Celebration of Nebraska Books Planned for November 6, 2010

The Nebraska Center for the Book is planning a Celebration of Nebraska Books on November 6, 2010 at the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Nebraska History Museum. The celebration is open to the public and will include a program highlighting the 2010 One Book One Nebraska selection, The Home Place, by Wright Morris. The celebration will feature the winners of the 2010 Nebraska Book Awards with an Awards Ceremony honoring the winning authors and publishers. Featured winning authors will read from their work and sign copies of their books. The 2010 Jane Geske Award will also be presented. The Nebraska Center for the Book annually presents the Jane Geske Award to an organization, business, library, school, association, or other group that has made an exceptional contribution to literacy, books, reading, libraries, or Nebraska literature. The Jane Geske Award commemorates Geske’s passion for books, and was established in recognition of her contributions to the well-being of the libraries of Nebraska. Jane Geske was a founding member of the Nebraska Center for the Book and a long-time leader in many Nebraska library and literary activities. The Nebraska Center for the Book will also announce the 2011 One Book One Nebraska book selection at the Nebraska Center for the Book Celebration of Nebraska Books on November 6, 2010. The Nebraska Center for the Book Annual Meeting will also be held at the November 6 Celebration. As additional information about the Celebration of Nebraska Books becomes available, it will be shared via Facebook, as well as the Nebraska Humanities Council and Nebraska Center for the Book websites. For information about One Book One Nebraska, including current and previous book selections, see http://www.onebookonenebraska.org or join us on Facebook. For more information contact Mary Jo Ryan, 402-471-3434 or 800-307-2665.