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Throwback Thursday: Chief American Horse (Wasicu Tasunke)
We're celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day this #ThrowbackThursday! This black and
white studio photograph shows Chief American Horse (Wasicu Tasunke) wearing an
animal skin shirt and a feathered headdress. He wears both a presidential peace
medal and a bear claw necklace around his neck...
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Posted by Bailee Juroshek on 10/17/2024 9:18 AM
NLC Staff: Jo Mezger
Questions and answers with NLC's newest Talking Book and Braille Reader's
Advisor, Jo Mezger, who started working with us in March 2024. Take a few
minutes and get to know them with a few fun questions! What was the last thing
you googled?...
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Posted by Bailee Juroshek on 10/16/2024 10:15 AM
Nebraska Volleyball Book Available on BARD!
"Dream Like a Champion: Wins, Losses, and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball
Way" by Nebraska author John Cook, with Brandon Vogel is now available on
cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download
service...
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Posted by Bailee Juroshek on 10/15/2024 12:05 PM
The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific Chosen as 2025 One Book
One Nebraska
People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of a Nebraskan - and then
talk about it with their friends and neighbors. The Long March Home: A World War
II Novel of the Pacific (Revell, 2023) by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee is the
2025 One Book One Nebraska selection...
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Posted by Bailee Juroshek on 10/12/2024 7:00 PM
NCompass Live: Dragons at the Library: An Exciting New Reading Program
Learn about "Dragons at the Library: An Exciting New Reading Program' on next
week's NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, October 16 at 10am CT...
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Posted by Christa Porter on 10/11/2024 11:01 AM
#BookFaceFriday "Healer & Witch" by Nancy Werlin
We'll cast a spell on you with this #BookFaceFriday! We've been at the Nebraska
Library Association Conference this week connecting with Nebraska's librarians
and Library staff!...
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Posted by Tessa Timperley on 10/11/2024 8:39 AM
Friday Reads: Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
With Halloween later this month, it seems appropriate to choose a story of
magic, mayhem, and monsters for Friday Reads. ...
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Posted by Sally Snyder on 10/11/2024 8:00 AM
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