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Nebraska Library Commission Announces Public Library Accreditation
Nebraska Library Commission Library Development Director Christa Porter recently announced the accreditation of Sixty-three public libraries across Nebraska. Porter stated, “We are dedicated to helping Nebraska libraries meet Nebraskans’ information needs, opening up the world of information for citizens of all ages. The Library Commission continues to work in partnership with Nebraska libraries and the regional library systems, using the Public Library Accreditation program to help public libraries grow and develop.” Public libraries in Nebraska are accredited for a three-year period. To learn more about this process and to see a complete list of all accredited Nebraska public libraries, go to http://nlc.nebraska.gov/LibAccred/Standings.asp. The Nebraska Library Commission congratulates the public libraries listed below as they move forward toward the realization of this vision for the future: “All Nebraskans will have improved access to enhanced library and information services, provided and facilitated by qualified library personnel, boards, and supporters with the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes necessary to provide excellent library and information services.” Nebraska Public Libraries Accredited through December 31, 2021 Ainsworth Public Library Arlington Public Library Auburn Memorial Library Alice M Farr Library (Aurora) Bayard Public Library Beatrice Public Library Karlen Memorial Library (Beemer) Bennington Public Library Broadwater Public Library Broken Bow Public Library Central City Public Library Clarkson Public Library Clearwater Public Library Crawford Public Library Culbertson Public Library Bob and Wauneta Burkley Library (DeWitt) Elmwood Public Library Emerson Public Library Fairbury Public Library Genoa Public Library Gibbon Public Library Gothenburg Public Library Grand Island Public Library Sioux County Public Library (Harrison) Hartington Public Library Hastings Public Library Hildreth Public Library Holdrege Area Public Library Hooper Public Library Lied Imperial Public Library Kimball Public Library Lincoln City Libraries Loup City Public Library Madison Public Library Jensen Memorial Library (Minden) Mitchell Public Library Morton-James Public Library (Nebraska City) Newman Grove Public Library Norfolk Public Library O’Neill Public Library Oshkosh Public Library Palisade Public Library Sump Memorial Library (Papillion) Pilger Public Library Plainview Public Library Ponca Carnegie Library Schuyler Public Library Scotia Public Library & Heritage Center Lied Scottsbluff Public Library Scribner Public Library South Sioux City Public Library Stromsburg Public Library Superior Public Library Raymond A Whitwer Tilden Public Library Valentine Public Library Gardner Public Library (Wakefield) Weeping Water Public Library John A Stahl Library (West Point) Struckman-Baatz Public Library (Western) Dvoracek Memorial Library (Wilber) Lied Winside Public Library Maltman Memorial Public Library (Wood River) Yutan Public Library The Nebraska Library Commission would also like to congratulate six of these libraries on earning accreditation for the very first time. Those libraries are: Arlington Public Library Bayard Public Library Sioux County Public Library (Harrison) Scotia Public Library & Heritage Center Maltman Memorial Public Library (Wood River) Lied Winside Public Library As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services, “bringing together people and information.”###
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