Public Information and Communication
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 22, 2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tessa Terry
402-471-3434
800-307-2665
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.
Libraries across Nebraska will join the Nebraska Center for the Book and
other literary and cultural organizations in planning book discussions,
activities, and events that will encourage Nebraskans to read and discuss
this book. Support materials to assist with local reading/discussion
activities will be available after January 1, 2012 at
http://onebook.nebraska.gov.
Updates and activity listings will be posted on the One Book One Nebraska
Facebook group at
http://www.facebook.com/onebookonenebraska.
One Book One Nebraska is sponsored by Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska
Humanities Council, Nebraska Library Association, and Nebraska Library
Commission.
The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at the Nebraska Library
Commission and brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers,
librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the
community of the book, supporting programs to celebrate and stimulate public
interest in books, reading, and the written word. The Nebraska Center for
the Book is supported by the Nebraska Library Commission.
As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate
for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the
Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of
library and information services, bringing together people and
information. The most up-to-date news releases from the Nebraska Library
Commission are always available on the Library Commission website,
www.nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases
For more information, contact Tessa Terry, 402-471-3434 or 800-307-2665,
www.centerforthebook.nebraska.gov
or
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaCenterfortheBook