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2019 One Book Top Three finalists (and Top 11 short list) to be announced May 27th!
One Book – One Lincoln fans,
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th, the annual Coffee on the Dock at The Mill event will be taking place again from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 8th & “P” St. You can gather with fellow book lovers at this event, sponsored by the Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries. At 10:30 a.m., the Top 3 Finalists will be unveiled, and later that day, the online voting form on the Lincoln City Libraries’ website will be active, for readers to vote for their favorite among those Top 3 Finalists for 2019. The libraries’ One Book web pages, once revealed, will also include the shortlist of the remainder of the Top Eleven at that time.
For those of you on Facebook, here is a link to the Facebook Event Page for this “unveiling” event — Coffee on the Dock of the Mill: One Book – One Lincoln. Feel free to mark yourself as “Interested” or “Going”, and share the link with your fellow book lovers!
One Book coordinator Katie M. recently gave book talks at both the Bethany and Gere BooksTalk sessions in which she talked about all of this year’s Top Eleven titles. An audio podcast of that booktalk will also be made available online shortly after the titles are revealed! Watch for announcements of upcoming Discussion Opportunities, once the titles have been announced.
Scott C. / BookGuide readers advisory site manager / One Book – One Lincoln website manager
New episode of CityFocus on LNKTV looking at this year’s One Book – One Lincoln selection
Watching 2018 One Book – One Lincoln coordinator Katie Murtha, and One Book selection committee member Tory Hall, as they discuss Killers of the Flower Moon (by David Grann), with CityFocus host Diane Gonzales, in an all-new episode of this city government cable and internet show:
Final chance to vote on One Book – One Lincoln 2018!
One Book – One Lincoln fans,
Today is your final chance to cast your vote for your favorite among the three 2018 One Book – One Lincoln finalists! Voting ends at midnight, tonight, July 31st, and the winning title will be announced on Labor Day.
This year’s finalists are: Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
You can vote four different ways:
1. Traditional paper ballots at each library location
2. The online voting form, accessible at the 2018 Finalists Page
3. On Facebook — while logged into Facebook, visit the One Book – One Lincoln Facebook page, look for the three posts (one per title) describing this year’s finalists — click “Like” or “Love” on the post(s) for the title(s) you wish to vote for.
4. On Twitter — while logged into your Twitter account, post a tweet using one of these 3 hashtags: #obol2018beartown, #obol2018killers or #obol2018little, depending on which title you wish to vote for.
Thanks for participating in One Book – One Lincoln once again, and watch for updates about our scheduled programming, tied into all three finalist books, coming soon!
And just a reminder — if you’re a member of a book group, and would like to have one of our library staff come and lead your discussion of any of this year’s finalist titles, you can contact us at the info at the bottom of the 2018 Finalists Page as well!
P.S.: Also a reminder — you can nominate titles for future “One Book” consideration year-round, via our online One Book – One Lincoln Nomination Form. If you’ve read a good “new” book, please consider nominating it for next year!
Three “One Book – One Lincoln” events coming up in May 2018
One Book – One Lincoln fans,
You have three events upcoming within May to learn more about the titles being considered for the 2018 One Book – One Lincoln city-wide reading program.
2018 One Book project coordinator Katie M. will be giving a book talk at both the Bethany BooksTalk session on Friday, May 11th, and at the Gere BooksTalk session on Monday, May 14th. She’ll be discussing which books ended up in the Top 11 shortlist for 2018. These booktalks will be your only chance to find out what the Top 11 were until Memorial Day.
Bethany BooksTalk
Friday, May 11th, 10:30 a.m.
Katie M., from the Bennett Martin Library downtown, and coordinator of the 2018 ONE BOOK – ONE LINCOLN, discusses the Top 11 finalists for this year’s City-Wide Reading Program. The three you’ll get to vote on will be among these Top 11!
Gere BooksTalk
Monday, May 14th, 2:30 p.m.
Katie M., from the Bennett Martin Library downtown, and coordinator of the 2018 ONE BOOK – ONE LINCOLN, discusses the Top 11 finalists for this year’s City-Wide Reading Program. The three you’ll get to vote on will be among these Top 11!
On Memorial Day, May 28th, the traditional annual Coffee on the Dock at The Mill event will be taking place again from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 8th & “P” St. You can gather with fellow book lovers at this event, sponsored by the Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries. At 10:30 a.m., the Top 3 Finalists will be unveiled, and later that day, the online voting form on the Lincoln City Libraries’ website will be active, for readers to vote for their favorite among those Top 3 Finalists. The libraries’ One Book web pages, once revealed, will also include the shortlist of the Top 11 at that time.
All three of these events are posted as separate event pages on the libraries’ Facebook events feed. If you’re a Facebook user, we encourage you to mark yourself as “Interested” or “Going” for any of these!
Lincoln City Libraries Announces 2017 One Book–One Lincoln Title
Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) today announced A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles has been selected for the 2017 One Book–One Lincoln Community Reading. The novel is available from LCL in print, large type, compact disc, downloadable audio and eBook formats.
The novel tells the story of Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, a Russian aristocrat sentenced to house arrest in Moscow’s luxurious Metropol hotel for his association with a poem with revolutionary overtones.
Born and raised in the Boston area, Towles graduated from Yale College and received a master’s in English from Stanford University. A Gentleman in Moscow is his second novel. It was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks and was named one of the best books of 2016 by the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle and National Public Radio.
The runners up were Moonglow by Michael Chabon and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. The book selection process began in February when an 18-member team of community readers narrowed a list of 96 nominated titles down to three finalists. To enhance readers’ enjoyment of the One Book–One Lincoln finalists, as well as the winning title, LCL will host several events this fall:
- Sunday, September 10, 2 p.m., Gere Branch Library, 2400 S 56th St.
“The Holocaust’s Legacy” – Dr. Steve Wees discusses his experience growing up as the son of a Holocaust survivor. - Sunday, September 17, 3 p.m., Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S 14th St.
“Harlem Renaissance” – Lincoln vocalist Annette Murrell (Dr. Diva) interprets jazz legends Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. - Thursday, September 21, 6:30 p.m., Walt Branch Library, 6701 S 14th St.
“Fine Dining Á La Metropol” – Dr. Ajai Ammachathram discusses fine dining, the art of pairing wine and food and the role of a maître d’ in ensuring superb service. - Sunday, November 5, 2 p.m., Gere Branch Library
“Life Outside the Metropol: The Soviet Union in the Early 20th Century” – Russian scholar Dr. Marcelline Hutton explains the political, economic and cultural forces impacting Russian life in the Lenin and Stalin eras.
LCL has sponsored the annual program since 2002 to encourage reading and dialogue by creating a community-wide reading and discussion experience. More information about One Book–One Lincoln, including previous winners, is available here.