Monthly Archives: March 2011

There are two great reasons to attend the joint College & University / Information Technology & Access Roundtable Spring meeting on May 20, 2011.
ACRL President Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe presenting “Engagement, Experimentation and Entrepreneurship: Value Principles for Creating the Library of the Future.”
Amy Mather, one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers of 2010, presenting “Fallen Between the Cracks: Reengaging the Lost Patron.”
For more information and to register visit: http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/cu/. Early bird registration discounts end March 31.

The NLA Public Library and Trustee Section will be partnering with Read Aloud Nebraska and the Regional Library Systems to bring nationally known author and librarian Michael Sullivan to four locations across Nebraska (Alliance, Lexington, Norfolk, Seward) in April. This program is open to the public. We encourage you to pass this information on to your academic colleagues and library customers.
Michael will give two presentations – “Connecting Boys with Books” and “Breaking all the Rules”. You can learn more about Michael and his books at www.talestoldtall.com. His program offers 5 hours of CE credit.
A brochure with more information can be found at
http://www.readaloudnebraska.org/sullivan/sullivan.pdfor you can register online at
http://www.readaloudnebraska.org/sullivan.htm
Early bird registration fee- before April 1 – $20.00.
$30.00 registration fee after April 1.
Sign up today!

The Nebraska Center for the Book (NCB) invites recommendations for the 2012 One Book One Nebraska book selection. The Nebraska Center for the Book will consider books written by a Nebraska author (living or dead/with current or former residence in the state), or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. Books should have a broad appeal to readers across Nebraska and lend well to group book discussion. Books may be fiction, non-fiction, biography, memoir, or poetry. They must be in print and readily available. The Center for the Book strongly suggests that anyone who nominates a text should have read it.
Book recommendations should be sent via e-mail by June 15, 2011. Recommendations may also be sent via the U.S. Postal Service to The Nebraska Center for the Book One Book One Nebraska, c/o Nebraska Library Commission Reference Services, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023.
The Nebraska Center for the Book will announce the 2012 One Book One Nebraska choice at the Fall Nebraska Center for the Book Celebration, which will include a 2011 One Book One Nebraska Program, Jane Pope Geske Award and Nebraska Book Awards Ceremony, and NCB Annual Meeting.
For information about One Book One Nebraska, including current and previous book selections, see http://centerforthebook.nebraska.gov/programs/onebook_archive/2011.html or join us on http://www.facebook.com/#!/NebraskaBookFestival
The Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Humanities Council, Nebraska Library Association, Nebraska Library Commission, and other statewide organizations sponsor One Book One Nebraska to demonstrate how books and reading connect people across time and place. In 2011, Nebraska communities will come together through literature in community-wide reading programs to explore Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps, a non-fiction work by one of Nebraska’s best-loved authors—Nebraska’s own Ted Kooser, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and U.S. Poet Laureate (2004–2006).

SAVE THE DATE!
Nebraska Museum, Library and Archives
COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
April 18 Chadron
April 19 Kearney
April 20 Norfolk
April 21 Omaha
Staff and volunteers of Nebraska museums, libraries, and archives–here’s a great opportunity to influence the future of collections care for our state, and learn a little to boot!
Join your colleagues at one of four regional meetings and workshops to
1) review a statewide collections conservation draft plan and add your perspective on how to best save our heritage
2) gain practical hands-on experience in caring for your own collection
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
• Events will run from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Workshops will be offered by experienced professionals on four different topics:
o Chadron: digitization and preservation of documents and records
o Kearney: photographic collections care and preservation
o Norfolk: disaster preparedness planning
o Omaha: working with conservators
• Pending funding, some travel stipends will be available to help cover participants’ transportation costs
• Partners are Nebraska State Historical Society, Nebraska Library Association, Nebraska Museum Association, Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Humanities Council with project funding provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency
Mark your calendar for the regional conference that best suits your schedule & location!
Registration information will be forthcoming soon! If you have questions or want to be sure to receive registration information directly, please email:
Lynne Ireland
Deputy Director
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501
p: (402) 471-4758
f: (402) 471-3100
lynne.ireland@nebraska.gov

The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office provides information on Statehood Day activities. The 2011 parties will be held from April 11-14 in the following cities: Columbus, Norfolk, Seward, Central City, Omaha, Boys Town, Fremont and Nebraska City. Also available on this webpage are photos from parties that took place in 2010.
Happy 144th Birthday Nebraska!