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See listings of regularly-scheduled literary events both at the libraries (John H. Ames Reading Series, Lunch at the Library) and in the surrounding Lincoln, NE community -- including readings, signings, the One Book One Nebraska selection for 2007 and other special presentations!
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The selected title for the 2009 One Book - One Lincoln was announced on August 31st, 2009. This year's book is People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. Throughout September, October and November 2009, Lincolnites are once again encouraged to read the same book, then join other readers in attending book discussions and special programming events based on the topics and themes of the book. Visit the Official 2009 One Book - One Lincoln site for more information, including ways you can get involved! To see some background about all of 2009's five finalists, visit our 2009 Finalists page, where you can also sign up to be notified by e-mail about all new developments regarding One Book -- One Lincoln. We also encourage you to stop by the One Book -- One Lincoln Blog, where you can leave comments about the book selections and the entire One Book process in response to posted discussion topics.
[ One Book -- One Lincoln archives: The Thirteenth Tale [2008] | The Worst Hard Time [2007] | The Devil in the White City [2006] | The Kite Runner [2005] | Peace Like a River [2004] | Bel Canto [2003] | Plainsong [2002] ]
[ Master list of 2002-2007 One Book -- One Lincoln finalists in PDF format ]
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Midwest mystery fans enjoyed attending the 10th annual Mayhem in the Midlands Mystery Convention, sponsored by the Omaha Public Library. The 10th Mayhem was held over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend in Omaha (May 21-24, 2009), at its traditional location -- the Embassy Suites in downtown Omaha (555 S. 10th St.). The Guest of Honor for 2009 was Dana Stabenow, author of Kate Shugak mystery series. Toastmaster of Honor was Jan Burke, and the International Guest of Honor was Zoe Sharp.
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Following the success of the first five years of One Book One Nebraska, featuring Willa Cather's My Antonia, Omaha mystery novelist Alex Kava's One False Move, Mari Sandoz' classic history text Crazy Horse, and Nebraska State Poet William Kloefkorn's autobiography Restoring the Burnt Child, the Nebraska Library Commission, the Nebraska Center for the Book, the Nebraska Library Association, the Nebraska Regional Library Systems and other organizations sponsored yet another year of One Book One Nebraska in 2009!
 The 2009 selected title is Bess Streeter Aldrich's classic, A Lantern in Her Hand. You can find more information about the 2005-2009 events at the official One Book One Nebraska Web site.
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Fans of Romance Fiction joined with a dozen romance authors at each of Lincoln's three Turning the Pages of Romance conferences, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. These events, co-sponsored by the Lincoln City Libraries and the Omaha Public Library, proved to be a popular way to meet and interact with professional romance authors from the midwest each Spring.
[ Past Romance Conferences: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 ]
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