In this twelfth 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 Library Commission, Humanities Nebraska, and the Nebraska Center for the Book. We are very pleased to announce that our featured guest will be Karen Gettert Shoemaker, author of the 2016 selection, The Meaning of Names. Join Nebraska Library Commission Director Rod Wagner, Nebraska Library Commission Communications Coordinator Mary Jo Ryan, and Molly Fisher, Nebraska Center for the Book, to: •Learn about how to create a successful local reading promotion using Nebraska’s year-long, statewide celebration featuring The Meaning of Names, by Karen Gettert Shoemaker. •Brainstorm strategies to read and discuss The Meaning of Names, a Nebraska-set novel with a World War I backdrop, which follows a German-American woman trying to raise a family in the heartland and keep them safe from the effects of war and the influenza panic, as well as from violence and prejudice. •Find tools to help engage your community in local activities to encourage them to come together through literature to explore this work in community-wide reading programs. •Learn about the Celebration of Nebraska Books, set for October 29, which will celebrate this book, along with the winners of the 2016 Nebraska Book Awards.

1. 2016 One Book One Nebraska
The Meaning of Names
by Karen Gettert Shoemaker

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 - 2016

4. The Meaning of Names
by Karen Gettert Shoemaker
Novel by a Nebraska author
that tells the story of a
German-American woman in
Nebraska trying to raise a
family in the heartland and
keep them safe from the
effects of war and the
influenza panic, as well as
from violence and prejudice.

5. Nebraskans Actively Engaged throughout 2016
Book Club kits booked through March 2017
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, including author presentation and
funding for programming:
"Behind The Meaning of Names" by Karen Gettert Shoemaker
Karen Gettert Shoemaker, the author of the One Book One Nebraska
2016 selection, reads from and discusses the role of family stories and
historic research in the writing of her historic novel The Meaning of
Names. This presentation includes discussions of World War I, the
Influenza Pandemic of 1918, the experiences of immigrants and first-
generation Americans in the early 1900s, and the role of men and
women in a changing society, as well as the many subjects readers bring
to the conversation. See http://humanitiesnebraska.org/speakers/book-
a-speaker/

8. 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?

9. Join us at the October 29

10. October 29
Celebration of Nebraska Books
2:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Nebraska History Museum
131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln
1:30: Nebraska Center for the Book Annual Meeting
2:30: Welcome to the Celebration of Nebraska Books
2:45: Presentation Karen Gettert Shoemaker, author of the
2016 One Book One Nebraska, The Meaning of Names
3:30: 2016 Jane Geske Award Presentation
3:45: 2016 Mildred Bennett Award Presentation
4:00: 2016 Nebraska Book Awards
Readings by Winning Authors
5:30: 2017 One Book One Nebraska Announcement
Awards Reception and Book Signing
6:30: Closing

11. For more information:
Mary Jo Ryan
Nebraska Library Commission Communications Coordinator
maryjo.ryan@nebraska.gov
402-471-3434
http://onebook.nebraska.gov/2016/index.aspx
www.facebook.com/OneBookOneNebraska