Library Commission News & Announcements
On August 6, USAC released Wave 15 of Funding Commitment Decision Letters (FCDLs) for E-rate Funding Year 2026. So far this year, Nebraska K-12 school and public library applicants have received $8,251,022.95 in funding commitments...
Learn about Nebraska's statewide membership to United for Libraries - free online training for all Nebraska public libraries - on next week's NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, August 12 at 10am CT...
I first learned of Nick Hornby's 1992 memoir, Fever Pitch, in a May 29, 2026 NPR story about Arsenal winning England's Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years. I bought a copy for my son, an ardent Arsenal FC fan, thinking he might be interested...
We're going round and around this #ThrowbackThursday! This week's highlight is a black and white photograph dated around 1907-1917 on a postcard of a horse pulled merry-go-round with people sitting on it...
The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce that AWE Learning is offering Nebraska libraries special pricing on their latest workstations. This offer runs through December 31, 2026. Save between $650 and $1,200 (16.6% to 19.8%) depending on the package you choose...
I remember an intriguing footnote from one of my high school world history classes: Aristotle, one of history's most influential philosophers and an early pioneer of scientific inquiry, served as the personal tutor of Alexander the Great, one of history's most successful military commanders...
