Wouldn’t it be great if kids all over Nebraska were talking about books? The Nebraska Library Commission & the Regional Library Systems have a program where kids can all read and discuss the same book. Join Sally Snyder, the NLC's Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services, to learn all about One Book For Nebraska Kids and One Book For Nebraska Teens. NCompass Live - May 6, 2009.

1. NCompass Live
May 6, 2009
One Book For Nebraska
Kids
&
One Book For Nebraska

2. The statewide reading
program for adults began in
2005 with
My Antonia
by Willa Cather

3. Sharon Osenga, Meridian
Library System, suggested we
provide a similar program for
children or teens.

4. One Book for Nebraska Kids
began in 2007 with
Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben
Mikaelsen
One Book for Nebraska
Teens
began in 2008 with
The Book Thief by

5. The 2009 One Book
for Nebraska Kids
is
The Green Glass Sea by
Ellen Klages

6. How Selected:
Youth Advisory Board
Around 20 Children’s and Teen
Librarians in Nebraska – they
make it work!
They also provide the
information and other items
you’ll find on the web page.

7. A Few Guidelines:
Not a Golden Sower nominee.
The book fits the suggested
age group.
The book has some good
discussion points.

8. Web Page:
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us
/
libdev/obonk.html

9. Web Page

10. Web Page

11. Web Page

12. Questions?

13. Do you have book
recommendations for an
upcoming One Book for
Nebraska Kids or Teens?
I’d love to hear from you!

14. Ideas or
questions?
Contact Sally Snyder,
800-307-2665 or
ssnyder@nlc.state.ne.us

15. How to Lead a Book Group for
Adults or Kids!
Lisa Kelly (NLC) and Vicki
Wood (LCL) will present on
NCompass Live – how to
organize & run a book group,
join us on May 20, 2009