Public Information and Communication
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 4, 2016
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Richard Miller
402-471-3175
800-307-2665
$58,983 in Library Improvement Grants Awarded to
Nebraska Public and Institutional Libraries
The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded Library Improvement
Grants for 2016 totaling $58,983 to thirteen Nebraska public
libraries, and a state-run institutional library. These competitive
grants were funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) monies from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS). These Library Improvement Grants help to facilitate growth
and development of library programs and services by supplementing
local funding with federal funds designated for these purposes.
In order to be funded, projects had to meet one or more of the following
LSTA Purposes listed in the Commission’s long-range plan:
-
Facilitate access to resources . . . for the purpose of cultivating an
educated and informed citizenry;
- Encourage resource sharing among .
. . libraries for the purpose of achieving economical and efficient
delivery of library services to the public;
- Promote literacy,
education, and lifelong learning and to enhance and expand the
services and resources provided by libraries, including those
services and resources relating to workforce development, 21st
century skills, and digital literacy skills;
- Ensure the preservation
of knowledge and library collections in all formats and to enable
libraries to serve their communities during disasters;
- Promote
library services that provide users with access to information
through national, state, local, regional, and international
collaborations and networks.
Local libraries also had to provide at
least a 25% match in order to receive the funds.
The libraries
receiving grants are:
- Axtell Public Library
- Beaver City Public Library
- Blue Hill Public Library
- Brunswick Public Library
- Fairbury Public Library
- Franklin Public Library
- Fullerton Public Library
- Lincoln City Libraries
- McCook Public Library
- Norfolk Regional Center Patient Librar
- North
Bend Public Library
- Plainview Public Library
- Springfield Memorial Library
- Yutan Public Library
The
projects and services planned include: outdoor movie nights, AWE
work stations (the last year of funding allowed for this purpose),
iPod Touches, mobile Maker Spaces, computer classes, author visits,
digitizing of historical photos, iPads, as well as three libraries
either joining the Pioneer Consortium or initiating processes in
order to join the consortium in the future.
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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http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.