October 29, 2018 | Nebraska Library Commission — This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm Chosen as 2019 One Book One Nebraska, People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of a fourth-generation Nebraskan—and then talk about it with their friends and neighbors... Read more...
October 10, 2018 | Nebraska Library Commission - Celebrate Nebraska's 2018 Book Award Winners at December 1st Celebration, Celebrate Nebraska's 2018 Book Award winners with author readings and an awards presentation ceremony at the Nebraska Center for the Book's Celebration of Nebraska Books on December 1 at the History Nebraska's Nebraska History Museum, 131 Centennial Mall North, in downtown Licnoln... Read more...
May 24, 2018 | Nebraska Library Commission — Choose Your Days by Paula Wallace to Represent Nebraska at National Book Festival, A children’s picture book that encourages us all to remember that we hold the key to our days will represent Nebraska at the 2018 National Book Festival. The Nebraska Center for the Book selected Choose Your Days by Paula Wallace (Cinco Puntos Press, 2016) as the state’s selection for the National Book Festival’s “Discover Great Places through Reading” brochure and map... Read more...
May 15, 2018 | 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 in Nebraska were recently awarded grants to host pilot Letter Writing Clinics for students in their area... Read more...
April 2, 2018 | 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... Read more...
January 25, 2018 | Nebraska Library Commission — Governor Ricketts Proclaims 2018 One Book One Nebraska: Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry, On Jan. 22, 2018 Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation honoring 2018 One Book One Nebraska: Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry (The Backwaters Press, 2007) edited by Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell. Stillwell presented the governor with a copy of the book... Read more...