Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg, First National Bank of Omaha, and the Nebraska Library Commission presented 15 Nebraska children and teenagers each with a $529 contribution to a NEST 529 College Savings account today in the fourth annual Read to Win Drawing at the Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda. Each winner’s respective library branch was awarded $250.
Out of 13,000 entries, five children were selected at random from each of Nebraska’s three U.S. Congressional Districts.
The 2017 CPLS winners, their hometowns, and the libraries where they participated in summer reading are as follows:
Ayden K., Grand Island, Grand Island Public Library
Boaz R., Grand Island, Grand Island Public Library
John T., O’Neill, O’Neill Public Library
Caine G., Bartlett, O’Neill Public Library
Emery P., Ravenna, Ravenna Public Library
Congratulations to these winners and their libraries!