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This past Wednesday, September 17th, was Constitution Day, celebrating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. What better way to celebrate here in Nebraska than highlighting our own contributor to the Constitution, Senator George Norris? Senator George William Norris was the main author and sponsor of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (the “Lame Duck” amendment), which shortened the time period between the November election and the date when the newly-elected officials take office. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Rural Electrification Act. Closer to home, he secured the funding for the Tri-County Project that helped create the Kingsley Dam and Lake McConaughy, and he led the conversion of Nebraska’s legislature from a bicameral to unicameral system, which remains the only one-house legislative system in the United States. Check out “George Norris, Going Home: Reflections of a Progressive Statesman“ by Gene A. Budig and Don Walton (Bison Original, 2013), with a preface by George W. Norris, is one of many titles about Senator Norris available in the Nebraska Library Commission’s government documents collection, as well as Nebraska Overdrive Libraries.

One of the most prestigious academic presses in the country, the University of Nebraska Press sends us around 75 select titles per year, which are added to the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse, also known as the Nebraska State Documents Collection. This collection is comprised of publications issued by Nebraska state agencies, ensuring that state government information is available to a wide audience and that those valuable publications are preserved for future generations. University of Nebraska Press books, as well as all state documents, are available for checkout by libraries and librarians for their patrons.

“A remarkable account of the life of one of the most influential politicians in the last hundred years. . . . His extraordinary achievements for all American people offer a rare glimpse at what can be achieved when people and politicians put aside narrow interests. . . . Budig and Walton have produced a short and powerful document that draws on the reflections of the Senator and others who knew him at the end of his life. It would serve us well if a copy of this book were in every school library across the country.”

—Richard Sterling, former president of the National Writing Commission

This title can also be found as a eBook on Nebraska OverDrive Libraries. 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!

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