Nebraska Library Commission Website
Back on Track With Little Free Literacy
"Nothing in Education matters if students can't read. Not engagement, not equity, not technology. A system that regularly graduates functionally illiterate students is worse than broken. It's worthless."
--James A. Furey (pseudonym)
**23 mini-grants have now been awarded. Applications will be kept on file in the event future funding is available for additional projects. Here is a list of awarded grants:
| Name | Amount |
| Alda Village | $500 |
| Big Springs Public Library | $500 |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library | $500 |
| Chambers Village | $500 |
| Edgar Village | $500 |
| Faith Memorial Library | $500 |
| Fordyce Village | $500 |
| Gresham Public Library | $500 |
| Homer Village | $500 |
| Hoskins Village | $500 |
| Indianola Public Library | $500 |
| LaVista Public Library | $250 |
| Lawrence Village | $500 |
| Long Pine Village | $250 |
| Madison Public Library | $250 |
| Minatare Public Library | $500 |
| North Bend Public Library | $250 |
| Rushville Public Library | $500 |
| Stamford Village | $500 |
| Unadilla Public Library | $250 |
| Valentine Public Library | $500 |
| Village of Cairo | $250 |
| Waverly Community Center | $250 |
*SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), 2002–2024 Reading Assessments.
For more information, contact Sam Shaw.