Library Commission News & Announcements
In 2014, renowned Native American author and Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich sat down to write a novel about a haunted bookstore...
"Saving Harlan Brandt: A Survivor and His Good Samaritans" by Kent Warneke and Kevin Warneke, foreword by U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service...
People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work set in Nebraska-and then talk about it with their friends and neighbors. The Antidote: A Novel (Knopf, 2025) by Karen Russell is the 2026 One Book One Nebraska selection...
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction. Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later...
Get ready for the 2026 Collaborative Summer Library Program, 'Unearth a Story', by learning about quality books for your library's collection on next week's NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, November 19 at 10am CT...
It's a blue ribbon #BookFaceFriday! What do all of these #BookFace picks have in common? They're all 2025 Nebraska Book Award winners and they'll all be featured at this weekend's Nebraska Celebration of Books literary festival...
Friday Reads: Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska," by Warren Zanes
Warren Zanes is exactly the author you would want to write about the recording of Bruce Springsteen's seminal and surprising album, Nebraska...
