provides recruiting services
for national insurance institutions. Debby holds a Nebraska Life and
Health insurance license. She worked in marketing and accounting for
Enron/Northern Natural Gas for eighteen years. She volunteers with King
of Kings Church, Republican Party of Nebraska, Alpha Xi Delta, and Omaha
Liberty Ladies. Debby Whitehill Bloom is the author of two books: Wisdom,
Whimsy and Drivel, an inspirational poetry book and Fall Textures, a
children’s picture book. She is also working on other children’s books.
Molly Fisher served as deputy director of the Nebraska Humanities
Council until her retirement in 2000. She is a founding member of
the Nebraska Center for the Book and is currently an ex-officio
board member. She also serves on the board of the Nebraska Literary
Heritage Association. She received the Mildred Bennett award,
Lincoln Arts Council award for literary contributions, and a
Nebraska Arts Council Award. Molly and her husband volunteered
with state parks across the country, with a special interest in
volunteering at lighthouses.
As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an
advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans.
The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development,
and coordination of library and information services,
“bringing together people and information.”
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Commission are always available on the Library Commission Website,
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.