Nebraska Library Association: Nebraska Library Association Scholarship Opportunities

January 20, 2009

Nebraska Library Association Scholarship Opportunities

Would you like to attend graduate classes or training to increase your library skills? Here's your opportunity to apply for financial assistance. The Nebraska Library Association offers the Louise A. Nixon Scholarship ($1,000.00) and the Duane Munson Scholarship ($250.00). The application deadline is April 15th of the current year.

Louise A. Nixon Scholarship
Louise A. Nixon (1897-1989) worked constantly to enlighten the legislature about Nebraska's libraries' needs. She served as Assistant Director of the Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau and as Legislative Council Librarian. Louise Nixon was head of the Nebraska Library Commission from 1950 to 1969. When federal funds were made available, she initiated bookmobile demonstration projects; public library construction; extension services; services to institutional residents and the physically challenged; and an inter-library communication network. Our lives have been enriched by her openminded, conscientious dedication to building library service in this state.

When Nixon reflected on her life for the Lincoln Journal, the paper wrote, “There is no single figure of greater 20th century significance in developing Nebraska's contemporary system of community libraries – facilities, collections, trained personnel, cooperative networking.”

This scholarship was established to help each recipient reach for Nixon's goals of dedication and vision.

The application deadline is April 15th of the current year. Scholarship recipients will be announced in May.

More information is available at http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/nixonschol.htm

Duane Munson Scholarship
Duane Munson, a well-known bookseller from Columbus, has been a long-time leader and solid supporter of library and educational activity in Nebraska. He desires to share his good fortune jointly with the NLA and NEMA communities. Munson has personally sponsored this scholarship since 1991.

The application deadline is April 15th of the current year. Scholarship recipients will be announced in May.

More information is available at http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/munsonschol.htm

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