{"id":19,"date":"2015-12-31T03:05:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T03:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:12:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wauneta Public Library is located on the upper level of the Wauneta Municipal Building located at the north end of the town\u2019s main street (Tecumseh Avenue).\u00a0 \u00a0 Tayler May is the Library Director and has been since 2025.\u00a0 She works in collaboration with a library board which is appointed by the Wauneta Village Board.<\/p>\n

The library offers a fine selection of books, periodicals, audiobooks and dvds, many of which have been provided as memorial gifts in memory of loved ones. \u00a0There are also computers with internet access available for use by the public at no charge.<\/p>\n

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Historical Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Wauneta Public Library also offers a growing collection of family histories and\u00a0items of local historical interest. Portraits of the town’s founding family, George and Sarah Rowley, were donated to the town by their descendants and are on display at the library. \u00a0Also on display are a number of paintings by local artists as well as an extensive collection of photos of Wauneta throughout the years.<\/p>\n

The children’s area offers child-sized seating and a wide variety of books for all ages.<\/p>\n

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Children’s Area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wauneta Public Library is located on the upper level of the Wauneta Municipal Building located at the north end of the town\u2019s main street (Tecumseh Avenue).\u00a0 \u00a0 Tayler May is the Library Director and has been since 2025.\u00a0 She works in collaboration with a library board which is appointed by the Wauneta Village Board. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P74ZuK-j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":183,"url":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/policies\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":0},"title":"Policies","author":"waunetalibrary","date":"May 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Wauneta Public Library Policies(Updated 2024)Mission StatementAt The Wauneta Public Library, our mission is to keep our hometown library a safe,comfortable space to learn as well as a relevant and up-to-date source of knowledge. Ata time when rural libraries are closing due to lack of interest and\/or relevance, we aredetermined to\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":147,"url":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/local-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":1},"title":"History","author":"waunetalibrary","date":"February 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The library has an extensive collection of local history artifacts including photographs, family photos, paintings, letters and even telephones. A donation by Dwight Hoff in memory of friends and family, 1991, decorates the wall of the library. The carving is just one of many historical and decorative items donated to\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Carving donated by Hoff","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/files\/2016\/02\/Carving-donated-by-Hoff-89x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6,"url":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/contact\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":2},"title":"Contact","author":"Michael","date":"May 4, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0Tayler May,\u00a0 Library Director(308) 394-5243Wauneta Public Library319 N. Tecumseh AvenueWauneta, NE 69045For more information, or to share ideas for our library, please use the contact form below:","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/locations\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":3},"title":"Locations","author":"Director","date":"August 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"CONTENTS","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10,"url":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/nebraska-resources\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":4},"title":"Nebraska Resources","author":"Michael","date":"May 4, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"NebraskAccess Nebraska Memories Nebraska.gov State Fair Nebraska Tourism","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/215"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":752,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/wauneta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}