NEBRASKA -- The Nebraska Library Commission has unveiled the recipients of the Youth Grants for Excellence, awarded to libraries throughout Nebraska.

The program is set up to provide funding to a library for a project which they would not have been able to undertake.

Some projects included summer reading programs, computers and electronics, and STEM programs.
 
Libraries that received the 2024 Youth Grants for Excellence were:
 
  • Bancroft Public Library
  • Bayard Public Library
  • Beatrice Public Library
  • Bellevue Public Library
  • Broken Bow Public Library
  • Central City Public Library
  • Clearwater Public Library
  • Columbus Public Library
  • Cordelia B. Preston Memorial Library, Orleans
  • Elmwood Public Library
  • Falls City Library & Arts Center
  • Fullerton Public Library
  • Genoa Public Library
  • Grand Island Public Library
  • Hastings Memorial Library
  • Hruska Memorial Public Library, David City
  • Jensen Memorial Library, Minden
  • Kilgore Memorial Library, York
  • Lied Lincoln Township Library, Wausa
  • Lied Tekamah Public Library
  • Lincoln City Libraries
  • Louisville Public Library
  • Madison Public Library
  • Maltman Memorial Library, Wood River
  • Maxine White-Sutherland Public Library
  • Mead Public Library
  • Norfolk Public Library
  • North Bend Public Library
  • Osmond Public Library
  • Papillion Public Library
  • Plainview Public Library
  • Ravenna Public Library
  • Sargent Township Library
  • Shelton Public Library
  • St. Edward Public Library
  • Valley Public Library
  • Valparaiso Public Library
  • Verdigre Public Library
  • Yutan Public Library