The Bancroft Community Library received a grant to connect with Bancroft-Rosalie School to provide high speed internet to community members at the Public Library. Here is the email from the State of Nebraska Library Technology Specialist.
"Thank you for submitting an application of interest for the IMLS Sparks Grant, Nebraska Schools and Libraries – Breaking the Ice and Igniting Relationships. The five communities that have been initially selected are Bancroft, Genoa, Imperial, Verdigre, and Wymore. A geographical site survey will be conducted in each of these communities to confirm that the fixed wireless technology is possible between the library and a school district building before finalizing the selection process. This survey will be completed shortly after the Library Commission has confirmation of grant funding in April, 2018. Should any one of these communities not be geographically feasible for the use of fixed wireless technology, the Library Commission will consider another applicant (e.g. Bayard, Clarks) to participate in the grant.
Congratulations to these five communities and thank you to all the communities that submitted an application. We are hopeful that this innovative concept of an internet partnership between schools and libraries will ignite discussions in communities across the State of Nebraska."
