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Nebraska Public Library Board Certification Status
The table below shows library board certification status for each public library in Nebraska. If the Expiration Date column is blank, our records show no certification participation on the part of the library. To apply for certification, complete the Public Library Board Certification Application. Boards will be certified upon completion of at least 20 hours of continuing education activities over a three-year period. Further information about the board certification program is available here or by contacting Holli Duggan.
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| City | Library Name | Bd Certified | Expiration Date | System |
| Ainsworth | Ainsworth Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Albion | Albion Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Allen | Springbank Township Library | 4/30/2008 | Three Rivers | |
| Alliance | Alliance Public Library | 5/31/2021 | Western | |
| Alma | Hoesch Memorial Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Central Plains |
| Ansley | Ansley Township Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Arapahoe | Arapahoe Public Library | Y | 11/19/2024 | Central Plains |
| Arcadia | Arcadia Township Library | Central Plains | ||
| Arlington | Arlington Public Library | Y | 8/31/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Arnold | Finch Memorial Library | Central Plains | ||
| Arthur | Arthur County Library | 4/30/2012 | Western | |
| Ashland | Ashland Public Library | Y | 10/22/2024 | Southeast |
| Atkinson | Atkinson Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Auburn | Auburn Memorial Library | Y | 9/14/2026 | Southeast |
| Aurora | Alice M Farr Library | Y | 10/19/2024 | Southeast |
| Axtell | Axtell Public Library | Y | 9/14/2026 | Central Plains |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Public Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Bartley | Bartley Public Library | 8/7/2022 | Central Plains | |
| Bassett | Rock County Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Central Plains |
| Battle Creek | Battle Creek Public Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Bayard | Bayard Public Library | Y | 11/1/2024 | Western |
| Beatrice | Beatrice Public Library | Y | 7/5/2026 | Southeast |
| Beaver City | Beaver City Public Library | Y | 5/1/2027 | Central Plains |
| Beaver Crossing | Beaver Crossing Community Library | 4/30/2008 | Southeast | |
| Beemer | Karlen Memorial Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Bellevue | Bellevue Public Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Benkelman | Dundy County Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Western |
| Bennington | Bennington Public Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Big Springs | Big Springs Public Library | Western | ||
| Blair | Blair Public Library & Technology Center | Y | 8/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Bloomfield | Bloomfield Public Library | Y | 1/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Blue Hill | Blue Hill Public Library | Y | 9/24/2027 | Central Plains |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport Public Library | Y | 7/1/2025 | Western |
| Broadwater | Broadwater Public Library | Y | 10/22/2027 | Western |
| Broken Bow | Broken Bow Public Library | Y | 9/16/2027 | Central Plains |
| Bruning | Bruning Public Library | 3/31/2008 | Southeast | |
| Burwell | Garfield County Library | Y | 2/28/2025 | Central Plains |
| Butte | Davies Memorial Library | Central Plains | ||
| Byron | Byron Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Callaway | Nigel Sprouse Memorial Library | 6/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Cambridge | Butler Memorial Library | Y | 10/18/2026 | Central Plains |
| Campbell | Campbell Public Library | Central Plains | ||
| Carroll | Lied Carroll Library | Three Rivers | ||
| Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids Public Library | Y | 9/1/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Central City | Central City Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Ceresco | Ceresco Community Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Southeast |
| Chadron | Chadron Public Library | Y | 9/15/2025 | Western |
| Chappell | Chappell Mem Library & Art Gallery | Y | 4/29/2027 | Western |
| Clarks | Clarks Public Library | Y | 10/6/2026 | Southeast |
| Clarkson | Clarkson Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Clay Center | Clay Center Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Clearwater | Clearwater Public Library | Y | 1/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Columbus | Columbus Public Library | Y | 4/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Comstock | Comstock Township Library | Central Plains | ||
| Cozad | Wilson Public Library | Y | 2/1/2025 | Central Plains |
| Crawford | Crawford Public Library | Y | 8/26/2027 | Western |
| Creighton | Creighton Public Library | Y | 5/31/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Crete | Crete Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Crofton | Eastern Township Library | 4/17/2021 | Three Rivers | |
| Culbertson | Culbertson Public Library | Y | 7/20/2025 | Western |
| Curtis | Klyte Burt Memorial Library | 8/31/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Dakota City | Dakota City Public Library | Y | 6/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Dalton | Dalton Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Western | |
| Davenport | Davenport Public Library | Y | 6/22/2027 | Southeast |
| David City | Hruska Memorial Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Southeast |
| Dawson | John G Smith Memorial Library | 4/30/2008 | Southeast | |
| Daykin | Daykin Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Southeast | |
| Deshler | Jennifer Reinke Public Library Deshler | Y | 8/1/2026 | Southeast |
| DeWitt | Bob and Wauneta Burkley Library | Y | 5/4/2025 | Southeast |
| Dodge | John Rogers Memorial Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Dorchester | Dorchester Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Dwight | Dwight Community Library | 9/30/2012 | Southeast | |
| Elgin | Elgin Public Library | 10/1/2024 | Three Rivers | |
| Elm Creek | Elm Creek Public Library | Y | 3/29/2027 | Central Plains |
| Elmwood | Elmwood Public Library | Y | 1/6/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Elwood | Elwood Public Library | 8/30/2024 | Central Plains | |
| Emerson | Emerson Public Library | Y | 10/14/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Eustis | Eustis Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Ewing | Ewing Township Library | Central Plains | ||
| Exeter | Exeter Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Southeast |
| Fairbury | Fairbury Public Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Southeast |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Public Library | 8/31/2017 | Southeast | |
| Fairmont | Fairmont Public Library | Y | 5/13/2027 | Southeast |
| Falls City | Falls City Library and Arts Center | Y | 12/8/2025 | Southeast |
| Farnam | Farnam Public Library | 6/30/2021 | Central Plains | |
| Franklin | Franklin Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Fremont | Keene Memorial Library | Y | 12/7/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Friend | Gilbert Public Library | 8/31/2021 | Southeast | |
| Fullerton | Fullerton Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Geneva | Geneva Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Southeast |
| Genoa | Genoa Public Library | Y | 10/1/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Gering | Gering Public Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Western |
| Gibbon | Gibbon Public Library | Y | 7/7/2025 | Central Plains |
| Glenvil | Brumbaugh Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Gordon | Gordon City Library | Y | 3/8/2026 | Western |
| Gothenburg | Gothenburg Public Library | Y | 4/11/2027 | Central Plains |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Public Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Grant | Hastings Memorial Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Western |
| Greeley | Greeley Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Greenwood | Greenwood Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Gresham | Gresham Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Southeast | |
| Gretna | Gretna Public Library | Y | 2/28/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Guide Rock | Auld-Doudna Public Library | Central Plains | ||
| Harrison | Sioux County Public Library | Y | 3/16/2025 | Western |
| Hartington | Hartington Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Harvard | Harvard Public Library | 8/31/2008 | Southeast | |
| Hastings | Hastings Public Library | Y | 12/14/2025 | Central Plains |
| Hay Springs | Cravath Memorial Library | Western | ||
| Hayes Center | Hayes Center Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Western | |
| Hebron | Hebron Secrest Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Southeast |
| Hemingford | Hemingford Public Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Western |
| Hildreth | Hildreth Public Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Central Plains |
| Holdrege | Holdrege Area Public Library | Y | 7/1/2027 | Central Plains |
| Hooper | Hooper Public Library | Y | 3/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Howells | Howells Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Humboldt | Bruun Memorial Library | Y | 8/1/2026 | Southeast |
| Humphrey | Humphrey Public Library | Y | 12/31/2024 | Three Rivers |
| Hyannis | Grant County Library | Y | 3/31/2025 | Western |
| Imperial | Lied Imperial Public Library | Y | 5/4/2025 | Western |
| Indianola | Indianola Public Library | 8/31/2024 | Central Plains | |
| Johnson | Johnson Community Center & Library | Southeast | ||
| Kearney | Kearney Public Library | Y | 2/28/2025 | Central Plains |
| Kimball | Kimball Public Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Western |
| La Vista | La Vista Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Laurel | Laurel Community Learning Center | Y | 6/1/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Leigh | Leigh Public Library | Y | 8/25/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Lewellen | Lewellen Public Library | Western | ||
| Lexington | Lexington Public Library | Y | 7/31/2025 | Central Plains |
| Lincoln | Lincoln City Libraries | Y | 12/31/2024 | Southeast |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Lodgepole | Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Western |
| Louisville | Louisville Public Library | Y | 1/9/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Loup City | Loup City Library | Y | 11/30/2024 | Central Plains |
| Lyman | Lyman Public Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Western |
| Lynch | Lynch Public Library | Central Plains | ||
| Lyons | Lyons Public Library | 12/1/2018 | Three Rivers | |
| Madison | Madison Public Library | Y | 8/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Mason City | Sunshine Township Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| McCook | McCook Public Library | Y | 5/31/2027 | Central Plains |
| Mead | Mead Public Library | Y | 8/31/2027 | Southeast |
| Meadow Grove | Meadow Grove Public Library | Y | 8/25/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Merna | Brenizer Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Milford | Webermeier Memorial Library | 4/30/2021 | Southeast | |
| Milligan | Milligan Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Minatare | Minatare Public Library | 4/30/2009 | Western | |
| Minden | Jensen Memorial Library | Y | 4/8/2025 | Central Plains |
| Mitchell | Mitchell Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Western |
| Morrill | Morrill Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Western |
| Mullen | Hooker County Library | 5/31/2015 | Western | |
| Naper | Naper Public Library | Central Plains | ||
| Nebraska City | Morton-James Public Library | Y | 6/20/2026 | Southeast |
| Nehawka | Nehawka Public Library | Three Rivers | ||
| Neligh | Neligh Public Library | Y | 3/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Nelson | Nelson Public Library | Y | 5/1/2027 | Southeast |
| Newman Grove | Newman Grove Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Niobrara | Niobrara Public Library | 3/31/2014 | Three Rivers | |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Public Library | Y | 3/30/2025 | Three Rivers |
| North Bend | North Bend Public Library | Y | 4/8/2026 | Three Rivers |
| North Loup | North Loup Township Library | 6/30/2015 | Central Plains | |
| North Platte | North Platte Public Library | Y | 10/27/2024 | Central Plains |
| Oakdale | Oakdale Public Library | Y | 4/1/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Oakland | Oakland Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Oconto | Oconto Public Library | Central Plains | ||
| Ogallala | Goodall City Library | Y | 8/9/2025 | Western |
| Omaha | Omaha Public Library | Y | 5/12/2025 | Three Rivers |
| O'Neill | O'Neill Public Library | Y | 7/23/2027 | Central Plains |
| Orchard | Orchard Public Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Ord | Ord Township Library | Y | 4/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Orleans | Cordelia B Preston Memorial Library | Y | 4/30/2026 | Central Plains |
| Osceola | Osceola Public Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Oshkosh | Oshkosh Public Library | Y | 4/25/2026 | Western |
| Osmond | Osmond Public Library | Y | 3/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Overton | Overton Community Library | Central Plains | ||
| Oxford | Oxford Public Library | 10/1/2024 | Central Plains | |
| Palisade | Palisade Public Library | Y | 12/15/2025 | Western |
| Palmer | Palmer Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Palmyra | Palmyra Memorial Library | Y | 12/9/2024 | Southeast |
| Papillion | Sump Memorial Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Pawnee City | Pawnee City Public Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Southeast |
| Paxton | Paxton Public Library | 12/31/2021 | Western | |
| Pender | House Memorial Library | Y | 9/30/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Petersburg | Petersburg Public Library | Y | 5/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Pierce | Lied Pierce Public Library | Y | 4/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Pilger | Pilger Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Plainview | Plainview Public Library | Y | 11/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Plattsmouth | Plattsmouth Public Library | Y | 4/11/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Public Library | 10/13/2022 | Southeast | |
| Polk | Polk Public Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Ponca | Ponca Carnegie Library | Y | 12/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Potter | Potter Public Library | 7/25/2021 | Western | |
| Primrose | Primrose Public Library | Three Rivers | ||
| Ralston | Baright Public Library | Y | 7/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Randolph | Lied Randolph Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Ravenna | Ravenna Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Central Plains |
| Red Cloud | Auld Public Library | Y | 5/31/2027 | Central Plains |
| Rising City | Rising City Community Library | Y | 4/30/2025 | Southeast |
| Rushville | Rushville Public Library | Y | 5/24/2026 | Western |
| Saint Edward | St Edward Public Library | Y | 5/1/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Saint Paul | St Paul Public Library | 6/1/2024 | Central Plains | |
| Sargent | Sargent Township Library | Y | 7/11/2026 | Central Plains |
| Schuyler | Schuyler Public Library | Y | 8/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Scotia | Scotia Public Library & Heritage Center | Y | 7/25/2027 | Central Plains |
| Scottsbluff | Scottsbluff Public Library | Y | 5/31/2027 | Western |
| Scribner | Scribner Public Library | Y | 10/30/2024 | Three Rivers |
| Seward | Seward Memorial Library | Y | 6/30/2027 | Southeast |
| Shelby | Shelby Community Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Southeast |
| Shelton | Shelton Public Library | Y | 9/15/2027 | Central Plains |
| Shickley | Virgil Biegert Public Library | 10/5/2017 | Southeast | |
| Shubert | Shubert Public Library | Southeast | ||
| Sidney | Sidney Public Library | Y | 8/18/2025 | Western |
| Silver Creek | Silver Creek Township Library | Southeast | ||
| Snyder | Snyder Public Library | Three Rivers | ||
| South Sioux City | South Sioux City Public Library | Y | 12/31/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Spalding | Spalding Public Library | 4/11/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Spencer | Spencer Township Library | Central Plains | ||
| Springfield | Springfield Memorial Library | Y | 1/23/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Springview | Keya Paha County Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Stanton | Stanton Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Stapleton | Logan County Library | Y | 4/4/2026 | Central Plains |
| Stella | Stella Community Library | Southeast | ||
| Sterling | Sterling Public Library | 6/14/2024 | Southeast | |
| Stratton | Stratton Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Western | |
| Stromsburg | Stromsburg Public Library | Y | 10/31/2024 | Southeast |
| Stuart | Stuart Township Library | 2/29/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Superior | Superior Public Library | Y | 5/23/2026 | Southeast |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Public Library | Y | 10/16/2024 | Central Plains |
| Sutton | Sutton Memorial Library | 8/31/2020 | Southeast | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse Public Library | Y | 4/25/2026 | Southeast |
| Table Rock | Table Rock Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Southeast | |
| Taylor | Taylor Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Tecumseh | Tecumseh Public Library | Y | 8/31/2027 | Southeast |
| Tekamah | Tekamah Public Library | Y | 7/26/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Thedford | Thomas County Library | Central Plains | ||
| Tilden | Raymond A Whitwer Tilden Public Library | Y | 12/31/2024 | Three Rivers |
| Trenton | Trenton Public Library | Y | 12/31/2026 | Western |
| Ulysses | Ulysses Township Library | 7/1/2022 | Southeast | |
| Valentine | Valentine Public Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Central Plains |
| Valley | Valley Public Library | Y | 8/17/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso Public Library | Y | 8/9/2027 | Southeast |
| Verdigre | Verdigre Public Library | Y | 1/1/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Verdon | Village of Verdon Library | Southeast | ||
| Wahoo | Wahoo Public Library | Y | 6/30/2026 | Southeast |
| Wakefield | Gardner Public Library | Y | 8/15/2027 | Three Rivers |
| Wallace | Faith Memorial Library | Central Plains | ||
| Walthill | Walthill Public Library | Y | 2/14/2025 | Three Rivers |
| Waterloo | Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library | Y | 9/30/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Wauneta | Wauneta Public Library | Y | 9/1/2027 | Western |
| Wausa | Lied Lincoln Township Library | Y | 12/31/2024 | Three Rivers |
| Waverly | Waverly Community Library | Southeast | ||
| Wayne | Wayne Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Weeping Water | Weeping Water Public Library | Y | 11/13/2026 | Three Rivers |
| West Point | John A Stahl Library | 8/31/2024 | Three Rivers | |
| Western | Struckman-Baatz Public Library | Y | 7/13/2026 | Southeast |
| Wilber | Dvoracek Memorial Library | Y | 4/8/2025 | Southeast |
| Wilcox | Wilcox Public Library | 4/30/2008 | Central Plains | |
| Wilsonville | Wilsonville Public Library | 9/30/2006 | Central Plains | |
| Winside | Lied Winside Public Library | Y | 1/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Wisner | Wisner Public Library | Y | 8/31/2026 | Three Rivers |
| Wood River | Maltman Memorial Public Library | Y | 8/23/2026 | Central Plains |
| Wymore | Wymore Public Library | Y | 7/10/2027 | Southeast |
| York | Kilgore Memorial Library | Y | 12/31/2025 | Southeast |
| Yutan | Yutan Public Library | Y | 9/30/2027 | Southeast |
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