#BookFaceFriday “The Last Breath”
This week’s #BookFaceFriday will leave you gasping… If you love using our free book club kits, we have great news! We just recently received a donation of books from Rita Horst, a reference librarian...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “A Journal For Christa”
This week’s #BookFaceFriday is one small step for man, one giant leap for womankind… As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, I’m so glad this is a book we have available in our collection....
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Back When We Were Grownups”
We’re loving this #BookFaceFriday‘s 1960 vibe. It’s so very Betty Draper, if you know, Betty Draper read… We’re also loving the idea of reading books about women, written by women as we celebrate...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Okay for Now”&“Maniac Magee”
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream in this week’s #BookFaceFriday. Hold onto your cone, we’ve got a two-scoop #BookFace for you this week! A few of the staff over in the Talking Book...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Outside Boy”
Look Ma, Spring!… just kidding, this is Nebraska. Happy #BookFaceFriday. As we all dream of green grass, buds on trees and temperatures above 50 degrees, hopefully this lush green #BookFace can tide us...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Three Versions of the Truth”
This week’s #BookFaceFriday will blow you away! Hang on to your hats, or umbrellas, just like a windy Nebraska spring, this #BookFace has us barely hanging on. A collection of short stories, this...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Ordinary Spaceman”
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. this #BookFace has returned to it’s home planet. May the Fourth be with you! It’s #BookFaceFriday and it’s also Star Wars Day! “I’m just a simple man trying...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Quality of Courage”
Hey, batter batter! It’s #BookFaceFriday! Buy us some peanuts and Cracker Jack, with this #BookFace, we don’t care if we ever come back. This week’s selection is a collection of short stories, from a...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Language of Flowers”
Those April showers have finally brought us some May flowers in this week’s #BookFaceFriday! We’ve got spring fever this week at the NLC, so we thought this flowery #BookFace would be just perfect. I...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Sky Always Hears Me”
This week’s #BookFaceFriday has us dreaming of blue skies, as far as the eye can see. “The more one knows, the less one believes”- New Chopstix, Lincoln This week’s #BookFace selection is all about...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Big Girl Panties”
#BookFaceFriday is in full bloom this week! This week’s #BookFace was almost serendipitous. It all came together when one of our staff members received flowers for her birthday. We snagged her, and the...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Last Night in the OR”
I need a 100 cc’s of teddy bear stuffing, STAT! Just kidding. Unlike this week’s #BookFace author, we didn’t actually need to do any doctoring for this week’s photo. “Last Night in the OR: A Transplant...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”
“Deep in the heart of Summer, sweet is life to me still, But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.” I just love the title of this week’s #BookFace! Before I had even known what it...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Unbridled Dreams”
This #BookFace isn’t our first rodeo! Set in Nebraska against the background of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Exhibition, and written by a Nebraska author “Unbridled Dreams” by Stephanie Grace Whitson...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Life of Kit Carson”
This #BookFaceFriday might not be the king of the wild frontier… but it’s close. “The Life of Kit Carson” by Alan E. Grey (Bison Books, 2014) is a great reference for young readers exploring the old...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Let Your Voice Be Heard”
Let the good times roll with this week’s #BookFaceFriday! Summer Reading Programs are happening all across Nebraska right now. This week’s #BookFace selection, “Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “A Lost Lady”
It’s the end of an era with this week’s #BookFace! We chose, renowned Nebraska author, Willa Cather’s novel “A Lost Lady” (Virago UK, 2006) as this week’s #BookFaceFriday selection. Published in 1923...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Castaways”
This #BookFaceFriday we’re featuring the perfect summer beach read! Calling all book clubs! “The Castaways” by Elin Hilderbrand (Back Bay Books, 2010) has something for everyone, full of complex...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Harry Potter” 20th Anniversary
You’re a #BookFaceFriday Harry! I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since I first started reading Harry Potter! We’re celebrating the iconic series with this week’s #BookFace! Featuring two of the...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God”
This week’s #BookFace had us at “seriocomic love story,” and yes, seriocomic is a real word. “The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God” by Timothy Schaffert (Unbridled Books, 2005) is this week’s...
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