NCompass Live - May 16, 2018 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ In this fourteenth year of One Book One Nebraska, Nebraska libraries and other literary and cultural organizations continue to plan activities and events to encourage all Nebraskans to read and discuss the same book. Join us to hear more about this statewide reading promotion activity, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, The Backwaters Press, and the Nebraska Library Commission. We are very pleased to announce that our featured guests will be Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell, editors of the 2018 selection, 'Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry'.

1. 2018 One Book One Nebraska
Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry
edited by
Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell

2. One Book One Nebraska
• Encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss
one book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or
that have a Nebraska theme or setting.
• Committee of the Nebraska Center for the Book selected this
book from a list of titles nominated by Nebraskans from
across the state.
• Sponsored by:
– Nebraska Center for the Book
– Humanities Nebraska
– Nebraska Library Commission

3. One Book One Nebraska 2005 - 2018

4. Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry
edited by
Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell
Poems by more than eighty contemporary
Nebraska poets are featured in the collection,
including:
• Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate of
the United States Ted Kooser,
• Nebraska State Poet Twyla Hansen,
• Former State Poet William Kloefkorn, and
• Many others.

5. Nebraskans Actively Engaged throughout 2018
Book Club kits circulating
Check out News/Events: onebook.nebraska.gov

6. Join the Conversation
www.facebook.com/OneBookOneNebraska

7. Create a Local Program
• Publicity Toolkit:
– Request bookmarks and business cards
– Print posters in a variety of sizes
• Discussion Questions
• Book Club Kits, Website, and other resources
including resources from Humanities
Nebraska.

8. Author presentation and funding for
programming:
• “Nebraska, Our Song” by Mary K. Stillwell
• “Nebraska, Our Muse” by Mary K. Stillwell
• “The Conversation Through Time: An Introduction to
Poetry of Nebraska" by Mary K. Stillwell
• “Poetry of Women on the Land” by Lucy Adkins and
Marge Saiser
• “Poetry from the Plains” by Twyla M. Hansen
• “Playing Around With Words: Poems, Stories, and the
Creative Process” by Twyla M. Hansen
humanitiesnebraska.org/speakers/how-to-book-a-speaker.html

9. Get Involved
• Schedule a book club or book talk in the
library
• Book a program with the author through the
Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau
• Offer to appear on local radio and tv talk
shows
• Screen a video of an author interview
• Other ideas for programming?

10. Join us at the October 27
Celebration of Nebraska Books

11. For more information:
Mary Jo Ryan
Nebraska Library Commission Communications Coordinator
maryjo.ryan@nebraska.gov
402-471-3434
http://onebook.nebraska.gov/2018/index.aspx
www.facebook.com/OneBookOneNebraska