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This is the first festival under the new title of "book" festival, emphasizing the original goal of holding a public celebration of all varieties of books and book enterprises. The Stuhr, with its connections to history and its exhibit structure, gives added emphasis to that larger purpose. Under the leadership of Pam Snow, with Diane Haney serving as festival coordinator, |
The Eleventh Nebraska Book Festival Scheduled for September 13-14 | |
a planning committee is considering how best to use the Stuhr's facilities and those nearby, and how to create a significant site-centered celebration.. The theme, A Sense of Time, A Sense of Place, will evolve into programs for adults, children, and youth. Plans currently call for a Friday program focused on middle and high school students and a Friday evening celebration including a festive meal, program, and the presentation of the Nebraska Center for the Book's (NCB) Mildred Bennet Award and NCB Book Awards. Saturday will be devoted to book displays from publishers and literary centers, readings by various writers, and a wide variety of programs, many of them hands-on experiences taking place in the most appropriate museum venue. |
Some of these will be devoted to adult interests, others to small children, and still others to students. In addition to the usual panels and readers, the program committee hopes to attract demonstrations and live broadcasts. Weather permitting, many displays and events will be outside. However, indoor alternatives will be ready. Museum admission will be $8 for students on Friday (includes lunch) and $5 for all attendees on Saturday. The festival is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, with assistance from the Nebraska Humanities Council and numerous local patrons. For more information see www.stuhrmuseum.org or contact Pam Snow, 308-381-8681, e-mail: phsnow@kdsi.net or Diane Haney, 308-384-6209, e-mail: greenacre@charter.net. | |
Nebraska Network Feasibility Study Underway | ||
A Nebraska Network Workgroup was created to assist in exploring issues, models, and services that would serve broad-based telecommunications needs of state and local government entities. The workgroup's draft final report was developed for consideration at its |
June meeting, with intent to review and revise the report for presentation to the Nebraska Information Technology Commission in September. State of Nebraska Chief Information Officer Steve Schafer joined Tom Rolfes and Anne Byers, both of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, in presenting background information on the project to Library Commission and public library representatives at the Nebraska Library Commission in May. |
The Network Work Group is seeking input on telecommunication service needs and uses. Ted Smith, Director of the Norfolk Public Library, is the public library representative serving on the work group. Jeanne Saathoff, Director of the Kearney Public Library, is the library alternate. Both Ted and Jeanne serve on the Nebraska Information Technology Commission Community Council. For further information see nitc.nol.org. |
Future of Talking Books Addressed at Conference | ||
Our Digital World: A Leap to the Future was the theme of the National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. Commission staff members Bill Ainsley and Dave Oertli joined staff from the Library of Congress, forty-three other states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, |
Denmark, and Ireland to consider the digital future for talking book service. The goal is to provide a collection of twenty thousand book titles to use with digital players by 2008. Scenarios for future talking book service were presented, with the most likely being books stored in flash memory for solid-state digital players. |
See Digital Talking Books: Progress to Date: May 2002 at the Library of Congress Web site, www.loc.gov. The conference was preceded by workshops on "The Art of Audio Book Production" and "Children and Young Adult Services." |
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tuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer will host the next Nebraska Book Festival, September 13-14.
he Nebraska Information Technology Commission initiated a feasibility study to address management issues for a Nebraska Network.