Public Information and Communication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 24, 2003
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mary Jo Ryan
402-471-3434
800-307-2665
Nebraska Center for the Book
Annual Meeting Set for November 2
Nebraska book lovers (readers,
writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars)
are invited to the Nebraska Center for the Book
Annual Meeting and a presentation featuring Dr. David Wishart, editor of the
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains and Chair of the Department of Anthropology
and Geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . The Annual
Meeting of the Nebraska Center for the Book will be held in the main gallery of
the Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q Street, Lincoln, Nebraska on Sunday,
November 2, 2:00-4:00 p.m. and is
open to the public.
The Jane Pope Geske Award
for exceptional contribution to literacy, books, reading, libraries,
book-selling, or writing in Nebraska will also be presented to the Grand Island
Public Library and the Grand Island Public Library Foundation, Inc. The library
and foundation were honored for their rich tradition of service (120 years in
2004), their outreach services throughout Hall County, and the variety of
reading and literacy services provided.
The award, established by
the Nebraska Center for the Book, is presented annually to an organization,
business, library, school, association, or other group that has made an
exceptional contribution to literacy, books, reading, libraries, or Nebraska
literature. The Jane Geske Award commemorates Geske's passion for books, and was
established in recognition of her contributions to the well-being of the
libraries of Nebraska. Jane Geske was a founding member of the Nebraska Center
for the Book and a long-time leader in Nebraska library and literary
activities.
The Nebraska Center for the
Book brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers, librarians,
publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the
book. We are the people who know and love books, and who value the richness they
bring to our lives. Our Nebraska Center supports programs to celebrate and
stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. The Nebraska
Center has been an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of
Congress since 1990.
The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at the Nebraska Library Commission and brings together the state's readers, writers,
booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build
the community of the book, supporting programs to celebrate and stimulate public
interest in books, reading, and the written word. The Nebraska Center for the
Book is supported by the Nebraska Library Commission. As the state library
agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and
information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is
statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information
services, bringing together people and information. The most up-to-date news
releases from the Nebraska Library Commission are always available on the
Library Commission home page.