2011 Dollars for Data Award Letters Mailed

The Nebraska Library Commission has mailed award letters for a “Dollars for Data” payment of $250 to 46 unaccredited public libraries that submitted the 2008-2009 Public Library Statistical Survey using Bibliostat™ Collect. Provision of public library data is an important activity for all libraries so that both the Library Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (http://www.imls.gov/) have an accurate picture of public library service throughout Nebraska communities. Since this is a necessary step toward meeting the standards of service outlined in the Public Library Accreditation Guidelines http:// nlc.nebraska.gov/LibAccred/, these libraries are closer to achieving accredited status. In fact, four libraries that earned Dollars for Data awards in the last two years have now become accredited. For more information about Dollars for Data, including a list of this year’s recipients, go to http://nlc.nebraska.gov/funding/dollars/.