Ben Mikaelsen to visit Nebraska in April

The Nebraska Library Commission will bring children’s author Ben Mikaelsen to Nebraska for an April statewide author tour. Mikaelsen will present programs for school children and the general public in ten Nebraska communities, in cooperation with the Regional Library Systems. Author Ben Mikaelsen, has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writer’s Golden Spur Award. In addition, his novels have won many state Reader’s Choice awards, including the 1995 Nebraska Golden Sower award. Mikaelsen is the author of Rescue Josh McGuire, Nebraska’s 2007 One Book for Nebraska Kids selection. He lives in a log cabin near Bozeman, Montana, with a 750 pound black bear that he adopted and has raised for the last twenty-five years. For more information see his Website, http://www.benmikaelsen.com. Join us on the Nebraska April Author Tour with Ben Mikaelsen School visits (not open to the public): Broken Bow, DeWitt: Tri-County Schools, Elgin, Fremont, Gretna, Hastings, Ogallala, Plainview Public Library programs for the general public: Ogallala, Goodall City Library: Becoming the Author of Your Own Life – April 14, 4:00 p.m. Hildreth Public Library: Becoming the Author of Your Own Life – April 15, 4-5 p.m. Holdrege Area Public Library: Becoming the Author of Your Own Life – April 15, 7:00 p.m. Mahoney State Park: Research—Finding the Heart of the Story – April 16, 7:00 p.m. This is not the first time Mikaelsen has visited Nebraska. We’ve heard lots of stories of his travels across the state. Please share your memories of previous Mikaelsen author tours in Nebraska by clicking in the Comment space below. For more information about the tour, contact Sally Snyder, Nebraska Library Commission Children’s Services Coordinator, 402-471-4003, 800-307-2665.