#BookFaceFriday “A Winter’s Love” by Madeleine L’Engle
#BookFace it’s cold outside! Well, it’s sort of cold outside, so we’re going with it! Check out “A Winter’s Love: A Novel” by Madeleine L’Engle (Open Road Media, 2017) it’s available as an eBook in...
View Article#BookFaceFriday – Book Drive!
Happy #BookFaceFriday to all the young readers out there! No matter the book, whether it’s about Christmas, Hanukkah, or Halloween, we want it for our annual Children/YA book drive! Just like one of...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Last Holiday Concert” by Andrew Clements
We wish you a Merry #BookFace and a Happy New Year! Fa-la-la-la-la! Driving over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house is the perfect time to listen to an audiobook like “The Last...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Fifty-Four Things Wrong With Gwendolyn Rogers” by Caela Carter
There’s nothing wrong with this #BookFaceFriday! Writing your New Year’s Resolutions? Lots of folks create lists of things they’d like to accomplish or change about themselves. In this week’s...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Chicken Sisters” by KJ Dell’Antonia
This #BookFaceFriday is no chicken! Book Club Kits at the Nebraska Library Commission are a great resource for libraries in our state! The Nebraska Library Commission’s Book Club Kit Collection is...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Elementary, my dear #BookFace! Elementary, that’s what we think the idea of Book Club Kits are for libraries in our state. A simple idea that just makes so much sense. The Nebraska Library...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Perfume Thief” by Timothy Schaffert
It’s a One World One #BookFaceFriday ! We wanted to give a shout-out to Timothy Schaffert, and his latest book, “The Perfume Thief” (Doubleday, 2021) it was recently selected by Penguin Random House...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Everything for a Dog” by Ann M. Martin
Lassie, go get #BookFace! Get the tissue box ready, because I don’t know about you, but I cannot read a book about dogs without the flood gates opening. I blame Old Yeller, and Where the Red Fern...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Magician’s Assistant” by Ann Patchett
We really pulled a rabbit out of the hat for this #BookFace! Now you see it, now you don’t! Our staff works hard to curate a great collection for all our book club users, including big-name authors...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Heard It in a Love Song” by Tracey Garvis Graves
Roses are red, violets are blue, this #BookFace is just for you! As Valentine’s Day approaches, we wanted to share the love with this week’s BookFace! Check out “Heard It in a Love Song: A Novel” by...
View Article#BookFaceFriday –“Furious Cool” by David Henry and Joe Henry
#BookFaceFriday celebrates Black History Month! Laugh and cry with this week’s #BookFaceFriday, “Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World that Made Him” by David Henry and Joe Henry (Workman...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Run, Hide, Fight Back” by April Henry
This #BookFaceFriday isn’t for the faint of heart! Run, don’t walk, to check out this week’s BookFace! It’s the teen thriller, “Run, Hide, Fight Back” by April Henry (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2019)...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Women Made Visible” by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda
#BookFaceFriday, we see you! Start your Women’s History Month with this week’s #BookFaceFriday, “Women Made Visible: Feminist Art and Media in Post-1968 Mexico City“ by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Votes for Women!” by Winifred Conkling
A #BookFace’s place is in the House. And the Senate. As Women’s History Month continues we’re finding all the gems in our Book Club Kit Collection, like this week’s #BookFaceFriday, “Votes for Women!:...
View Article#BookFaceFriday— “Gemma and the Giant Girl” by Sara O’Leary
It’s a wee little #BookFaceFriday for you! Sometimes good things come in small packages, like this week’s BookFace. “Gemma and the Giant Girl” written by Sara O’Leary, illustrated by Marie Lafrance...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Moving Out: A Nebraska Woman’s Life” by Polly Spence
This #BookFace is all about the good life! Honor the rich history of women in our state with this week’s #BookFaceFriday, “Moving Out: A Nebraska Woman’s Life (Women in the West)“ by Polly Spence,...
View ArticleFarewell, #BookFaceFriday, parting is such sweet sorrow…
Alas, our beloved #BookFaceFriday series has come to an end. We hope you will enjoy our new photo series, #MicroficheMonday, in which we explore the depths of the Nebraska Library Commission’s state...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Private Way” by Ladette Randolph
We’re all wrapped up in this week’s #BookFaceFriday! We like everything about this week’s #BookFaceFriday, the book, the author, the publisher, and the model! “Private Way: A Novel“ is the latest book...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Portrait of an Unknown Lady” by María Gainza
This #BookFaceFriday is a work of art! An air of mystery surrounds this week’s #BookFace. Dive into the world of counterfeit art and forgeries with “Portrait of an Unknown Lady: A Novel” by María...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The River Wife” by Jonis Agee
Come up for air with this #BookFaceFriday! There’s no need to tread water with this week’s #BookFace, “The River Wife: A Novel” by Jonis Agee (Randomhouse, 2007.) It’s available as an NLC Book Club...
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