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- Order the book from University of Nebraska Press
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- Find a copy of the book @ your library®
- Borrow a book club kit — from Nebraska Library Commission & Nebraska Regional Library Systems
Discuss the book & author
- Lesson plan — Museum of Nebraska Art
- Discussion questions [pdf] — courtesy Nebraska Humanities Council
- Reader's guide [pdf] — Lone Tree Literary Society
- Book discussion evaluation [pdf]
- Virtual tour: photo galleries — Lone Tree Literary Society
- “Photographic Stories”: This NET Television Statewide segment (6/02/2006) highlights a Henderson, NE, class’s exploration of Wright Morris’ photography and “a sense of place.” Used with permission of NET Television. View the video
- Guest speakers
- Phyllis McCain, cousin to Wright Morris. She is available to travel statewide to join book discussions, share family photos and artifacts, and share stories about Wright Morris and her family—Uncle Harry and Aunt Clara were Phyllis’ grandparents. Call 402-640-2808 for more information.
- Martha McGahan, president of the Lone Tree Literary Society. Contact her at 308-384-8679 or .
- Joseph J. Wydeven, author of Wright Morris Revisited. Contact him at 402-331-9548 or .
- Various biographies
- 1979 exhibition information; View the brochure [pdf] — BAM/PFA
- Biography — Museum of Nebraska Art
- Biography — Nebraska Center for Writers
- Biography, works and critical bibliography, including videos — Center for Great Plains Studies
- Selected bibliography — Lone Tree Literary Society
- Selected publications — Nebraska Center for Writers
- What the critics say about Wright Morris — Nebraska Center for Writers
- Wright Morris: Photographs & words; About the exhibit; Exhibition fact sheet [pdf] — art2art Circulating Exhibitions
Promote your event &
One Book One Nebraska
- Press kit [pdf] — University of Nebraska Press
- Sample press release
- Promotional flyer [pdf] — University of Nebraska Press
- Customizable press release [word document]
- Customizable poster, 8.5 x 14 in. [pdf]
- Customizable poster, 8.5 x 11 in. [pdf]
- Make your own READ @ your library® poster — See example
- Governor’s proclamation
- Read the proclamation [pdf]
- View / print photo from the Proclamation Ceremony Photo Gallery — courtesy the Governor’s office, on Flickr (Instructions for Downloading / Printing)
- View / print group photo — courtesy Nebraska Library Commission
- Submit your event by e-mail or by calling 402-471-4002
- Traveling exhibitions
- ARTreach — Museum of Nebraska Art
- Wright Morris: Photographs & Words — art2art Circulating Exhibitions
- Previous One Book One Nebraska selections
Upcoming events in 2010
- Ongoing — Volkswalk; Walk in the footsteps of Wright Morris; Central City, Nebraska
- Ongoing — Geocaching; Central City, Nebraska
- March 2 — Adult Book Club; Grand Island Public Library; 308-385-5333
- March 3 — Stromsburg Public Library Brown Bag Lunch Program; 402-764-7681
- April 8, 15, and 22 at 5:30 pm — Rushville Public Library book discussion program; 308-327-2740
- April 14 at 10 am — Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library book discussion program; 402-368-5306
- April 20 – July 26 — Art Exhibition; “They Spoke to Me, or Did Not Speak:” Wright Morris’s Images of America; Museum of Nebraska Art; Kearney, Nebraska
- April 22 — Book Discussion; Beatrice Public Library; 402-223-3584
- April 22 — Book Discussion; Rock County Public Library; 402-684-3800
- May 3 — Lone Tree Readers at the boyhood home of Wright Morris; Central City; 308-946-3290
- May 3 — Lone Tree Readers at the boyhood home of Wright Morris; Central City; 308-946-3290
- May 5 — Cemetery tour, including Morris family graves; Chapman; hosted by the Merrick County Historical Museum
- May 20 — Morning Glories Book Discussion, 10 am; Hastings Public Library, 517 W. 4th St., Hastings; 402-461-2346
- May 23 — Cemetery tour, 2 pm; Chapman; the burial place for Wright Morris and various members of his family
- May 28 — Nebraska Christian Schools field trips: Museum of Nebraska Art exhibit visit and Morris boyhood home tour; Kearney & Central City
- June 9 — Adult Summer Reading Program; Grand Island Public Library; 308-385-5333
- June 17 — “Wright Morris: Nebraska’s Novelist and Photographer” by Joseph Wydeven; 1 pm, at the Ord Township Library, 1718 M Street. Free. ($10 registration fee is for annual meeting and lunch). Contact: Sharon Osenga at 308-234-2087.
- July 31 — Open house and tour of Wright Morris boyhood home; Central City; Central City High School Reunion Class of 1965
- September 25 — Cahow Barbershop open house; Chapman; The Cahow Barbershop is important for its association with Wright Morris. It appears both in his writing and in his photographs. This event is part of the Chapman Annual Celebration. Contact Nancy Johnson at for more information.
- September 27 — Tour of Morris boyhood home and Chapman sites; 9:30 am; Central City, Chapman. This is an activity of Grand Island’s To Read or Not to Read book club.
- October 2 — One Book - One Nebraska - One Sarpy; 2 pm at Sump Memorial Library, Papillion; with Joseph J. Wydeven. Afterward, tour two historical buildings located next to the library. The John Sautter farmhouse and the Portal School will be open to the public following Dr. Wydeven’s presentation. Call Robin Clark at 402-597-2042 for more information.
- October 9 — Wright Morris Centennial Conference; Central City; with Joseph J. Wydeven, David Madden, Susanne Bloomfield, and Steven Arkin. Call Marilyn Heins at 308-946-3719 for more information.
- November 6 — Celebration of Nebraska Books; program with Dr. Joseph J. Wydeven; announcement of 2011 One Book One Nebraska selection
Proclamation signing
Nebraska Capitol
January 20, 2010
L to R: Jane Hood (Nebraska Humanities Council), Erika Hamilton (Nebraska Humanities Council), Donna Shear (University of Nebraska Press), Gov. Dave Heineman, Rod Wagner (Nebraska Center for the Book / Nebraska Library Commission), Martha McGahan (Lone Tree Literary Society)
READ @ your library® poster:
Sue Baker, Board President
O’Neill Public Library