State Aid Award Letters Mailed

Award Letters have been mailed to 173 public libraries that were eligible for 2011 State Aid. To be eligible, libraries must be accredited by the Nebraska Library Commission, submit their Public Library Statistical Report online using Web-based Bibliostat (TM) Collect, and local funding must be equal to or greater than that of the three previous years. During the first half of 2011, the Library Commission will distribute over $391,000 in direct state aid payments to these libraries. This amount includes, in some instances, an incentive payment for additional public revenue received by the library, and an incentive payment for achievement of Enhanced or Excellent Accreditation status. For more information about State Aid to Public Libraries, check out our web page at http://nlc.nebraska.gov/funding/StateAid/