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Nebraska Library Commission The mission of the Nebraska Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services.

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05/29/2026

Hear about the Connected America conference, which brings together the key stakeholders driving Internet connectivity across the United States, on next week’s NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, June 3 at 10am CT.
Sign up at http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/

The conference covered the evolving landscape of technology, regulation, and investment while showcasing the transformative social and economic benefits of enhanced connectivity for individuals, communities, businesses, and industries across the nation.

Andrew "Sherm" Sherman, NLC Library Technology Support Specialist, will share what he learned when he attended Connected America 2026, such as how enlightening it was to hear about the challenges the ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are facing as they try to provide affordable, fast, and redundant Internet connectivity to America’s rural communities. In addition, the BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment) Program’s challenges and the impact of AI were hot topics this year.

“A tree grows in ! 🌳 The time is upon us for lounging around with a great summer read, whether that’s on the beach, a h...
05/29/2026

“A tree grows in ! 🌳 The time is upon us for lounging around with a great summer read, whether that’s on the beach, a hammock in your backyard, or poolside; and the NLC book club kit collection has a great list for your book club to pick from. This week’s is “The Witch Elm: A Novel” by Tana French, is a classic book club pick. Full of intrigue, family drama, and secrets, it’s ten copies are available, along with two of her other titles in our Book Club Kit collection. It's also available as an Audiobook in Libraries along with nine more of French’s novels. Read more about it on the ➡️https://buff.ly/CSETwdL

“Edgar-winner French is at her suspenseful best in this standalone, in which an Irishman, who’s always considered himself a lucky person, has to reassess his past in the light of a gruesome find on the grounds of his family’s ancestral home.” — Publishers Weekly

If you're looking for a nonfiction book to dig into, this week's may be of interest. "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Or...
05/29/2026

If you're looking for a nonfiction book to dig into, this week's may be of interest. "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11" by Garrett M. Graff presents first hand accounts of various individuals around the events of 9/11. Their first-hand accounts are easy to digest in these short excerpts, and capture what those individuals experienced from their own perspective. The book takes the reader through the morning of 9/11 into the day after. Read more in the NLC staff review on the ➡️ https://buff.ly/ALk5W2g

This lights up the night! This week's highlight is a 5" x 3-1/4" black and white postcard showing the Kearney Nebraska...
05/28/2026

This lights up the night! This week's highlight is a 5" x 3-1/4" black and white postcard showing the Kearney Nebraska State Normal School administration building at night with lights on inside and out. This is a "time exposure" taken around 1915. Three bright stars are recorded as slashes, indicating how far in the sky they had moved while the shutter was open and the film was being exposed.

This image is published and owned by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Archives, Calvin T. Ryan Library. See this collection and many more on the archive!➡️ https://buff.ly/mf4VGOO

Happy from the Nebraska Library Commission. Our office is closed today. If you need anything, send an email or leave a...
05/25/2026

Happy from the Nebraska Library Commission. Our office is closed today. If you need anything, send an email or leave a voicemail and we will get back to you. We will be back in the office on Tuesday.

If you're looking to dig into a horror novella, check out this week's ! "Good Boy" by Neil McRobert is the first in his...
05/22/2026

If you're looking to dig into a horror novella, check out this week's ! "Good Boy" by Neil McRobert is the first in his 6-book series "The Northern Weird Project", where each novella is set in Northern England. Read more in the NLC staff review on the ➡️ https://buff.ly/aG6jsgb

What's cookin' this ? May is , so we're highlighting just one of the many Asian authors in our collections. "Arsenic a...
05/22/2026

What's cookin' this ? May is , so we're highlighting just one of the many Asian authors in our collections. "Arsenic and Adobo" by Mia P. Manansala is a culinary cozy mystery, full of humor, cooking, and murder. It's available as an Audiobook through Libraries. It's the first novel in a series of six, and you can find all the “Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries” in Nebraska OverDrive. If you're interested in more AAPI stories to explore in specially curated "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage" collection on the main page. Read more about it on the ➡️ https://buff.ly/qq5GCml

“This breeze-right-through-it mystery mystery follows baker Lila Macapagal as she investigates the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the town's too-mean food critic, after he dies over a meal in her aunt's flailing Filipino restaurant. Finding out whether or not Lila can solve the crime and save the restaurant is as satisfying as it is climactic with just the right amount of drama.” ― Bon Appetit

Fuel up for this ! ⛽ This week's highlight is a 4"x6" nitrate negative photograph taken 8/13/1937 of the Diamond Gas St...
05/21/2026

Fuel up for this ! ⛽ This week's highlight is a 4"x6" nitrate negative photograph taken 8/13/1937 of the Diamond Gas Station in David City, Nebraska. A one-story, flat-roofed brick building with open garage door and car inside the bay with overhead "Diamond Greasing" sign, front display window with "Diamond" stacks of oil cans and entry door with overhead "Diamond" sign, with three gas pumps in the front flanked by street lights and a display rack with "Diamond" oil cans to one side.

August Molzer moved to Wilber, Nebraska, with his family as a boy and studied violin at the Prague Conservatory in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and performed concerts in Europe before returning to Lincoln to teach at both Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University School of Music. Molzer also composed several pieces of music. This piece advertised his performance availability in Nebraska and the area, and Molzer did perform at such places as the Shelby Opera House and the Kerr Opera House in Hastings.

This image is published as part of the Boston Studio Project collection, and is owned by both them and the Thorpe Opera House Foundation. See this collection and many more on the archive!➡️ https://buff.ly/ZqlFkIo

May is , and for this week's 📚, we are highlighting Chinese-Japanese American author Gail Tsukiyama, who is known for ...
05/19/2026

May is , and for this week's 📚, we are highlighting Chinese-Japanese American author Gail Tsukiyama, who is known for introspective historical fiction highlighting her dual ancestral ties; and has been recognized as an influential writer and humanitarian across the globe. "A Hundred Flowers" takes a personal look at the impact the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the Hundred Flowers Campaign had on ordinary families. It's a quiet and introspective novel detailing personal relationships between the family of your birth, and the one that you have chosen along the way. With no strong words or action, A Hundred Flowers is a great read for anyone who is looking for a thoughtful novel to discuss with their Book Club Group. There are 8 copies available for your reading group to borrow in our Book Club Kit collection. Read more on the ➡️ https://buff.ly/KIBEpWO

It's a combination & ! How can you be a successful villain, with no experience and no one to train you? You just have...
05/15/2026

It's a combination & ! How can you be a successful villain, with no experience and no one to train you? You just have to depend on your talking spy cats and unionized dolphins to help you learn the ropes. And trust that they aren't planning to stab you in the back. It's all in a day's work for a "Starter Villain". Read more about John Scalzi's escapist fiction on the ➡️https://buff.ly/bFqng8D

"In this clever, fast-paced thriller, Hugo Award winner subverts classic supervillain tropes with equal measures of tongue-in-cheek humor and common sense… The result is a breezy and highly entertaining genre send-up." — Publishers Weekly

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