October 23, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry Chosen as 2018 One Book One Nebraska, People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of Nebraska poets in 2018—and then talk about the poems with their friends and neighbors... Read more...
October 11, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Nebraska’s Champions of Literature and Literacy Honored, The Nebraska Center for the Book will present the 2017 Jane Geske Award to American Life in Poetry and Ted Kooser at the October 21 Celebration of Nebraska Books in downtown Lincoln... Read more...
September 28, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Finalists for 2018 One Book One Nebraska Announced, What book will all Nebraskans be encouraged to read in 2018? We will all find out on October 21. Two poetry collections, one memoir, and two novels—all stories with ties to Nebraska and the Great Plains—are the finalists for the 2018 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program... Read more...
September 19, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Celebrate Nebraska’s 2017 Book Award Winners at October 21 Celebration, Celebrate Nebraska’s 2017 Book Award winners with author readings and an awards presentation ceremony at the Nebraska Center for the Book’s Celebration of Nebraska Books on October 21,... Read more...
September 13, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Young Readers Invited to Write to Favorite Authors, Young readers in grades 4-12 are invited to write a personal letter to an author for the Letters about Literature (LAL) contest, a national reading and writing promotion program. The letter can be to any author (living or dead) from any genre-fiction or nonfiction,... Read more...
May 24, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon to Represent Nebraska at National Book Festival, The Nebraska Center for the Book selected This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon by Nancy Plain (University of Nebraska Press, 2015) to represent Nebraska at the 2017 National Book Festival... Read more...
May 5, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — 2018 One Book One Nebraska Book Nominations Sought, What book would you suggest that all Nebraskans read next year? Nebraska readers are invited to make recommendations for the 2018 One Book One Nebraska book selection... Read more...
May 2, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Librarians and Teachers to Host Letter Writing Clinics, What could motivate Nebraska young people to write letters? A great story and the opportunity to tell an author about how a book made a difference in their own life can provide just the right encouragement. Teachers and librarians across Nebraska were recently awarded grants to host pilot Letter Writing Clinics... Read more...
April 5, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Young Nebraskans Win Writing Competition, Do young people still write letters? They do if they want to tell an author about how books can make a difference in a young person’s life. Young Nebraska writers who wrote winning letters in the Letters About Literature competition will receive award certificates from Gov. Pete Ricketts on April 12, 2017 at a proclamation-signing ceremony celebrating National Library Week... Read more...
January 11, 2017 | Nebraska Library Commission — Governor Ricketts Proclaims 2017 One Book One Nebraska: Black Elk Speaks, On Jan. 9, 2017 Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation honoring 2017 One Book One Nebraska: Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt. In this year people across Nebraska are encouraged to read this novel... Read more...