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E-Rate 1998 Funding Recipients

Nebraska Libraries Receive Support for Information Technology

Eighty-five public libraries in Nebraska were awarded $172,553.84 in discounts on their 1998 telecommunications costs through a program known as e-rate.

E-Rate is a federally managed program that promotes growth and development in the use of telecommunications in schools and libraries. Two of the public libraries mentioned previously, plus Wilson Public Library, also received discounts for internal connections which totaled $8,044.40, and this figure is not included in the total above or chart below.

Public libraries applied for discounts on basic telephone service, monthly Internet service, and installation of new services such as wiring, cabling, hubs, routers, and servers to provide faster and better connections to the Internet. (See attached complete list of libraries and funding amounts.)

An Information Age update to the time-honored concept of universal service, funding for the universal service discounts comes from the telecommunications industry. The level of discounts schools and libraries are eligible to receive depends on economic need and location, rural or urban. The Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program was established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to provide affordable access to telecommunications services for all eligible schools and libraries, particularly those in rural and inner-city areas.

The Nebraska Library Commission provides education, training, and consultation services to Nebraska library staff to assist with E-rate applications. For more information about E-rate support in Nebraska, see our E-rate webpage. For more information about the E-rate program, see the Schools and Libraries Program website.

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E-Rate Support for Nebraska Libraries Dollar Amount
of Discounted Funds 		Internet
 Access
Discount 		Telcomm
Services
Discount 		Discount Percentage
Ainsworth Public Library $651.88   X 54
Alice M Farr Library $3,412.50 X X 50
Alliance Public Library $1,651.08   X 60
Ashland Public Library $1,057.54 X X 60
Atkinson Township Library $1,016.00   X 50
Auburn Public Library $1,944.40   X 51
Bartley Public Library $443.52   X 66
Battle Creek Public Library $605.00   X 50
Beatrice Public Library $5,010.24   X 51
Beaver City Public Library $585.60   X 61
Bellevue Public Library $2,588.00   X 50
Bess Johnson Elkhorn Public Library $1,135.62   X 36
Blair Public Library $660.00   X 40
Blue Hill Public Library $525.00   X 50
Bruun Memorial Library $1,474.73   X 70
C. B. Preston Memorial Library $308.70   X 60
Cedar Rapids Public Library $915.60   X 70
Central City Public Library $1,574.40   X 60
Chadron Public Library $1,425.65   X 58
Clay Center Public Library $817.50   X 50
Columbus Public Library $1,560.00   X 60
Creighton Public Library $571.15   X 70
Crete Public Library $2,168.00   X 50
Culbertson Public Library $571.59 X X 60
Deshler Public Library $407.87   X 54
Elmwood Public Library $360.45   X 45
Elwood Public Library $832.50   X 50
Fairmont Public Library $1,531.49   X 70
Fullerton Public Library $1,966.03 X X 60
Garfield County Library $314.27   X 70
Geneva Public Library $1,167.50   X 50
Gering Public Library $1,312.80   X 60
Gibbon Township Library $914.56   X 50
Gordon Public Library $1,473.39 X X 70
Grand Island Public Library $4,214.08   X 68
Grant County Library $976.50 X X 63
Gretna Public Library $832.00   X 40
Hoesch Memorial Public Library $768.00   X 60
Holdrege Public Library System $2,280.32   X 50
Hooker County Library $414.28 X X 65
Hooper Public Library $528.46 X X 60
Hruska Memorial Public Library $1,750.80   X 50
Jensen Memorial Library $1,080.00   X 50
John A Stahl Library $1,568.00   X 50
John Rogers Memorial Library $924.00   X 70
Karlen Memorial Library $2,041.59 X x 70
Kearney Public Library and Information Center $11,550.48   X 57
Keene Memorial Library $2,323.20   X 60
Kilgore Memorial Library $238.50 X X 60
Klyte Burt Memorial Library $581.67   X 70
Lexington Public Library $3,012.69   X 70
Louisville Public Library $192.00   X 50
Lydia Bruun Woods Memorial Library $2,332.40   X 70
Lyons Public Library $1,343.54   X 70
Mitchell Public Library $733.43   X 55
Morton James Public Library $2,246.90   X 52
Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library $1,237.60   X 70
Neligh Public Library $1,442.84 X X 65
Nelson Public Library $495.00   X 60
Niobrara Public Library $291.20   X 70
Norfolk Public Library $3,772.80   X 60
Omaha Public Library $57,815.50   X 61
Orchard Public Library $320.25   X 70
Oshkosh Public Library $229.19   X 60
Oxford Public Library $329.66   X 61
Pawnee City Carnegie Public Library $548.69   X 70
Pilger Public Library $265.42   X 60
Plattsmouth Public Library $1,487.50   X 60
Ponca Public Library $710.00   X 50
Saint Paul Public Library $1,626.75   X 60
Schuyler Public Library $943.80   X 55
Scribner Public Library $624.00   X 60
Seward Public Library $2,305.12   X 56
South Sioux City Public Library $4,789.64   X 58
Superior Carnegie Library $1,163.25   X 60
Syracuse Public Library $673.50   X 50
Tecumseh Public Library $690.30 X X 55
Tekamah Carnegie Public Library $480.00   X 60
Tilden Public Library $690.30   X 60
Valentine Public Library $1,565.20   X 70
Valley Public Library $400.84   X 55
Wayne Public Library $440.00   X 50
Webermeier Memorial Library $1,113.50   X 50
Wisner Public Library $815.52   X 60
Yutan Public Library $399.07   X 60
Total Number of Libraries Participating Total
Discounted
Funds 		Total
Internet
Access Discounts 		Total
Telcomm
Services Discounts 		Average
Discount Percentage
85 $172,553.84 12 85 58.38

 
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