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October 22, 2011 | Nebraska Library Commission —
2012 One Book One Nebraska Announced — "I Am a Man" Chief
Standing Bear's Journey for Justice, by Joe Starita is Nebraska's
reading choice for the 2012 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program.
The One Book One Nebraska reading program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center
for the Book, is now in its eighth year. It encourages Nebraskans across the
state to read and discuss one book, chosen from books written by Nebraska
authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. A committee of the
Nebraska Center for the Book selected the finalists from a list of
forty-eight titles nominated by Nebraskans. After receiving nominations from
across the state, the Nebraska Center for the Book board announced the
choice for the 2012 One Book One Nebraska at the Celebration of Nebraska
Books on October 22 in Lincoln.
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September 22, 2011 | Nebraska Library Commission —
Celebration of Nebraska Books Features Local Wonders — The Celebration of Nebraska Books
will feature the 2011 One Book One Nebraska (Local Wonders: Seasons in
the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser). In conjunction with the celebration,
the Lied Center for Performing Arts will offer six performances of "Local
Wonders: A Musical," October 19 - 23 at the Lied Center's Johnny Carson
Theater, produced by the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. A 2:00 p.m. performance
will precede the October 22 celebration and another performance will be
presented after the celebration at 7:30 p.m. These performances are ticketed
events. Tickets are available at
www.liedcenter.org/events/detail.php?eid=157. The choice for the 2012
One Book One Nebraska will be announced at 5:30 p.m.
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March 23, 2011 | Seward County Independent —
Local Writer Talks Local Wonders — Seward is very proud of Ted Kooser
and his accomplishments, as evidenced by the standing-room-only crowd at
Seward Memorial Library March 20. Kooser spent about an hour talking about
Local Wonders, the One Book One Nebraska title for 2011. He read some
excerpts from Local Wonders and poems from Delights and Shadows and answered
questions from the crowd of 93.
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November 30, 2010 | NCompass Blog —
Donate Copies of "Local Wonders" to Nebraska Libraries — Call for
books for library Book Club Kits: "Local Wonders" by Ted Kooser was selected
as the 2011 One Book One Nebraska statewide read (announced at the
Celebration of Nebraska Books on Nov. 6 in Lincoln). If you would like to
donate copies of the book, to be used for library book club kits, please
drop them off at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120,
Lincoln NE, M-F, 8-5.
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November 9, 2010 | NCompass Blog — Borrow
Local Wonders Book Club Kit — Local Wonders by Ted Kooser has just been
selected as the 2011 One Book One Nebraska. The Nebraska Library Commission
has a book club kit of 15 copies that can be reserved for your book club’s
use. Please contact the Reference Desk or your system office to make your
reservation for this delightful and seasonal read.
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November 8, 2010 | Nebraska Library Commission —
2011 ONE BOOK ONE NEBRASKA: Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps —
One Book One Nebraska 2011 invites citizens across the state to read Local
Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (University of Nebraska Press, 2002)
by Ted Kooser, of Garland, Nebraska. Kooser is one of America's most highly
regarded poets and served as the United States Poet Laureate Consultant in
Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004 - 2006.
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October 25, 2010 | NCompass Blog — The 2011
One Book One Nebraska Finalists Are... — The Nebraska Center for the
Book is pleased to announce the five finalists for the One Book One Nebraska
2011 selection. Nominations were solicited from the public during the
summer.
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