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Town	Has a library?	Carnegie Building?	Women's Club Assisted	Founding Date	Notes
Adams Gage County	Closed in 2009	No	Yes - no date		Moved to the Town Hall on October 3, 1925, under the sponsorship of the Woman's Club (The Adams Weekly Globe, October 1, 1925). Local Newspaper Archives
Ainsworth	Yes	No	1911	1911	City ordinance established a city library and tax levy in May 1912; formerly known as the Alder Public Library. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Albion	Yes	Yes Library		1900	Local Newspaper Archives
Alexandria	Yes	No		1920
Allen	Yes	No		1936	Local Newspaper Archives
Alliance	Yes	Yes Other Use	1909	1909 or 1910	Local Newspaper Archives
Alma	Yes	Yes Other Use	1910	1910	Current library dedicated on June 4, 1978; given by Albert Hoesch in memory of his parents, Karl and Kathryn Hoesch. Library History
Anselmo Custer County	Closed in 2015	No	1926		Previous name: Winters Memorial Library.
Ansley	Yes	No	1917	1916
Arapahoe	Yes	No		1920	Local Newspaper Archives
Arcadia	Yes	Yes Library		1917
Arlington	Yes	No		1918
Arnold	Yes	No	1920	1913 or 1920	Started as the Arnold Township Library; renamed Finch Memorial Library following a $17,500 bequest from Mrs. Sarah A. Finch for a new building; constructed in 1924 and moved in January 1925. Arnold library still serving the community after 100 years
Arthur	Yes	No
Ashland	Yes	Yes Other Use	1904	1904	Started by the Women's Club in 1904; building purchased in 1906. Moved from the Carnegie building into a new facility in 2014. Omaha Daily Bee article from August 18, 1907
Atkinson	Yes	No		1922	Local Newspaper Archives
Auburn	Yes	No	1914	1914	Founded August 27, 1914 Library History
Aurora	Yes	Yes Other Use	1909	1908 or 1909	The Alice M. Farr Library opened in January 1990; funding for the newly constructed building was provided primarily by the Frank and Alice Farr Foundation. Library History
Avoca	Yes	No	1914
Axtell	Yes	No	1925	1925
Bancroft	Yes	No
Bartlett Wheeler County	Closed	No
Bartley	Yes	No		1976	Local Newspaper Archives
Bassett	Yes	No	1930
Battle Creek	Yes	No		1939
Bayard	Yes	No	1919	1919	Local Newspaper Archives
Beatrice	Yes	Yes Other Use	1881	1893	The W.C.T.U. Library Association transferred its collection to the city in 1893 (reported by The Beatrice Daily Express, Feb 8, 1909). Local Newspaper Archives
Beaver City	Yes	No
Beaver Crossing	Yes	No	1913		Local Newspaper Archives
Beemer	Yes	No	1925		Moved to a new location in 2018. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Belden Cedar County	Closed	No	1924		Started as a combination school/public library.
Bellevue	Yes	No	1929		Started in 1929 by the Bellevue Junior Woman's Club (now Aokiya Woman's Club) with a gift of 12 books from the Dundee Woman's Club; moved into its current location in October 2024. Library History
Belvidere Thayer County	Closed	No	1926
Benkelman	Yes	No	1913	1937	Organized by Una Richards.
Bennington	Yes	No		1948	Moved to a new location in 2018.
Berwyn Custer County	Closed	No	1932		Organized by local residents.
Big Springs	Yes	No
Bingham Sheridan County	Closed	No			Sponsored by the Sandhills Rural Mothers Club as a traveling library.
Blair	Yes	Yes Demolished	1877	1916 or 1917	Grand opening of the new building held on April 1, 2017; renamed from Blair Public Library to Blair Public Library & Technology Center. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Bloomfield	Yes	Yes Other Use	1906	1908
Bloomington Franklin County	Closed	No	Yes - no date	1918	Started as a project of the Women's Club.
Blue Hill	Yes	No	1929
Boelus Howard County	Closed	No	1925		Local Newspaper Archives
Brady	Yes	No		2007	Opened in July 2007.
Bridgeport	Yes	No	1912	1922 or 1929
Bristow Boyd County	Closed	No	1936
Broadwater	Yes	No	1936		Organized through the influence of local people. Moved to a newly remodeled location in 2013.
Broken Bow	Yes	Yes Other Use		1910	Current location was built in 1971 and renovated in 2018. Local Newspaper Archives
Bruning	Yes	No	1923	1884	Moved into a newly renovated building in May 2010, at which time management was assumed by the Village Board. Library History
Brunswick Antelope County	Closed in 2019	No	1939		Organized by a group of citizens. Officially closed December 11, 2019.
Burwell	Yes	Yes Other Use	1912	1912	Local Newspaper Archives
Butte	Yes	No		1937	Founded in 1937 and originally stocked with donated books.
Byron	Yes	No
Callaway	Yes	No	1931	1931
Cambridge	Yes	No			Cambridge received a gift from U.S. Senator Hugh A. Butler and his relatives Frank and Maudlee Butler that was used to construct a new library. The building was dedicated on Nov 9, 1950 with an open house being held on Feb 22, 1951. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Campbell	Yes	No	Yes - no date		Started by the Women's Club; room, heat, and light paid for by the town.
Carleton Thayer County	Closed in 2007	No	1922
Carroll	Yes	No	1904	1906	Formerly known as Carroll Public Library; renamed Lied Carroll Library in 2016.
Cedar Rapids	Yes	No		1914
Center Knox County	Closed	No		1958	Started by the Hillcrest Extension Club of Center in 1958 (The Creighton News, November 5, 1959). Local Newspaper Archives
Central City	Yes	No		1882 or 1899	Renamed Hards Memorial Library in 1929 when a new building was built with funds donated in memory of Ebenezer Hards; it was demolished in 1991 and replaced with the current facility, at which time the name was changed to Central City Public Library. Local Newspaper Archives
Ceresco	Yes	No		1976
Chadron	Yes	Yes Library		1889	Started in 1889 by the Chadron Library Association; the library was turned over to the city and a maintenance tax was levied in 1909.
Chappell	Yes	No	1920	1920 or 1935
Chester Thayer County	Closed in 2013	No	1920
Clarks	Yes	Yes Library		1919	Local Newspaper Archives
Clarkson	Yes	No	1921	1960	Located in the school, homes, and city hall until August 28, 1960, when the newly constructed Clarkson Memorial Library was dedicated; following an exploration of expansion in 1989, a newly constructed building was dedicated in 1991. Library History
Clay Center	Yes	Yes Library		1910
Clearwater	Yes	No		1973	Library History
Cody Cherry County	Closed	No	1936		Started by several enterprising ladies. Local Newspaper Archives
Columbus	Yes	Yes Other Use	1901	1878	Columbus City Council made the library a city department and created a library board on Nov 19, 1900; moved from the Carnegie into a remodeled office building in 1977. In 2023, the library moved into a new community building housing City Hall and the children's museum. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Comstock	Yes	No		1925
Cook Johnson County	Closed	No		1936	Organized by the Women's Club with the assistance of Mrs. Floyd Chases.
Cozad	Yes	Yes Demolished	Yes - no date	1917	Originally housed in the Commercial Club Rooms while organizing in 1917, according to Carnegie documentation. Dedicated Dec 14, 1997, Wilson Public Library was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Wilson.
Crab Orchard Johnson County	Closed	No	1923
Craig Burt County	Closed	No		1936	Library board selected; opened in one room of First National Bank building (The Craig News, Oct 15 & 29, 1936) Local Newspaper Archives
Crawford	Yes	No		1912
Creighton	Yes	No	1913	1913	Local Newspaper Archives
Crete	Yes	Yes Demolished	1878	1878	New building completed January 30, 2020; the Carnegie Library was demolished later that year. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Crofton	Yes	No	1920	1927
Culbertson	Yes	No	1915		Moved into a new building in 2016.
Curtis	Yes	No
Dakota City	Yes	No	1922	1922 or 1928	Local Newspaper Archives
Dalton	Yes	No	1929		Started by Mrs. J. W. Hardin, President of the Women's Club. Local Newspaper Archives
Dannebrog Howard County	Closed	No		1927	The Dannebrog Public Library opened to the public in November 1927 in the front office of The Dannebrog News building (The Dannebrog News, Nov 17, 1927). Local Newspaper Archives
Davenport	Yes	No	1921	1921
David City	Yes	Yes Other Use		1891	Library History
Dawson	Yes	No
Daykin	Yes	No
Decatur Burt County	Closed	No	1936		Local Newspaper Archives
Deshler	Yes	No	1921	1951	Housed in multiple locations until 1951 when a new building was built. In 2016, a new library opened following a donation from Jennifer Reinke and was renamed the Jennifer Reinke Public Library. Nebraska Spelling Champ Donates Library to Hometown(Hebron Journal Register 5/5/15); City sells former library building (Hebron Journal Register 7/24/20)
DeWitt	Yes	Yes Demolished		1902 or 1907	Carnegie building wall collapsed Feb. 1963; town approved construction bonds for new library May 1963.
Diller Jefferson County	Closed	No	1922
Dodge	Yes	No	1930	1939	Funds were bequeathed for the library in 1939 by John Rogers of Glencoe, NE; completion was delayed by WWII until 1955. Dedicated as the John Rogers Memorial Library on June 26, 1955. Library History
Dorchester	Yes	No	1914
Dunning Blaine County	Closed	No			Moved to a new location in 2018.
Dwight	Yes	No			Local Newspaper Archives
Edgar Clay County	Closed	No	1927
Elgin	Yes	No	1928	1931	Established through the efforts of members of the Presbyterian Church.
Elkhorn	Yes	No	1936	1925	Established largely through the efforts of Mrs. Rudolph; became a branch of Omaha Public Libraries in 2007. See Omaha - Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch.
Elm Creek	Yes	No	1922	1922	Started by the Elm Creek Woman's Club in 1922.
Elmwood	Yes	No	1915		Local Newspaper Archives
Elwood	Yes	No	1918	1918	Rev. Sweeney organized the library.
Emerson	Yes	No	1931	1931	Started in 1931 by the Emerson Woman's Club, the library opened Feb. 3, 1932, in the rear of The Corner Store; it was donated to the community in April 1934 when the Board of Trustees agreed to levy a tax for support. It was located in many places until 1981 when it moved to Main Street, followed by a move to its current location in 2019. Local Newspaper Archives
Eustis	Yes	No			Started by combining high school and community books.
Ewing	Yes	No
Exeter	Yes	No		1936	Local Newspaper Archives
Fairbury	Yes	Yes Library	1899	1900 or 1909	Library History
Fairfield	Yes	Yes Library	1905	1905	Library History
Fairmont	Yes	No	1922		Local Newspaper Archives
Falls City	Yes	No		1902	Local Newspaper Archives
Farnam	Yes	No		1943
Fort Calhoun	Yes	No
Franklin	Yes	Yes Other Use		1915
Fremont	Yes	Yes Demolished		1901	Renovations on current building completed in 2024. Local Newspaper Archives
Friend	Yes	No	1909	1909	Tax-supported in 1915; on May 11, 1916, the new library opened, having been donated by Mr. J. W. Gilbert. Library History
Fullerton	Yes	Yes Other Use	1914	1911
Geneva	Yes	Yes Library		1906	In June 1897, Dr. H. L. Smith donated 2,000 books from his personal library to the Masonic and Odd Fellows for public use; the city assumed operations and appointed the first library board in 1906. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Genoa	Yes	No		1902 or 1911
Gering	Yes	No		1910
Gibbon	Yes	Yes Demolished	1910	1910	Local Newspaper Archives
Giltner Hamilton County	Closed	No			Sponsored by the Giltner Music Study Club; building donated by the Masonic Lodge. January 2022: Giltner Library closed by 5-0 vote (Aurora News-Register)
Glenvil	Yes	No
Gordon	Yes	No	1916	1922	Formally opened March 25, 1922, in City Hall room; management transferred from Women's Club to City in May 1922 for tax levy support. Current building opened 1987 via community "book relay" involving local grade school children. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Gothenburg	Yes	Yes Other Use	1916	1915
Grand Island	Yes	Yes Other Use		1884	Previous name: Edith Abbott Memorial Library. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Grant	Yes	No	1920	1948	The Village of Grant assumed operations in 1948; attorney George B. Hastings bequeathed his law office building in 1967 with the stipulation the library be named Hastings Memorial Library. The library was given the deed to the Grant Masonic Temple in 2001 and moved into the newly renovated building Sept 21, 2003. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Greeley	Yes	No	1937		Formerly known as Greeley Public Library; renamed Greeley Village Public Library in 2017.
Greenwood	Yes	No	1933	1976
Gresham	Yes	No	1909
Gretna	Yes	No	1929	1937	Current building built in 1991; the Gretna Children's Library opened on February 21, 2012, to house the youth services collection while the adult and young adult collections remain in the main library. Library History
Guide Rock	Yes	No	1918	1918	Library building funded by W. T. Auld with the stipulation that it be named the Auld-Doudna Library Local Newspaper Archives
Haigler Dundy County	Closed	No	1928
Halsey Blaine/Thomas County	Closed	No	1928
Hardy Nuckolls County	Closed	No	1924
Harrison	Yes	No
Hartington	Yes	Yes Other Use	1914	1914
Harvard	Yes	Yes Library		1916
Hastings	Yes	Yes Demolished		1888 or 1903	Renovated the current building in 2017.
Hay Springs	Yes	No
Hayes Center	Yes	No		1925
Heartwell Kearney County	Closed	No	1926
Hebron	Yes	No		1922	Dedicated in May 1922 following a $13,700 bequest from former resident Lewis O. Secrest; the library was named Secrest Memorial Library in his honor.
Hemingford	Yes	No	1923
Herman Washington County	Closed	No	1912
Hickman	Yes	No
Hildreth	Yes	No		1975
Holdrege	Yes	Yes Library		1895	In the fall of 1903, the city levied a tax for library maintenance; the free circulation library opened in February 1904.
Homer Dakota County	Closed	No	1936
Hooper	Yes	No	1913	1913	Library History
Howells	Yes	No	1911	1926	Local Newspaper Archives
Hubbell Thayer County	Closed	No	1927
Humboldt	Yes	No	1884	1884	Established 1884 by Lydia Bruun Woods in memory of her first husband; organizing began Feb. 23, 1884; opened for business May 16, 1884. Library History
Humphrey	Yes	No			Local Newspaper Archives
Hyannis	Yes	No	1930		Library History
Imperial	Yes	No	1927	1931	Started by the FWC - American Legion.
Indianola	Yes	No		1940	The Legion provided free use of a room, which was fitted for library use by the Legion Auxiliary with the assistance of the Boy Scouts in collecting books.
Inman Holt County	Closed	No
Jackson	Yes	No
Jansen Jefferson County	Closed	No	1924
Johnson	Yes	No
Kearney	Yes	Yes Demolished		1890	Library History
Kimball	Yes	No		1919 or 1924	Library History Local Newspaper Archives
La Vista	Yes	No		1974	Original located at 8116 Park View Blvd until 1999 when a new joint facility with Metropolitan Community College was built. Library History
Laurel	Yes	No	1909	1909
Leigh	Yes	No	1922	1921
Lewellen	Yes	No
Lexington	Yes	Yes Other Use		1919	Local Newspaper Archives
Lincoln - Anderson Branch Library	Yes	No			Opened in 1971. Library History
Lincoln - Bennett Martin Public Library	Yes	No			Bennett Martin was built in 1960. Library History
Lincoln - Bethany Branch Library	Yes	No	1937		Current building constructed in 1958. Library History
Lincoln - College View Lancaster County	Closed	Yes Other Use		1905	Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Lincoln - Eiseley Branch Library	Yes	No			Served the area as the Belmont Library from 1959-2002; the Eiseley Branch opened in 2002. Library History
Lincoln - Gere Branch Library	Yes	No			Library History
Lincoln - Havelock Lancaster County	Closed	Yes Demolished		1907	Area currently served by the Anderson Branch, which opened in 1971. (See Lincoln-Anderson Branch) Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Lincoln - Main Library	Yes	Yes Other Use		1875	"Old Main" served as main library 1902-1960; Renamed Bennett Martin Public Library following $300,000 donation from Bennett and Dorothy Martin for a new building. (See Lincoln - Bennett Martin) Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Lincoln - South Branch Library	Yes	No			Library History
Lincoln - University Place Lancaster County	Closed	Yes Other Use		1916	Area currently served by the Anderson Branch, which opened in 1971. (See Lincoln-Anderson Branh) Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Lincoln - Walt Branch Library	Yes	No			Library History
Lincoln - Williams Branch Library	Yes	No			The Arnold Heights Library served the area from 1973-2009; in 2009, the Williams Branch moved to the new Arnold Elementary School; in the summer of 2023, the Williams Branch moved to the new Air Park Community Center. Library History
Lindsay Platte County	Closed	No	1936
Lisco Garden County	Closed	No
Litchfield	Yes	No	1929		Organized inside the school.
Lodgepole	Yes	No	1930
Long Pine Brown County	Closed	No	1921	1921
Loomis Phelps County	Closed	No			Library closed in 2015.
Louisville	Yes	No	1901	1901	Started by the Louisville Women's Club in February 1901. Library History
Loup City	Yes	Yes Other Use		1917	Local Newspaper Archives
Lushton York County	Closed	No	1926
Lyman	Yes	No
Lynch	Yes	No
Lyons	Yes	No	1926	1921 or 1926	Started in 1926; board members of the Women's Club took turns serving as librarian. January 1942: City passed Ordinance #16 and hired the first official librarian. Information provided by Edward McMonies, a long-time Library Board member whose mother promoted the original library concept. Local Newspaper Archives
Madison	Yes	Yes Other Use	1907	1908	Newly constructed City Hall opened in 1908 with dedicated space for the library and commercial club; a formal library board was appointed June 13, 1910. Local Newspaper Archives
Madrid Perkins County	Closed	No	1929		Organized by local club women under the leadership of Mrs. F. A. Long. Local Newspaper Archives
Mason City	Yes	No
Maxwell Lincoln County	Closed	No	1927		Assisted by American Legion Auxiliary. Local Newspaper Archives
McCook	Yes	Yes Other Use		1902	Local Newspaper Archives
Mead	Yes	No		1941
Meadow Grove	Yes	No	1952	Â 1952	Local Newspaper Archives
Merna	Yes	No		1916	Following a vote by Kilfoil Township to provide a site and approve a maintenance tax, Dr. J.G. Brenizer of Broken Bow provided $6,500 to build a library. The cornerstone of the Brenizer Public Library was laid Oct 14, 1916. A Philanthropic Farmer (The Loup City northwestern., Jan 13, 1916)
Merriman Cherry County	Closed	No	1927	1927	Started by the PTA. Local Newspaper Archives
Milford	Yes	No	1930		Organized by a committee of citizens. Local Newspaper Archives
Milligan	Yes	No			Moved to the current location in 2016. Local Newspaper Archives
Minatare	Yes	No	1930
Minden	Yes	No	1906	1906	Current library built by the Andrew Jensen Family in 1953; remodeled in 1989 and 2011. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Mitchell	Yes	No		1916	Local Newspaper Archives
Morrill	Yes	No	1917	1917	Started by the Twentieth Century Club.
Mullen	Yes	No		1930
Naper	Yes	No
Nebraska City	Yes	No	1882	1896	Joy Morton (oldest son of J. Sterling Morton) provided funds to build the library in 1896; there have been many additions added over the years. The name was changed to Morton-James Public Library in 1970 to honor Joy Morton and Vantine James, a library board member for 38 years. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Nehawka	Yes	No	1928
Neligh	Yes	Yes Other Use	1904	1904	Moved into a new building on October 18, 1989; originally named A. Butterfield Memorial Neligh Public Library before being renamed Neligh Public Library. Local Newspaper Archives
Nelson	Yes	No		1896	Moved to a new location in 2014. Local Newspaper Archives
Newman Grove	Yes	No	1923	1923
Niobrara	Yes	No		1971	Local Newspaper Archives
Nora Nuckolls County	Closed	No	1935
Norfolk	Yes	Yes Other Use	1906	1908	Moved into current building on July 11, 1977; renovated and expanded 2017-2018 with a grand opening held May 29, 2018. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
North Bend	Yes	Yes Other Use	1908	1908 or 1910	Moved from the Carnegie building into a new building on April 30, 2012. Local Newspaper Archives
North Loup	Yes	No	1925		Sponsored by the No Lo and Fortnightly Clubs. Local Newspaper Archives
North Platte	Yes	Yes Other Use		1910	Current building dedicated on December 3, 1967. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Oakdale	Yes	No	1925	1929	In 2012 the name was changed to Lois Johnson Memorial Library.
Oakland	Yes	No	1920	1914 or 1916	Local Newspaper Archives
Oconto	Yes	No
Odell	Yes	No		2017	Moved to current location in 2025.
Ogallala	Yes	No	1926		Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Moved to a new building in 2020; name changed from Goodall City Library to Kathleen Lute Public Library.
Omaha	Yes			1877	Omaha City Council appointed a library board and levied a tax on June 13, 1877; opened its first permanent location at 1823 Harney Street in 1894. The library remained at that location until moving into the new W. Dale Clark building. (See also: Omaha branches) Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Omaha - A.V. Sorensen Branch	Yes	No			A.V. Sorensen Branch Library and Recreation Center opened Aug. 2, 1976. Library History
Omaha - Benson Branch	Yes	No		1894	Current building built in 1942; renovated and expanded in 1997. Library History
Omaha - Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch	Yes	No	1936	1925	Current building opened in June 1996; Elkhorn was annexed by Omaha in 2007 and the library became part of the Omaha Public Library system. Library History
Omaha - Central Library	Yes	No			Opened April 19, 2026.
Omaha - Charles B. Washington Branch	Yes	No		1921	North Branch Library opened in 1921; moved from 25th and Ames to 29th and Ames in 1938. Rebuilt on the same site and reopened in 1972; renamed Charles B. Washington Branch in 1986. Library History
Omaha - Do Space Douglas County	Moved				Launched 2015 as a nonprofit technology library at 72nd and Dodge; relocated to the Abrahams branch in 2023 in preparation for the new Central Library being built at that location. Incorporated into OPL on Jan 1, 2026, and moved into the newly constructed Central Library in April 2026. Library History
Omaha - Downtown Branch	Yes	No			Opened in 2022 after the W. Dale Clark location closed. Library History
Omaha - Florence Branch	Yes	No		1923	Current building opened in 1976. Library History
Omaha - Millard Branch	Yes	No	1951		Established in 1951 by the Millard Women's Extension Club; the newly constructed building opened April 6, 1981, and was enlarged in 1999. Library History
Omaha - Milton R. Abrahams Branch	Yes	No			New building and location completed in 1988; named for longtime supporter Milton R. Abrahams and renovated in 2011. Library History
Omaha - Saddlebrook Branch	Yes	No			Opened in August 2009 and is a joint use facility with the Omaha Public Schools and the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation. Library History
Omaha - South Omaha Library	Yes	Yes Demolished		1899	Annexed by the City of Omaha in 1915, at which time the library became an Omaha Public Library (OPL) branch; the current joint-use facility with Metro Community College opened in June 2008. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Omaha - W. Clarke Swanson Branch	Yes	No			Opened in 1966. Library History
Omaha - W. Dale Clark LibraryÂ Douglas County	Closed in 2022	No			This location closed August 28, 2022, and was demolished later that year. Library History
Omaha - Willa Cather Branch	Yes	No			Opened in 1956. Library History
O'Neill	Yes	Yes Library		1912	Formerly known as the Grattan Township Library. Local Newspaper Archives
Orchard	Yes	No		1894	Moved to a new location in 2023. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Ord	Yes	No		1922	Local Newspaper Archives
Orleans	Yes	No		1917	In 1918, J.M. Preston provided the funds to build the Cordelia B. Preston Memorial Library in memory of his wife; upon his death in 1922, he left a $20,000 endowment to the library.
Osceola	Yes	No	1901	1906	Local Newspaper Archives
Oshkosh	Yes	No		1921
Osmond	Yes	No		1937
Overton	Yes	No			Local Newspaper Archives
Oxford	Yes	No
Palisade	Yes	No	1917	1966	1930: Established as a Municipal Library according to Nebraska State Law; moved to present location 1966. Library History
Palmer	Yes	No			Local Newspaper Archives
Palmyra	Yes	No	1911	1921	Dec. 4, 1920, the Palmyra Memorial Library was dedicated in honor of the boys who served in World War I. Local Newspaper Archives
Papillion	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1921	Formerly known as Sump Memorial Library; renamed Papillion Public Library in October 2020.
Pawnee City	Yes	Yes Other Use	1904	1904 or 1907	Moved from the Carnegie to a new building in 2011.
Paxton	Yes	No		1932
Pender	Yes	No	1904	1904
Petersburg	Yes	No
Pierce	Yes	Yes Other Use	1907	1908	Sponsored by the WCTU Association and housed in a Carnegie building; name changed to Lied Pierce Public Library upon moving into a new building in September 2002; the original Carnegie building was moved to a new location in town in October 2002. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Pilger	Yes	No	1935	1935	Pilger Library opened in March, 1935, sponsored by the Pilger Woman's Club (The Stanton Register, March 14, 1935). Local Newspaper Archives
Plainview	Yes	Yes Other Use	1908	1908	Grand opening for the newly constructed building was June 4, 2016; the name was changed from Plainview Carnegie Library to Plainview Public Library. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Platte Center Platte County	Closed	No	1932
Plattsmouth	Yes	Yes Library		1886	Local Newspaper Archives
Plymouth	Yes	No
Polk	Yes	No	1911	1913	Started by the Culture Club of Polk. Local Newspaper Archives
Ponca	Yes	Yes Library	1909	1910 or 1913	Local Newspaper Archives
Potter	Yes	No	1921		Local Newspaper Archives
Primrose	Yes	No	1935		Started by the Epworth League.
Ralston	Yes	No	1922	1922	Location 1922: Stewart Real Estate Office; 1924: City Hall; 1963: Moved again; Present location constructed 1999. Library History
Randolph	Yes	Yes Other Use	1916	1918	New building dedicated on April 7, 2007. Library History
Ravenna	Yes	Yes Other Use	1918	1918	Moved into a new building in July 2018.
Red Cloud	Yes	No	1918	1918	Founded as a gift from W. T. Auld. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Republican City Harlan County	Closed	No	1924		Organized through the efforts of Mrs. Olcott. Closed.
Rising City	Yes	No
Royal Antelope County	Closed in 2009	No
Rushville	Yes	No		1921	Original library building converted to a private residence. The Rushville Library Association held its first general meeting In Sept 1921. The constitution and by-laws were scheduled to be adopted at this meeting.
Ruskin Nuckolls County	Closed in 2011	No	1927
Sargent	Yes	No	1919	Â 1921 or 1928	In 1919, the Sargent Women's club was unsuccessful in obtaining a Carnegie grant. By 1928, the township of Sargent had enough tax levy library funds to start the library in a converted house originally built in 1884. Local Newspaper Archives
Schuyler	Yes	Yes Demolished		1909	Moved from the Carnegie building into the former Otradosky Grocery Store in April 1974; newly constructed library opened April 5, 2018. Library History
Scotia	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1925	Begun by the Scotia Women's Club; renamed Scotia Public Library & Heritage Center in Dec. 2015. Scotia Public Library-It's Past And Future History (The Scotia Register 3/24/27) Local Newspaper Archives
Scottsbluff	Yes	Yes Other Use		1917	New building dedicated Nov. 11, 1966; expanded 2010 and renamed Lied Scottsbluff Public Library Library History
Scribner	Yes	No	1900	1902	Started with the efforts of Charles Arnott and a committee; moved to a new location in 2017. Local Newspaper Archives
Seward	Yes	Yes Other Use		1888	Present location newly constructed and opened Sept. 2, 2003. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Shelby	Yes	No	1927		Local Newspaper Archives
Shelton	Yes	Yes Library		1907	Formerly known as Shelton Township Library; renamed Shelton Public Library in 2015.
Shickley	Yes	No	1923	1923
Shubert	Yes	No
Sidney	Yes	Yes Other Use	1911	1913	Started by B.L.M.S. Women's Club 1911 (Carnegie documentation); tax levy approved July 1913. Local Newspaper Archives
Silver Creek	Yes	No		1917-1918	Organized by Charles Wooster. Local Newspaper Archives
Snyder	Yes	No		1936	Started by the PTA.
South Sioux City	Yes	No	1919		A newly constructed library opened in 1934; pesent location constructed and opened in 2004. Library History
Spalding	Yes	No		1911	Library History
Spencer	Yes	Yes Library	1914	1915 or 1916
Springfield	Yes	No	1929	1926	Town board voted a mill levy for library maintenance in May 1928. Formally named the Jarman Memorial Library. The current building was completed in 2001. Local Newspaper Archives
Springview	Yes	No
St. Edward	Yes	No	1925	1925	Started by the Delphians (Women's Club). Library History
St. Paul	Yes	No		1953	Local Newspaper Archives
Stanton	Yes	Yes Library		1915	Local Newspaper Archives
Stapleton	Yes	No		1939
Stella	Yes	No
Sterling	Yes	No		1904
Strang Fillmore County	Closed in 2007	No
Stratton	Yes	No	1923		Moved into a new building in May 2021.
Stromsburg	Yes	Yes Other Use	1916	1918	Present location newly constructed and opened March 25, 2001. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Stuart	Yes	No	1922	1948	Organized by the Lions Club.
Superior	Yes	Yes Other Use		1884	Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Sutherland	Yes	No	1915	1915	New building constructed and opened Oct. 26, 1929 (following various temporary locations); building demolished 1978 to make room for present location; present location opened Nov. 1978; renamed The Maxine White Public Library from Sutherland Library Oct. 1985 in honor of Maxine White's retirement. Library History
Sutton	Yes	Yes Demolished		1908	Following the condemnation of the Carnegie building in 1969, the library was housed in the A. W. Lewis building. It moved to its current location in 1986. Library History
Swanton Saline County	Closed	No	1888		Ladies' Library Society, led by Mrs. Rubleman and Miss Mulitz, started the library in 1888 with twelve charter members.
Syracuse	Yes	No	1909	1901 or 1907	Local Newspaper Archives
Table Rock	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1917	Started by a Women's Club.
Talmage Otoe County	Closed in 2017	No		1904	Local Newspaper Archives
Taylor	Yes	No		1962
Tecumseh	Yes	Yes Other Use		1887	New building opened in 1999.
Tekamah	Yes	Yes Library		1916	Formerly known as Tekamah Carnegie Public Library; renamed Lied Tekamah Public Library in 2014. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Thedford	Yes	No
Tilden	Yes	No	1922	1922	New building opened in 2001. Local Newspaper Archives
Tobias Saline County	Closed in 2016	No	1928		Started in the church basement by Mrs. S. L. Muman and her Sunday School class.
Trenton	Yes	No	1923	1923
Ulysses	Yes	No	1915	1916
Unadilla	Yes	No
Valentine	Yes	No	1921		Started by the P.E.O. Organization; taken over by the city in November 1935. Local Newspaper Archives
Valley	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1902	Moved into the former Oak Creek Valley Bank building in 1980.
Valparaiso	Yes	No	1917	1916	Library History
Verdigre	Yes	No		1952	Verdigre Public Library opened June 2, 1952, succeeding the Verdigre Township Library. Current building opened February 24, 1996. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Verdon	Yes	No
Wahoo	Yes	No	1923	1923 or 1924	Founded April 23, 1923, by the Wahoo Women's Club; moved into a newly constructed building in 2006. Library History
Wakefield	Yes	No	1902	1902	Gardner Public Library opened in a new building on December 11, 2004; previously named Graves Public Library. Local Newspaper Archives
Wallace	Yes	No
Walthill	Yes	No	1920	1922 or 1935	Moved into the renovated former fire hall in 2017.
Waterloo	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1973	Present library building built by the Andrew Jensen Family in 1953; expanded and remodeled in 1989 with the addition of an arboretum; further renovated in 2011 with funding from the Arthur Jensen Family. Library History
Wauneta	Yes	No	1931	1960
Wausa	Yes	No	1920	1920	Moved into a newly constructed building in 2016, at which time the name was changed to the Lied Lincoln Township Library.
Waverly	Yes	No			Opened in 2013.
Wayne	Yes	Yes Other Use		1902 or 1903	Local Newspaper Archives
Weeping Water	Yes	No		1917	Local Newspaper Archives
West Point	Yes	No		1916 or 1917	Started by the Girls Culture Club. Local Newspaper Archives
Western	Yes	No	1922	1922
Wilber	Yes	No		1968	Local Newspaper Archives
Wilcox	Yes	No			Closed in 2016 and reopened in 2018.
Wilsonville	Yes	No	Yes - no date	1947	Started by a Women's Club. Local Newspaper Archives
Winnebago	Yes	No
Winside	Yes	No	1911	1911
Wisner	Yes	No	1903	1903	Started by a Women's Club in July 1903; prior to that date, the State Librarian's Supervision served the community. Library History Local Newspaper Archives
Wolbach Greeley County	Closed in 2015	No		1925
Wood River	Yes	No	1906	1906	Local Newspaper Archives
Wymore	Yes	Yes Library		1899	Fire destroyed the library in 1914; Fortnightly Club reached out to the Carnegie Foundation in 1917 for a replacement. Library History
York	Yes	No	1885	1894	City funding began in 1894, with a newly constructed library opening in 1902. Following a 1982 bequest from Dr. William Sherwood Kilgore, the current new building opened in 1986. Library History
Yutan	Yes	No		1966	According to Thelma Anderson, the library was founded on April 11, 1966.