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This #BookFace is a jack of all braids.

We’re keeping the America 250 theme rolling, weaving a nation, if you will, with this week’s #BookFaceFriday, “Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer, adapted by Monique Gray Smith, and Illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt (Zest Books, 2022). This title is available as an eBook through Nebraska OverDrive Libraries, and is a part of the “Made By Us: Voices that Shape America” collection on the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries main page. This is a collection that defines, challenges, and re imagines the American experience — across generations, cultures, and genres. Kimmerer’s book “Braiding Sweetgrass,” is also a part of this OverDrive collection, it’s available as both and eBook and Audiobook, along with a Spanish Audiobook version.

“[F]illed with legends, reminiscences, bits of history, sidebars, drawings, and gentle challenges to readers, encouraging them to consider making changes in their actions, beliefs, and values. Truly, a lovely, calming addition for collections.”

―Booklist

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? We suggest checking out all the titles available for book clubs at http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ref/bookclub. Check out our past #BookFaceFriday photos on the Nebraska Library Commission’s Facebook page!