PROGRAMS
- Letters About Literature
- One Book One Nebraska
- Nebraska Book Festival
- Celebration of NE Books
- Annual Meeting
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The 2024 Celebration of Nebraska Books Set for October 12, 2024
This year's Book Awards Celebration will be a combined event with the
Nebraska Book Festival, called "The Nebraska Celebration of Books." The
event is free and open to the public, and will feature several
Nebraska authors, and presentation of the Nebraska Center for the Book's Nebraska Book
Awards, Mildred Bennett Award and Jane Geske Award.
The 2024 Nebraska Book Awards
will honor authors and publishers of books with a Nebraska connection
published in 2023.
The Jane Geske Award
will be presented to honor an organization that exemplifies exceptional contributions to literacy, books,
reading, libraries, or literature in Nebraska. The annual Jane Geske Award
commemorates Geske's passion for books, and was established in
recognition of her contributions to the well-being of the libraries of
Nebraska. Jane Pope Geske was a founding member of the Nebraska Center
for the Book, former director of the Nebraska Library Commission, and
a long-time leader in Nebraska library and literary activities.
The
Mildred Bennett Award recognizes an individual
who made significant contributions to the fostering of the literary
tradition in Nebraska. This annual award reminds us all of the
literary and intellectual traditions that enrich our lives and mold
our world.
This year marks the 20th year of the One Book One Nebraska program. We will be celebrating with an panel disscussion of several OBON authors and a memoir writing workshop facilitated by Larksong Writers Group to honor this year's book selection, Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir of a Crime by Debora Harding. The announcement of the 2025 One Book One Nebraska book choice will conclude the festivities.
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The 2024 Nebraska Celebration of Books is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book and Nebraska Library Commission—with hospitality furnished by Friends of University of Nebraska Press and Humanities Nebraska supporting the One Book One Nebraska presentation. For more information contact Tessa Timperley, 402-471-3434 or 800-307-2665, or visit the Facebook pages of the Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Library Commission, and One Book One Nebraska.
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- Awards — Jane Geske Award, Mildred Bennett Award, Nebraska Book Awards, and others.