Lincoln is currently in the process of choosing the 9th One Book - One Lincoln title. For the first time ever, the title for the 2010 program will be determined by a community vote. Five finalists were announced by the Selection Committee on Monday, May 31st. Voting will take place June 1 – July 30. Ballots can be found at all Lincoln City Libraries locations and local bookstores. Voting may also be done online at the library’s website. The winning title will be announced in September. At that point programming and discussion opportunities will begin. Check the library’s website at lincolnlibraries.org often for the latest announcements.

1. 2010 Kathryn Kelley, Bennett Martin Public Library Carol Swanson, Gere Branch Library

3. Since 2002, the program encourages all adults in Lincoln and Lancaster County to read and discuss the same book at the same time.

6. A committee of library & community members spent several months reading, discussing, and evaluating nominated titles.

7. Five finalists were announced to the public during a May 31st live event at The Mill in the Haymarket.

8. Votes may be submitted from June 1–July 31 .

10. The Elegance of the Hedgehogby Muriel Barbery The lives of middle-aged concierge Renée Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant to their Paris apartment building. (Europa Editions, 2008)

11. Finding Noufby Zoë Ferraris After a 16-year-old girl from a wealthy Saudi family is found drowned in the middle of the desert, a devout Muslim guide and a young medical examiner seek to unravel the mystery while facing the sanctions of Middle Eastern society. (Houghton Mifflin, 2008)

12. “I Am a Man”: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice by Joe Starita Heartbreaking and inspiring, this chronicle of the efforts of the Ponca chief to reclaim his tribe's lands and rights after being forcibly removed from their Nebraska home in 1877, an effort that brought into question fundamental issues about citizenship, constitutional protections and democracy. (St. Martin’s Press, 2008)

13. Loving Frank: A Novelby Nancy Horan Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between seminal architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney, and their clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society. (Ballantine, 2007)

14. The Tortilla Curtainby T. C. Boyle The lives of two different couples --wealthy liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Cándido and América Rincón, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide in Southern California’s Topanga Canyon, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters. (Penguin, 1995)

16. Most available as unabridged audiobooks on compact disc

18. Book Club in a Bag contains 10 copies of a single title, plus starter discussion questions.

19. Book Club in a Bag selections may be checked out for 8 weeks with no renewals.

21. University Bookstore, Nebraska Union, 14th and "R" St., Tuesday, June 22 at 12:30 p.m.

22. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Southpointe Pavilions Shopping Center, Sunday, June 27 at 2:00 p.m.

26. Contact us for more information Kathryn Kelley, (402) 441-8529 k.kelley@lincolnlibraries.org Carol Swanson, (402) 441-8562 c.swanson@lincolnlibraries.org lincolnlibraries.org

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