Senator LaVon K. Crosby
- Photo courtesy of Nebraska Library Commission Archives
Nebraska State Senator LaVon Crosby received the 1999 Nebraska Library Association Library Champion Award for exemplary library support and advocacy. Her introduction of LB95 to the legislature in 1997 brought to Nebraska senators' attention the Libraries for the 21st Century campaign for improved library service throughout the state. As the lead sponsor of LB95, Senator Crosby helped instigate the appropriation of $400,000 by the legislature and the governor resulting in the availability of online resources for all types of libraries in Nebraska. Her continued support for increased state funding has led to additional state aid support for libraries and has helped to make the vision of affordable, reliable, progressive and equitable library service for all Nebraskans regardless of their economic status and geographic location a viable reality.
Wagner, Rod: National Honor Roll 2000, American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates, p.38.