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Author Archives: Bailee Juroshek
Early Bird Registration for the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference Ends Soon
September is the last month you can get early bird pricing for the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference! If you register for the event before October 1st, you can receive a discounted rate on both days. Thanks to our sponsors, the Nebraska Library Commission is able to bring you this conference at an affordable price. Sign up for the 2-day conference or join us for a single day. You can find out how to register for the event here!
- Both Days: Early Bird Price — $90 ($120 after October 1)
- Day One ONLY: Early Bird Price — $60 ($80 after October 1)
- Day Two ONLY: Early Bird Price — $40 ($50 after October 1)
The 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference that will be held November 4-5 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. You can learn more about the conference on the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference webpage, along with the event flyer which includes important information such as room blocks available at two local hotels, “how to register” tips, campus parking, and the excellent line up of sessions.
When registering online, be prepared to select the activities/sessions you plan to attend. This pre-selection allows easier scheduling of sessions to rooms that fit the size of the group and helps us prepare an accurate meal count. Some of the making and demonstration sessions have limited seats so participants who attend those sessions can be up-close to the action and/or get a hands-on experience. If you are interested in any of these sessions, don’t wait too long to register.
Contact JoAnn McManus with any questions about the event or registration.
Throwback Thursday: Nebraska State Capitol Building, Model
Happy #ThrowbackThursday Nebraska!
This wooden three-dimensional model of the new Nebraska Capitol building closely resembles the finished building. The model, displayed on another block of wood, shows the tower, courtyards, and entrances. Construction on the third state capitol building in 1922 and was completed in 1932 at the cost of $9.8 million. Designed by architect Bertram G. Goodhue, the 400 foot tall tower has 15 floors above ground. This photograph was taken for Mr. Lorenz in 1925.
This image is published and owned by the Townsend Studio, which has been in continuous operation since its foundation in 1888 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The studio holds a collection of glass plate and acetate negatives of early Lincoln and its residents.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Posted in General, Nebraska Memories, Preservation
Tagged Nebraska Capitol, Throwback Thursday, Townsend Studio
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Shortlist for 2026 One Book One Nebraska Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 17, 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tessa Timperley
402-471-3434
800-307-2665
Shortlist for 2026 One Book One Nebraska Announced
What book will all Nebraskans be encouraged to read in 2026? We will all find out on November 15th at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) literary festival. A mesmerizing dust bowl epic filled with magical realism, a photographic journey across Nebraska, a beautifully written novel about second chances — all stories with ties to Nebraska—are the finalists for the 2026 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program. The finalists are:
- The Antidote: A Novel by Karen Russell, Knopf, 2025.
- Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky by Joel Sartore, Bison Books, 2006.
- Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf, Knopf, 2016.
The One Book One Nebraska reading program is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, and the Nebraska Library Commission. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss the same book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. A Nebraska Center for the Book committee selected the three finalists from a list of nineteen titles nominated by Nebraskans. In the coming weeks, Nebraska Center for the Book board members will vote on the 2026 selection.
Nebraskans are invited to take part in the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) Literary Festival where the choice for the 2026 One Book One Nebraska will be announced. Held on Saturday, November 15th, from 10:00 am – 5:30 pm, on the second floor of the UNL City Campus Union and Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, this event aims to celebrate Nebraska’s literary heritage and contemporary authors. The festival will honor the 2025 One Book One Nebraska with an author talk by Tosca Lee, in addition it will feature 2025 Nebraska Book Award winning authors, Nebraska State Poets Jewel Rodgers and Matt Mason, a writing workshop hosted by Larksong Writers Place, book vendors, and presentation of the Mildred Bennett Award and Jane Geske Awards. Visit https://bookfestival.nebraska.gov/ for more information about the N.COB festival programming and authors.
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 national Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and 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.”
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The most up-to-date news releases from the Nebraska Library Commission are always available on the Library Commission website, http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.
Throwback Thursday: Fishing on Pibel Lake
This #ThrowbackThursday is a big catch!
This week’s highlight is a colorized photograph on a postcard of a man in rowboat leaning back with his feet in the air and a fishing rod in his hand. A large fish has been superimposed on the picture to make it look like the man is catching a fish bigger than himself. Information printed on item: “Fishing on Pibel Lake, Nebraska, No. 6258.”
This image is owned and published by History Nebraska. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
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Nebraska Library Commission Awards Little Free Library Grants to 23 Communities Across the State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 10, 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sam Shaw
402-471-3216
800-307-2665
Nebraska Library Commission Awards Little Free Library Grants to 23 Communities Across the State
LINCOLN, NE —
The Nebraska Library Commission is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Little Free Library (LFL) Mini-Grant Program, designed to expand access to books and promote early literacy in Nebraska’s unserved and underserved communities. The Nebraska Library Commission has collaborated with the Little Free Library Organization to provide these grants.This year, 23 communities across the state will receive funding to either install a new Little Free Library or restock existing ones with high-quality children’s books. Grants of $500 were awarded to sites to establish a new LFL and purchase books, while grants of $250 were awarded to existing LFL locations to enhance their collections.
“On average, kids with access to Little Free Libraries read 1.1 more days per week compared to communities that do not provide LFLs,” said Sam Shaw, Data Coordinator at the Nebraska Library Commission. “We’re thrilled to support these communities in building and sustaining access to reading materials, especially for young learners.”
2025 Grant Recipients Include:
| $250 Book Grants (Existing LFLs) | $500 Grants (New LFLs + Books) |
| Village of Cairo | Stamford Village |
| Long Pine Village | Hoskins Village |
| Waverly Community Center | Fordyce Village |
| Unadilla Public Library | Alda Village |
| North Bend Public Library | Chambers Village |
| Madison Public Library | Edgar Village |
| LaVista Public Library | Homer Village |
| Lawrence Village | |
| Gresham Public Library | |
| Big Springs Public Library | |
| Faith Memorial Library | |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library | |
| Indianola Public Library | |
| Minatare Public Library | |
| Rushville Public Library | |
| Valentine Public Library |
The Little Free Library Mini-Grant Program is sponsored in part by the Nebraska Library Commission and supported by the Little Free Library Organization. Each grant recipient will receive promotional materials to help celebrate and publicize their new or enhanced community reading hub.
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.”
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The most up-to-date news releases from the Nebraska Library Commission are always available on the Library Commission Website, http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.ailable on the Library Commission Website, http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.
Posted in General, Grants, Library Management, Public Relations
Tagged grants, LFL, Library grants, Little free library
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#BookFaceFriday “Smithsonian Magazine – The Noble Fury of Samuel Adams”
This #BookFaceFriday is making history!
We’re in Washington D.C. for this week’s #BookFace! The Smithsonian Magazine is just one of 4,401 English magazine titles available as an eBook from Nebraska OverDrive Libraries! Three years of issues are available of many titles, as well as some single titles (generally special edition issues of certain magazines or items like adult coloring books). Magazines do not count against a reader’s checkout limit of 6, and magazine issues may be checked out for 7, 14, or 21 days, depending on your library’s policy. Along with all the English-language titles, you have access to Spanish-language titles, and many other languages including French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Afrikaans, and Italian.
“Smithsonian magazine places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution—science, history, art, popular culture and innovation—and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.” —Smithsonian Magazine Blurb
We just had to bring this week’s bookface with us to the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.! The Nebraska Center for the Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Nebraska authors to represent the state at the 2025 National Book Festival: “Ted Kooser: More than a Local Wonder” by Carla Ketner and “The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific” by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee. Both titles will be part of the National Center for the Book’s Great Reads from Great Places program. Check out the festival schedule, featured authors, and highlights for past events on the Library of Congress’s event page! You can even enjoy the event from home and watch the festival through the National Book Festival website.
Libraries participating in the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries Group currently have access to a shared and growing collection of digital downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. 194 libraries across the state share the Nebraska OverDrive collection of 26,898 audiobooks, 36,794 ebooks, and 5,133 magazines. As an added bonus it includes 130 podcasts that are always available with simultaneous use (SU), as well as SU ebooks and audiobook titles that publishers have made available for a limited time. If you’re a part of it, let your users know about this great title, and if you’re not a member yet, find more information about participating in Nebraska Overdrive Libraries!
Love this #BookFace & reading? Check out our past #BookFaceFriday photos on the Nebraska Library Commission’s Facebook page!
Throwback Thursday: Football Players with Mascot
Let’s kick off football season with a #ThrowbackThursday!
This black and white photograph postcard from around 1907-1917 is of a football team standing on a football field in front of a goal post. They are posing with a goat, which is their mascot. At least one player wears a jersey with the intertwined letters S and C, so perhaps they play for Spalding College in Spalding, Nebraska.
This image is owned and published by History Nebraska. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Nebraska Book Award Winner Available on BARD!
“Rhinos in Nebraska: The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds” by Alison Pearce Stevens is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.
The 2022 Nebraska Book Award winner for Youth Book and Illustration, looks into the discovery of the Ashall fossil beds.
“Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and giraffes roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes-eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else’s lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia. Until 1953, when a seventeen-year-old farm worker made an unbelievable discovery. This is the first book to be published about the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than two hundred perfectly preserved fossils have been found. Step into the past with author Alison Pearce Stevens, who has worked with many of the Ashfall researchers at the University of Nebraska State Museum” — Provided by publisher (Godwin Books)
TBBS borrowers can request “Rhinos in Nebraska” DBC02048 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.
Throwback Thursday: Spalding College
Best wishes this #ThrowbackThursday!
This black and white photograph is on a postcard of Spalding College. The postcard has a floral design with a photograph of the college in the center. The building is a three-story wood structure with dormers, two covered porches and a cross on top of one of the side entrance.
This image is owned and published by History Nebraska. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Throwback Thursday: End of the School Day at Kellom School
It’s time for back-to-school #ThrowbackThursday!
Students line up in a school hallway to put on their coats at the end of the day in this 7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ black and white photograph. Boys and girls stand in separate lines to go to their respective coat rooms. The hallway has a hardwood floor and wooden wainscoting on the walls. A sink and a trashcan off to one side of the hall. Kellom School was located at 23rd and Paul Streets. The original building opened in 1892. This building was replaced by the current Kellom Elementary School in 1952, at the same location.
This image is published and owned by the Omaha Public School Archive Collection / Educational Research Library. The collections include historical materials relating directly to the Omaha Public Schools.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
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Tagged Black and White Photograph, Kellom School, Throwback Thursday
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Register Now for the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference
The Nebraska Library Commission is excited to bring to you (with the help of sponsors and about 50 presenters) the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference that will be held November 4-5 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
You can learn more about the conference and find the link to register on the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference webpage, along with the event flyer which includes important information such as room blocks available at two local hotels, “how to register” tips, registration prices for one or both days (early bird pricing through the end of September), campus parking, and the excellent line up of sessions.
When registering online, be prepared to select the activities/sessions you plan to attend. This pre-selection allows easier scheduling of sessions to rooms that fit the size of the group and helps us prepare an accurate meal count. Some of the making and demonstration sessions have limited seats so participants who attend those sessions can be up-close to the action and/or get a hands-on experience. If you are interested in any of these sessions, don’t wait too long to register.
Contact JoAnn McManus with any questions about the event or registration.
Throwback Thursday: Bridge Across Waste Way, Tri-State Canal
It’s a #ThrowbackThursday postcard!
This black-and-white photographic postcard shows a 108 ft. long cement bridge structure over a water way, Tri-State Canal near Morrill, Nebraska. The Tri-State Canal diverts water from the North Platte River close to the Wyoming border for irrigation in western Nebraska. According to The Irrigation Age November 1905, Howard G. Leavitt was the president of the Tri-State Land Company which building the “canal 100 miles long, forty feet wide at bottom, and twelve feet deep.” According to the Nebraska Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics December 1907 Bulletin, the canal was partly financed by “several New York millionaires” to “irrigate between 75,000 and 100,000 acres.” A postmark and one-cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp are on the reverse.
This image is published by the Nebraska Library Commission. The collections include material on the history of libraries in the state of Nebraska, items from the 1930s related to the Nebraska Public Library Commission bookmobile, as well as items showcasing the history of Nebraska’s state institutions.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Throwback Thursday: Zephyr Dawn-to-Dusk Club
We’re back with more #ThrowbackThursday!
This 8 x 10 inch black and white photo pictures the first Zephyr passenger train along with twenty people and one donkey wearing a sign that reads “Zeph mascot of the first Zephyron – World-record-non-stop run Denver to Chicago May 26, 1934”.
This image is owned by the High Plains Historical Society and Museum and published by the McCook Public Library. They worked in partnership to digitize photographic images from the historical society’s collection. These images document early growth of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in McCook, Nebraska, and the surrounding area. The collection spans a time period from the early 1880s through the 1960s.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Nebraska Biography Available on BARD!
“Medicine Creek Journals: Ena and the Plainsmen” by D. Jean Smith is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.
Southern-belle and sharp-shooter Ena Raymonde knew she had found her new home when she stepped off the train at McPherson Station in southwest Nebraska. Based on journals and letters from the 1870s, this biography presents the life of a frontier woman who crossed paths with Buffalo Bill Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, Doc Carver, and other legends of the Old West.
TBBS borrowers can request “Medicine Creek Journals: Ena and the Plainsmen” DBC02026 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.
Friday Reads: “Princess Jellyfish: Volume 1” by Akiko Higashimura
When it comes to books that get turned into movies or TV shows, 9 times out of 10 I read the book first. Manga tends to be the exception to that rule, as I enjoy watching anime in my spare time. When I find one I really fall in love with, I’ll seek out the manga. Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura is an extra special case, as I was gifted the full box set after expressing how much I had enjoyed the anime. The box itself is covered in gorgeous art, and each volume looks gorgeous on the shelf. The artwork inside has such a delightful style to it, I was pleased to learn that the anime had stuck fairly close to its roots.
Because I already know the first part of the story (the anime covers about the first four volumes), reading it feels like revisiting old friends while getting some new glimpses into their lives. Anime is not a one to one adaptation of course, so comparing and contrasting what changed between the two and thinking about why those changes might have been made can feel like a fun puzzle. Localization is part of that puzzle, but with characters that are very rooted in Japanese culture sometimes that isn’t always easy. The manga solves this by including several pages of “translation notes” in the back, which includes definitions that English audiences may not be familiar with, along with explanations of jokes or phrases that don’t quite work when translated without some backstory.
The story follows Tsukimi, an 18 year old aspiring illustrator who is obsessed with jellyfish, moving to Tokyo into an apartment complex with a group of woman known for being a bit strange. Each one has something that they are deeply passionate about, but is viewed as “nerdy” or “odd” from an outside point of view. When they’re together, the girls feel comfortable being themselves but struggle with feelings of insecurity when facing the outside world.
There’s a ton of plot hooks and interesting story beats I could discuss, but I think the core message of Princess Jellyfish is what keeps me coming back to it. It’s about learning to embrace who you are, even if others may find it strange. It has a very strong theme of community, about relying on friends and loved ones to help you through tough times and how we are more powerful together than we are alone. It’s about learning to love yourself. And most importantly… it’s about jellyfish.
Higashimura, Akiko. Princess Jellyfish: Volume 1. Kodansha Comics. 2016.
Posted in Books & Reading, Friday Reads, General
Tagged Akiko Higashimura, Book Review, books, Friday Reads, Manga, Princess Jellyfish, Reading
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Throwback Thursday: Porch at Wallace Residence
Sit down and relax with a book this #ThrowbackThursday!
In this black and white lantern slide from 1912, large matchstick blinds shade the porch from sun at the William Wallace residence, located at 2420 Harney Street in Omaha, Nebraska. William Wallace was a vice president of Omaha National Bank, as well as the president of the Omaha Library Board.
This image is published and owned by the Omaha Public Library. They have a large collection of 1,100+ postcards and photographs of the Omaha area.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
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Tagged Omaha Public Library, Throwback Thursday, William Wallace
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#BookFaceFriday “The Friday Night Knitting Club” by Kate Jacobs
It’s the #BookFaceFriday Night Knitting Club!
This #BookFace is calling for a cozy night in! “The Friday Night Knitting Club” by New York Times bestselling author Kate Jacobs (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; 2012) is the first Friday Night Knitting Club series, centered around a group of women gathering together in a New York City yarn shop to knit and share stories.
We have 20 copies for your reading group to borrow in our Book Club Kit collection, along with copies of the other two books in the Friday Night Knitting Club series. All three books are also available as an audiobook on Nebraska OverDrive Libraries.“It’s all here—dating, love, motherhood, career, estrangement, death and, especially, friendships that span generations…[A] quick, fun, poignant yarn.”
— The Seattle Times
Book Club Kits Rules for Use
- These kits can be checked out by the librarians of Nebraska libraries and media centers.
- Circulation times are flexible and will be based upon availability. There is no standard check-out time for book club kits.
- Please search the collection to select items you wish to borrow and use the REQUEST THIS KIT icon to borrow items.
- Contact the Information Desk at the Library Commission if you have any questions: by phone: 800/307-2665, or by email: Information Services Team
Libraries participating in the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries Group currently have access to a shared and growing collection of digital downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. 194 libraries across the state share the Nebraska OverDrive collection of 26,898 audiobooks, 36,794 ebooks, and 5,133 magazines. As an added bonus it includes 130 podcasts that are always available with simultaneous use (SU), as well as SU ebooks and audiobook titles that publishers have made available for a limited time. If you’re a part of it, let your users know about this great title, and if you’re not a member yet, find more information about participating in Nebraska Overdrive Libraries!
Love this #BookFace & reading? Check out our past #BookFaceFriday photos on the Nebraska Library Commission’s Facebook page!
Throwback Thursday: Carl F. Steckelberg
Enjoy some music this #ThrowbackThursday!
Dated 1919, this black and white photograph pictures Carl F. Steckelberg, a faculty member of the University School of Music in Lincoln, Nebraska, playing the violin.
This image and musical performance is published and owned by the Polley Music Library (Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln, Nebraska), which contains just over two hundred fifty pieces of Nebraska sheet music, as well as concert programs, manuscripts, theatre programs, photographs, and other Nebraska memorabilia which features an element of music. You can also listen to a dozen performances of selections from this music collection performed by local musicians.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
Throwback Thursday: Scene, Bemis Park, Omaha, Neb.
It’s another #ThrowbackThursday!
Dated around 1907-1920, this 14 x 9 cm color postcard pictures a view of a creek in Bemis Park, located at 34th and Cuming Streets in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bemis was the first park acquired by the Park Commission in 1889. Owners of a strip of land 200 feet wide from 33rd to 36th Streets donated it for a park. Located just north of Cuming Street, it consists primarily of a deep, narrow ravine. Adjoining parcels were purchased, making the park about 10.5 acres. It connects to Hanscom Park via Lincoln and Turner Boulevards.
Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, p. 137.
This image is published and owned by the Omaha Public Library. They have a large collection of 1,100+ postcards and photographs of the Omaha area.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive 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.
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Tagged Bemis Park, Omaha, Omaha Public Library, Throwback Thursday
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CCC Library Information Services Classes for Fall 2025
Central Community College classes for the Library Information Services program for Fall 2025 will be starting soon!
Enrollment is open as of April 14, 2025 for classes beginning August 18, 2025. The Library & Information Services Certificate is a 15-credit hour program. All credits can be applied to a Central Community College associate degree.
See details of classes and registration information at https://www.cccneb.edu/lis
