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Celebrate America250 @ Your Library!

Resources for the Semiquincentennial in 2026

Nebraska Semiquincentennial Commission
How Can We Celebrate the US 250?
Nebraska - Remembering the Bicentennial

Books and Reading

America250 Reading List: Stories That Shaped a Nation from PBS.
America250 Reading List in NLC Book Club Kits - titles from the PBS list
"Presidential Reads" in NLC Book Club Kits
It's Your Story from Library of Congress
Our American Story – library programming based on the Ken Burns' documentary "The American Revolution"
American Stories: a Reading Road Trip from PBS and the LoC Centers for the Book

Art

Get Outdoors

Nebraska Game and Parks Events and Challenges
250 Mile Challenge
Great American Cleanup through Keep America Beautiful

Get Together

Sharing the Spirit of America - Reading the Declaration of Indendence July 8, 2026
America's Potluck July 5, 2026
Help Unfurl the World's Largest American Flag May 22 in Omaha, May 24 in Lincoln

History and Education

Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
The 250th Anniversary Program Handbook from AASLH
Reframing History from AASLH
Humanities Nebraska Event Calendar
Nebraska Department of Education Social Studies Resources
SciStarter- 2.50 Million Acts of Science - special focus in April for Citizen Science Month
Local History Program Ideas from ALA's Programming Librarian
Black Perspectives Toolkit from the ALA Black Caucus

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