2012 Youth Grants for Excellence Awarded

Eleven public libraries and two regional library systems were awarded Youth Grants for Excellence on November 9, 2012, for a total of $20,802. The recipients are: Bellevue Public Library, $4,650 – “Dream 3D” Central City Public Library, $2,661 – “Our AWE-some Library” Wilson Public Library, Cozad, $563 – “The Perks of Book Trailers and Social Media in Promoting  Young Adult Books” Crawford Public Library, $586 – “Pre-School Story Time” La Vista Public Library, $1,917 – “Teen Media Club” Lexington Public Library, $685 – “Family Night at the Library” Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, $600 – “Discover and Explore Activity Bags and Backpacks” Norfolk Public Library, $2,000 – “Signing Lapsit and Signing Storytime Programs” Sump Memorial Library, Papillion, $2,321 – “Serving Children with Special Needs through Sensory Friendly Storytimes” Ponca Carnegie Library, $1,909 – “What is a Service Dog? It Might Surprise You!” Lied Randolph Public Library, $1,260 – “On the Road to Reading…” Eastern Library System, $750 – Kids Still Need Books Eastern Library System & Southeast Library System, $900 – Youth Services Retreat Congratulations! We look forward to hearing more about your projects and how they are helping your communities.