About Nebraska Center for the Book
Mission
NCB is not a place, but an idea and a vision.
The Nebraska Center for the Book brings together the state’s readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the book. We are the people who know and love books, and who value the richness they bring to our lives.
History
The Nebraska Center for the Book is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our Nebraska Center supports programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. We have been an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book since 1990.
Board of Directors
- Amy Mather
- Christine Walsh, Past President
- Cindy Grady, ex-officio
- Diane Downer
- Erika Hamilton, ex-officio
- Joan Birnie
- Katie Bean
- Laurie Yocom, Vice-President
- Lois Todd-Meyer
- MeMe Smith, Secretary
- Pat Leach, President
- Rebecca Faber, ex-officio
- Richard Miller
- Rod Wagner, ex-officio
- Steve Fosselman, Treasurer
- Executive — Consists of the officers of the Board of Directors and the Director of the Nebraska Library Commission.
- Pat Leach, President
- Laurie Yocom, Vice President
- Christine Walsh, Past President
- MeMe Smith, Secretary
- Rod Wagner, Nebraska Library Commission Director
- Celebration of Nebraska Books — Helps facilitate the annual Celebration of Nebraska Books, serving on the planning team and volunteering at the event.
- Katie Bean
- Funding/Membership — Helps identify and seek funding sources to support the Nebraska Center for the Book, and recruits members to help support the aims and operating costs of the organization.
- One Book One Nebraska — Helps coordinate the annual statewide read, selecting the book for One Book One Nebraska and participating in promotional and educational activities.
- Becky Faber, Chair
- Diane Downer
- Erika Hamilton, Humanities Nebraska Representative
- MeMe Smith
- Christine Walsh
- Laurie Yocom
- Publications/Publicity — Plans the NCB News and other communication activities, including the Nebraska Center for the Book Website.
- Christine Walsh
- Tessa Timperley, Nebraska Library Commission Representative
- Nebraska Library Commission Director Rod Wagner is an ex-officio member of all committees.
- Center for the Book in the Library of Congress — The mission of the Center for the Book is to stimulate public awareness of books, reading, libraries and literacy.
Committees & Coordinators
These committees assist in carrying out the mission of the Nebraska Center for the Book:
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