Criteria for Nebraska Library Commission Services
Accreditation, Public Libraries
Available to Public Libraries
To be accredited, libraries are
required to:
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board
that operates under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
- Have a Board certified by the Nebraska Library Commission
- Have a Director certified at the required level by the Nebraska Library Commission
- Receive local funding from a recognized Nebraska city, village, township, or county
- Submit the most recent annual Public Libraries Survey (Bibliostat) and Supplemental Survey
- Have paid library staff present during all scheduled hours the library is open; staff must be compensated following appropriate statutes
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Make its basic services available without charge to
all residents that supply its tax support. These basic services include, but are
not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials, and
general reference and information services
- Provide access to the Internet at no charge to all users
- Make an annual report to the governing body of local government and to the public
Additional Information
Available to Public Libraries
- For Board members of
any Nebraska public library
Additional Information
Available to all types of libraries
- For Nebraska residents or those who are employed by a Nebraska library
Additional Information
Available to Public Libraries
To apply for the grant, libraries are
required to:
Additional Information
Available to unaccredited Public Libraries
To apply, libraries are
required to:
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board that operates under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
- Submit the most recent annual Public Libraries Survey (Bibliostat) and Supplemental Survey
Additional Information
Available to Public Libraries
To apply for E-Rate, libraries are
required to:
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board that operates under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
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Grants: Library Improvement, Internship, and Youth Grants for Excellence
Available to Public Libraries and State Institutional
Libraries
State Institutional Libraries - no requirements
To apply for a grant, public libraries are
required to:
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Available to K-12 School Libraries and Public Libraries
To use ILL services, K-12 School Libraries
are required to:
- Have a Board approved ILL-policy for dealing with postage, fees, replacement of lost/damaged items, or anything else that might go wrong
- Provide all staff names and contact information for those working with ILL
To use ILL services, Public Libraries
are required to:
- Have a Library Board approved ILL-policy for dealing with postage, fees, replacement of lost/damaged items, or anything else that might go wrong
- Provide all staff names and contact information for those working with ILL
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board that operated under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
- Receive local funding from a recognized Nebraska city, village, township, or county
- Have an established schedule in which service of the staff are available to the public
- Have paid library staff present during all scheduled hours the library is open; staff must be compensated following appropriate statutes
- Provide an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or other combination thereof
- Have the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Make its basic services available without charge to
all residents that supply its tax support. These basic services include, but are
not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials, and
general reference and information services
- Make an annual report to the governing body of local government and to the public
Additional Information
Movie Public Performance Site License
Available to Public Libraries
To qualify, libraries are required to:
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board that operates under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
- Receive local funding from a recognized Nebraska city, village, township, or county
- Have an established schedule in which service of the staff are available to the public
- Have paid library staff
- Provide an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or other combination thereof
- Have the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Make its basic services available without charge to
all residents that supply its tax support. These basic services include, but are
not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials, and
general reference and information services
Additional Information
Available to Public Libraries
To participate, libraries are required to:
- Be open to the public at least 15 hours per week
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Receive local funding from a recognized Nebraska city, village, township, or county
- Have an established schedule in which service of the staff are available to the public
- Have paid library staff
- Provide an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or other combination thereof
- Have the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Make its basic services available without charge to
all residents that supply its tax support. These basic services include, but are
not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials, and
general reference and information services
Additional Information
Available to Public Libraries
To participate, libraries are required to:
- Serve a population of 100,000 or fewer
- Be legally established under State Statute 51-201
- Comply with state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations that affect libraries and their operations
- Possess a governing/administrative or advisory board that operates under written by-laws and follows Nebraska’s Open Meetings Law
- Receive local funding from a recognized Nebraska city, village, township, or county
- Have an established schedule in which service of the staff are available to the public
- Have paid library staff present during all scheduled hours the library is open; staff must be compensated following appropriate statutes
- Provide an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or other combination thereof
- Have the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Make its basic services available without charge to
all residents that supply its tax support. These basic services include, but are
not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials, and
general reference and information services
- Make an annual report to the governing body of local government and to the public
Additional Information
Available to all types of libraries
Libraries are required to:
- Have an email address for the director that is used and checked regularly for library business
- Provide at least one public access computer at no charge to users
Additional Information
Available to all types of libraries
- For Nebraska residents currently or planning to
be employed in any Nebraska library
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State Aid to Public Libraries
To receive State Aid, libraries are required to:
- Be Accredited
- Have an established schedule in which service of the staff are available to the public
- Provide an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or other combination thereof
- Have the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule
Additional Information