Library Commission News & Announcements
Last night I went to a Community Building workshop on affordable housing here in Lincoln. To be clear, I personally have affordable, well-maintained housing. My landlord is cool. He fixes stuff. But apparently that's not so true in the Near South Neighborhood. Probably other neighborhoods too...
Nebraska Public Libraries and State-run Institutions! Do you have an idea for a program or project you would like to see funded?...
When one #BookFace closes, another one opens. There's nothing better than supporting Nebraska's great literary talent by reading their books! This week's #BookFaceFriday highlights two great Nebraska authors!...
It's football season #ThrowbackThursday! This 9-1/2" x 7-1/4" black and white photograph shows the Nebraska State Normal School football team at Kearney, in 1906. It shows sixteen men, most wearing football apparel...
What book will all Nebraskans be encouraged to read in 2025? We will all find out on October 12th at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) literary festival. A collection of nonfiction essays about Nebraska, a novel set in 1950's about personal journeys, a historical fiction novel about the Pacific theater in World War II -all stories with ties to Nebraska-are the finalists for the 2025 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program. The finalists are:...
"Sweet Sister Ella" by Nebraska author Rosekrans Hoffman is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service...
Learn how to solve common library tech issues using the free Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit on next week's NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, September 18 at 10am CT...
