Oh for a Book and a Quiet Nook

The Joy of Reading – John Wilson Oh for a book and a shady nook, either in door or out. With the green leaves whispering overhead, Or the street cries all about. Where I may read all at my ease, Both of the new and old; For a jolly good book whereon to look, Is better to me than gold.

This month seems to be all about books!    October is National Reading Group Month. Teen Read Week is October  13-19.   On October 26th the Celebration of Nebraska Books will feature 2013 award-winning authors and their books, and announcement of the 2014 One Book One Nebraska title.   With all that to celebrate it seems like a good time to see what images about books and reading are in Nebraska Memories.

The two photos below are from the Dodge County Historical Society collection.  The photo of the Joseph H. Williams residence reading corner   ,  taken in  about 1888, shows an unusual bookcase with a rocking chair beside it.   The girls posed in front of it don’t look very happy with the book in front of them.  Hopefully there was something entertaining on the shelves above them!   The family members posing in the Robert S. Somers residence reading group  photo look pretty serious too.

Joseph H Williams residence reading corner 3                                 Robert S Somers residence reading group 2

                                                                                                                                                     The siblings  in this story gathering   photo from the Nebraska Children’s Home Society look like they are having more fun.  Photos of children up for adoption were used to help the  Society find adoptive parents.Story gathering 3  The Library Commission started bookmobile service in 1936, and a search in Nebraska Memories on the word bookmobile will bring up  several photos of groups gathered around the wonderful truck  with the side window showing the books.    These women are at the  Bookmobile at Nehawka Public Library  . Bookmobile at Nehawka Public Library 4

The Nebraska Bookmobile Report  of the first Nebraska bookmobile is also available in Nebraska Memories.  Enjoy reading this October! Visit Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials. Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information, or contact Beth Goble, Historical Projects Librarian, or Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
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