Celebrate the 2022 One Book One Nebraska selection,
The Bones of Paradise, with us on next week’s FREE NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, January 12 at 10am CT.
In this eighteenth year of
One Book One Nebraska, Nebraska libraries and other literary and cultural organizations continue to plan activities and events to encourage all Nebraskans to read and discuss the same book. Join us to hear more about this state reading promotion activity, sponsored by the
Nebraska Center for the Book,
Humanities Nebraska, and the
Nebraska Library Commission.
We are very pleased to announce that our featured guest will be Jonis Agee, author of the 2022 selection
The Bones of Paradise: A Novel (William Morrow, 2016).
Join Author Jonis Agee, Nebraska Library Commission Communication Coordinator Tessa Terry, Humanities Nebraska Director of Literary Programs Erika Hamilton, Nebraska Center for the Book President Christine Walsh, and Nebraska Center for the Book Board Member Becky Faber to:
- Learn about how to create a successful local reading promotion using Nebraska’s year-long, statewide celebration featuring The Bones of Paradise, by Jonis Agee.
- Brainstorm strategies to read and discuss The Bones of Paradise.
- Find tools to help engage your community in local activities to encourage them to come together through literature to explore this work in community-wide reading programs.
- Learn about the 2022 Celebration of Nebraska Books, which will celebrate this book, along with the winners of the 2022 Nebraska Book Awards.
Upcoming
NCompass Live shows:
- Jan. 26, 2022 – Pretty Sweet Tech
- Feb. 2, 2022 – Intentional Design: Crafting a Mutually Beneficial Internship Program in a University Archives
For more information, to register for
NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
