In 2004, Prime Time Family reading in Nebraska expanded to include bilingual programs, increasing the diversity of families that participated. This new model was adapted to reach Nebraska’s growing immigrant population, especially those of Hispanic heritage.
The inaugural bilingual program was hosted in south Omaha in collaboration with Omaha Public Libraries, and was put on my NHC speaker Ricardo Garcia (pictured left).
Part of the NHC’s five-year strategic plan around this time was to create programs with an emphasis on themes related to immigrants. The goals of these themes were to enhance understanding and appreciated of new immigrant culture, create an understanding and appreciation of immigrant experience, encourage understanding and connection and create support within Nebraska communities for new immigrants.
