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2012 E-rate Recipients

Nebraska Libraries Receive E-rate Discounts

Nebraska libraries were awarded $296,190 in discounts on telecommunications costs during Funding Year 2012 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013) through the E-rate (Universal Service Fund) program.

Discounts ranged from 20 to 90 percent, with 114 of the state's public libraries participating, including the Library Commission and Regional Library Systems. 110 libraries were awarded telecommunications discounts, and 59 libraries also were awarded discounts on Internet services.

Discounts are awarded on a sliding scale based on the percentage of students in the local school district who are eligible for the free and reduced school lunch program, an indicator of the local level of need, and the County's Rural or Urban status as determined by the U.S. Census.  

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.

LibraryAmount of DiscountTelecommunications Service DiscountInternet Service DiscountDiscount Percentage
ALICE M FARR LIBRARY$893.30 X  60
ALLIANCE PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,839.43 X  70
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$390.94  X 70
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$777.25 X  70
ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$417.60 X  60
AUBURN MEMORIAL LIBRARY$878.14 X  70
AULD PUBLIC LIBRARY$883.20 X  80
BEATRICE PUBLIC LIBRARY$4,023.43 X  70
BENNINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$249.60 X  40
BENNINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$346.70  X 40
BLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY$585.78 X  50
BLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY$453.60 X  70
BRENIZER PUBLIC LIBRARY$285.60 X  70
BRENIZER PUBLIC LIBRARY$532.22  X 70
BROKEN BOW LIBRARY$920.89 X  70
BRUUN MEMORIAL LIBRARY$415.49 X  80
BUTLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY$561.96  X 70
BUTLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY$759.19 X  70
C.B. PRESTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY$806.21  X 80
C.B. PRESTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY$938.59 X  80
CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY$352.80 X  70
CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY$361.20  X 70
CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,573.57 X  70
CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY$814.38  X 70
CHADRON PUBLIC LIBRARY$798.92 X  70
CITY OF HARTINGTON$1,050.00 X  70
CITY OF HARTINGTON$42.00  X 70
CLARKS PUBLIC LIBRARY$453.60  X 50
CLAY CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY$308.11 X  70
CLAY CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY$503.92  X 70
COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,296.58 X  60
CRAWFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY$711.90 X  70
CRAWFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY$822.36  X 70
CREIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$412.44  X 70
CREIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$918.29 X  70
CRETE PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,204.14 X  70
CULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$398.88 X  80
CULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$460.32  X 80
DESHLER PUBLIC LIBRARY$473.09 X  70
DUNDY COUNTY LIBRARY$232.68 X  70
DVORACEK MEMORIAL LIBRARY$359.93  X 60
DVORACEK MEMORIAL LIBRARY$518.04 X  60
EASTERN LIBRARY SYSTEM$480.00  X 80
EASTERN LIBRARY SYSTEM$1,296.00 X  80
ELGIN PUBLIC LIBRARY$369.94  X 70
ELGIN PUBLIC LIBRARY$355.40 X  70
ELMWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY$261.66 X  50
ELMWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY$299.70  X 50
EMERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$235.03 X  70
EMERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$419.58  X 70
FAIRBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,113.50 X  80
FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY$772.80 X  70
FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY$420.00  X 70
FAIRMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY$711.94 X  60
FALLS CITY LIBRARY & ARTS CENTER$1,019.71 X  80
FALLS CITY LIBRARY & ARTS CENTER$767.52  X 80
GARDNER PUBLIC LIBRARY$384.00 X  80
GARFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY$340.20 X  70
GARFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY$377.58  X 70
GENEVA PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,239.76 X  70
GIBBON PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,578.78 X  70
GILBERT MEMORIAL LIBRARY$287.64 X  60
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$10,684.80 X  80
GREENWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY$201.24 X  60
HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY$5,107.20  X 80
HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY$320.54 X  80
HEBRON SECREST LIBRARY$725.11 X  60
HOESCH MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY$700.06 X  70
HOLDREGE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM$781.85 X  60
HOLDREGE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM$878.33  X 60
HOUSE MEMORIAL LIBRARY$469.73 X  70
IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY$258.66 X  60
IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY$339.89  X 60
INDIANOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY$469.06 X  80
INDIANOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY$473.57  X 80
JOHN A STAHL LIBRARY$3,360.00  X 80
JOHN A STAHL LIBRARY$1,067.42 X  80
KARLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY$645.60 X  80
KEARNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY$2,704.72  X 70
KEARNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY$5,910.49 X  70
LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,620.00  X 90
LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,641.60 X  90
LIED RANDOLPH PUBLIC LIBRARY$823.20 X  70
LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES$50,285.31 X  60
LYONS PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,573.91 X  70
MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY$652.22 X  80
MERIDIAN LIBRARY SYSTEM$1,260.00 X  70
MERIDIAN LIBRARY SYSTEM$663.60  X 70
MORTON JAMES PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,365.84 X  70
NANCY FAWCETT MEMORIAL LIBRARY$657.72 X  70
NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION$9,470.45 X  60
NELIGH PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,180.20 X  70
NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$468.30 X  70
NORTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY$359.21 X  60
NORTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY$554.33  X 60
NORTH LOUP PUBLIC LIBRARY$431.52  X 80
NORTH LOUP PUBLIC LIBRARY$362.88 X  80
OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$2,940.00  X 70
O'NEILL PUBLIC LIBRARY$640.08 X  70
ORCHARD PUBLIC LIBRARY$842.78 X  80
ORD TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$391.68 X  60
ORD TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$575.86  X 60
OSCEOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY$661.68 X  60
OSMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY$324.00 X  60
PALMYRA MEMORIAL LIBRARY$432.00 X  60
PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,007.81  X 80
PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,575.36 X  80
PAXTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$590.77 X  70
PILGER PUBLIC LIBRARY$672.84 X  70
PLAINVIEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY$464.39 X  70
PLATTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY$864.00 X  60
PLATTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY$288.00  X 60
RAVENNA PUBLIC LIBRARY$335.58  X 70
RAVENNA PUBLIC LIBRARY$330.96 X  70
REPUBLICAN VALLEY LIBRARY SYSTEM$686.97 X  80
REPUBLICAN VALLEY LIBRARY SYSTEM$297.12  X 80
ROCK COUNTY LIBRARY$455.66  X 70
ROCK COUNTY LIBRARY$768.26 X  70
SARGENT TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$377.58  X 70
SARGENT TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$336.42 X  70
SCHUYLER PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,104.00  X 80
SCHUYLER PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,209.60 X  80
SCOTIA PUBLIC LIBRARY$432.00  X 80
SCRIBNER PUBLIC LIBRARY$384.97 X  70
SCRIBNER PUBLIC LIBRARY$923.58  X 70
SEWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY$431.93  X 60
SEWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,077.69 X  60
SHELBY COMMUNITY LIBRARY$419.92  X 70
SHELBY COMMUNITY LIBRARY$569.18 X  70
SHELTON TOWNSHIP PUB LIBRARY$377.58  X 70
SHELTON TOWNSHIP PUB LIBRARY$356.16 X  70
SIDNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY$900.43 X  60
SOUTHEAST LIBRARY SYSTEM$863.93  X 60
SOUTHEAST LIBRARY SYSTEM$742.90 X  60
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY$93.82 X  20
STANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$714.68 X  70
STRATTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$414.37  X 70
STRATTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$377.50 X  70
STROMSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY$503.93  X 60
STROMSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY$675.50 X  60
SUPERIOR PUBLIC LIBRARY$915.52 X  70
SUPERIOR PUBLIC LIBRARY$503.58  X 70
SUTHERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$354.02  X 60
SUTHERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$628.27 X  60
TAYLOR PUBLIC LIBRARY$431.52  X 80
TEKAMAH PUBLIC LIBRARY$268.63 X  70
THE DOUGLAS-OMAHA TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION$79,236.00  X 71
THE DOUGLAS-OMAHA TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION$21,300.00 X  71
THOMAS COUNTY LIBRARY$707.62  X 70
THOMAS COUNTY LIBRARY$348.10 X  70
TILDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY$420.00 X  70
TRENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$450.62 X  80
TRENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$579.17  X 80
ULYSSES TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$503.64  X 60
ULYSSES TOWNSHIP LIBRARY$280.66 X  60
VALENTINE PUBLIC LIBRARY$455.20 X  70
VALPARAISO PUBLIC LIBRARY$250.56 X  50
VERDIGRE PUBLIC LIBRARY$413.03  X 70
VERDIGRE PUBLIC LIBRARY$375.90 X  70
VIRGIL BIEGERT PUBLIC LIBRARY$363.24 X  50
WALTHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY$447.88 X  90
WALTHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY$298.62  X 90
WEBERMEIER MEMORIAL LIBRARY$300.00 X  50
WEBERMEIER MEMORIAL LIBRARY$480.00  X 50
WILSON PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,388.02 X  70
WISNER PUBLIC LIBRARY$398.83 X  70
WYMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,036.80 X  80
YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,973.50  X 70
YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY$422.86 X  70
Total Number of LibrariesTotal Discounted FundsTotal Number of Telecomm Service Discounts Total Number of Internet Service Discounts Average Discount Percentage
114$296,190.83 11059 69

For more information, contact Christa Porter.