(KLZA))-- The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded $37,495 in grants for Excellence in Youth service. Of the grants awarded to thirty-nine Nebraska libraries, several addressed the need for educational programs, Summer Reading programming, and materials like LEGO, STEAM, and other activities to encourage creativity in young people.

Among the 39 libraries receiving grant funds were The Falls City Library and Arts Center and the Beatrice Public Library.

Youth Grants for Excellence are made available by the Nebraska Library Commission with funding from the State of Nebraska.