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Nebraska Library Commission outlines five‑year accreditation cycle, funding links and new tech questions
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Nebraska Library Commission staff explained the accreditation process changes, deadlines and program benefits — including state aid and grants that require accreditation — and highlighted new computer‑security questions added to the online application.
Krista Porter, library development director at the Nebraska Library Commission, told workshop attendees the commission restored and retooled its public library accreditation program after pandemic extensions and a 2022 review. "A library's accreditation is good for 5 years now," Porter said, describing the shift from a three‑year to a five‑year cycle and the need to reassign some libraries to new cohorts.
The accreditation application opens July 1 each year. Porter said applicants must submit two items—an online accreditation application and a community needs response plan—by Oct. 1 (extensions available) and that NLC aims to complete reviews by Dec. 31 so renewed accreditations begin Jan. 1. "After I…
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