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Here are some lists of books featured in book talks presented by Lincoln City Libraries staff. Also see our Book Talks and Book Discussion Groups page for more information on current and upcoming Book Talks or discussions.

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2022 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books – 2022 (for books from 2021) (South Branch BooksTalks, March 24, 2022 & Lunch at the Library, April 6, 2022) [Pat L.]
B.Y.O.B(ooks).: A Book I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time (on Zoom, January 19, 2022)
B.Y.O.B(ooks).: A Book With a Setting So Intriguing You Wish You Could Travel There (on Zoom, February 16, 2022)
B.Y.O.B(ooks).: A Book You Read Because You Liked the Cover (Bennett Martin Public Library, March 16, 2022 and Walt Branch Library, March 17, 2022)
B.Y.O.B(ooks).: Not Worth the Hype (Bennett Martin Public Library, April 20, 2022 and Walt Branch Library, April 21, 2022)
Books I’ve Read This Winter – 2021/2022 (South Branch BooksTalk, February 17, 2022 & Bethany Branch BooksTalk, March 4, 2022) [Jodi R.]
Dark Academia (South Branch BooksTalk, April 7, 2022) [Maddie O.]
Debbie’s Recent Reads – 2022 (Bethany Branch BooksTalks, April 15, 2022) [Debbie A.]
Hers and His ’22: Hers (Bethany Branch BooksTalks, April 22, 2022) [Becky W.C.]
Marcy’s Recent Cozy Reads (and More!) (South Branch BooksTalk, April 21, 2022) [Marcy G.]
Once Upon a Crime: Blood Red Carpet: Hollywood Crimes (Once Upon a Crime BooksTalk, April 12, 2022) [Maddie O.]
Once Upon a Crime: March Madness: Irish Crimes (Once Upon a Crime BooksTalk, March 10, 2022) [Maddie O.]
Questioning Our Realities and Recontextualizing Our Fictions: Using Films to Speak to Our Innermost Selves (South Branch BooksTalk on Zoom, January 27, 2022) [Jasmine P.]
The Real Life Horse Whisperer and Other True Tales (South Branch BooksTalk on Zoom, February 10, 2022) [Monica K.]
Recent Historical Fiction About Art & Artists (Bethany Branch BooksTalk, April 8, 2022) [Chery B.]
Sarah’s Recent Recommendations – 2022 (South Branch BooksTalk on Zoom, January 13, 2022) [Sarah D.]
Scott’s Grab Bag – Spring 2022 (Bethany Branch BooksTalk, April 22, 2022 & South Branch BooksTalk, May 19, 2022) [Scott C.]
Speculative Fiction (South Branch BooksTalk, March 17th, 2022 & Bethany Branch BooksTalk, March 18, 2022) [Garren H.]
What Can You Believe? (South Branch BooksTalk on Zoom, February 3, 2022) [Carrie K.]
Women Private Investigator Mysteries (South Branch BooksTalks on Zoom, January 6, 2022) [Marcy G.]

2021 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books – 2021 (for books from 2020) (Lunch at the Library – Virtual, April 7, 2021) [Pat L.] [ PODCAST ]
Alex Award Winners – 2021 (Bethany Branch, September 3, 2021 and South Branch, September 16, 2021) [Wyatt P. and Aubrey S.]
Alexander Hodge’s Recommended Reading List (from a One Book – One Lincoln interview on Zoom on July 22, 2021) [actor Alexander Hodge]
Bethany Book Share – 6/18/21 (Bethany Branch Library, June 18, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 6/25/21 (Bethany Branch Library, June 25, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 7/9/21 (Bethany Branch Library, July 9, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 7/16/21 (Bethany Branch Library, July 16, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 7/23/21 (Bethany Branch Library, July 23, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 7/30/21 (Bethany Branch Library, July 30, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 8/6/21 (Bethany Branch Library, August 6, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 8/13/21 (Bethany Branch Library, August 13, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Bethany Book Share – 8/27/21 (Bethany Branch Library, August 27, 2021) (Group Book Share)
The Booker Prize Longlist – 2021 (South Branch Library, September 9, 2021 and Bethany Branch Library, October 29, 2021) [Jodi R.]
Books I’ve Read This Spring & Jodi’s Spring 2021 BooksTalk: Awards (Library Virtual BooksTalk, April 9, 2021) [Jodi R.]
Debbie’s Recent Reads – 2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, April 2, 2021) [Debbie A. – former library staff]
Graphic Novels and More (Library Virtual BooksTalk, March 26, 2021) [Traci G.]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2021 (Lunch at the Library, December 1, 2021 and Bethany Branch Library, December 10, 2021) [Vicki W.]
Illustrated Reads (Library Virtual Bookstalk, March 12, 2021) [Ali B.]
It’s Criminal! True Crime with Jen (Bethany Branch, September 17, 2021 and South Branch, September 23, 2021) [Jen J.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome BookTalk – Fall 2021 (Bethany Branch, October 8, 2021 and South Branch, October 14, 2021) [Karrie S. and Steph E.]
Kim’s Recent Reads – 2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, April 30, 2021) [Kim S.]
Lisa’s Cooking, Food & Foodies BooksTalk (Library Virtual BooksTalk, February 12, 2021) [Lisa V.] [ PODCAST ]
Marcy’s Reading List – Fall 2021 (South Branch, September 2, 2021 and Bethany Branch, October 22, 2021) [Marcy G.]
Marcy’s Recent Reads – 2021 (planned) and Marcy’s Recent Reads – 2021 (actual) (Library Virtual BooksTalk, January 29, 2021) [Marcy G.]
Novels in Verse (Library Virtual BooksTalk, February 26, 2021) [Carrie K.]
Once Upon a Crime: And You Thought Your Copay Was Bad: Medical Crimes (Once Upon a Crime BooksTalk, September 14, 2021) [Hillary U.]
Once Upon a Crime: Cornhusker Crimes: True Crime Cases in Nebraska (Once Upon a Crime BooksTalk, October 13, 2021) [Maddie O.]
Once Upon a Crime: Don’t Be Yourself: Identity Crimes (Once Upon a Crime BooksTalk, November 9, 2021) [Wyatt P.]
One Book – One Lincoln: Author Discussion with Robert Kolker on Zoom (October 26, 2021) [PODCAST] [VIDEO]
Recent Historical Fiction — American Subjects (Bethany Branch, November 5, 2021) [Chery B.]
Robert Kolker’s Recommended Reading List (from a One Book – One Lincoln discussion on Zoom on October 26, 2021) [author Robert Kolker]
Science Fiction with Nathan (Bethany Branch, November 19, 2021) [Nathan H.]
Scott’s Grab Bag – Fall 2021 (South Branch, November 4, 2021 and Bethany Branch, November 12, 2021) [Scott C.]
Scott’s Grab Bag – Spring 2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, April 23, 2021) [Scott C.]
Selections From the Polley Music Library – 2021 (Bethany Branch, September 17, 2021 and South Branch, September 30, 2021) [Scott S. (Polley)]
Susan’s Selections – Bethany – Fall 2021 (Bethany Branch, December 3, 2021) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Selections – South – Fall 2021 (South Branch, November 18, 2021) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Selections – Zoom – Spring 2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, May 14, 2021) [Susan S.]
Tracy’s Recent Reads – 2021 (Bethany Branch, November 19, 2021) [Tracy T.]
Weird History (Library Virtual BooksTalk, February 19, 2021) [L.G.] [ PODCAST ]
Zoom Book Share – 2/5/2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, February 5, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Zoom Book Share – 3/5/2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, March 5, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Zoom Book Share – 4/16/2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, April 16, 2021) (Group Book Share)
Zoom Book Share – 5/7/2021 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, May 7, 2021) (Group Book Share)

2020 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books – 2019 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, October 23, 2020) [Pat L.]
An Audio Podcast Booktalk (Bethany Branch, March 6, 2020) [Laurie J.]
The Art of Collage (books about collage crafting) and Hinged Memories (handout on creating a collage project) (2020 Summer Reading Challenge) [Carrie K.]
Book Blurbs, Social Distancing Edition (Anderson & Bethany Branches, August 2020) [various Anderson & Bethany staff]
BooksTalk for Garden Lovers (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video) (June 2020) [Jody B.]
Chalk Full of Fun (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video) (June 30, 2020) [Karrie S.]
Fascinating Books on Medical History (Library Virtual BooksTalk) (October 2, 2020) [Marcy G.]
Graphic Novels for 2020 “Imagine Your Story” event (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video, June 25, 2020) [Melanie N.]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2020 [Vicki W.]
Hand Lettering (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video, July 2020) [Mai D.]
I Heard It on a Podcast (Bethany Branch, February 7, 2020) [Shannon K.]
In the End, We’re All Stories: Extraordinary American Lives (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video – Eiseley Branch, June 28, 2020) [Lisa V.]
Irish Authors and More – 2020 (including Booker Prize and International Booker Prize nominees) (Library Virtual BooksTalk, September 18, 2020 ) [Jodi R.]
Jen’s Favorite “Chunksters” (Bethany Branch, January 24, 2020) [Jen J.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome Zoom BooksTalk – 2020 (Library Virtual BooksTalk) (November 13, 2020) [Karrie S. and Steph E.]
Lighthearted Mysteries to Read This Summer! (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video – South Branch, July 2020) [Marcy G.]
Make Your Own Wand (fantasy fiction) (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video – Bennett Martin Public Library) [Cait L. and Rio B.]
Making Comics – The Basics (2020 Summer Reading Challenge Video) (July 2020) [Susan S. and Ben F.]
Nebraska Authors of Children’s Literature (Gere Branch, March 9, 2020 & Bethany Branch, March 13, 2020) [Heritage Room curator Diane W.]
Nebraska Trivia! (Gere Branch, January 13, 2020) [former Heritage Room curator Meredith M.]
Reading Recommendations from Let’s Get Books Together! Book Group — LBGTQ+ Graphic Novels (Let’s Get Books Together!, January 8, 2020)
Recently Read and Written (Library Virtual BooksTalk, October 16, 2020) [Sarah D.]
Scott’s 2020 Grab Bag Zoom BooksTalk (Library Virtual BooksTalk, October 30, 2020) [Scott C.]
Susan’s Selections – November 2020 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, November 20, 20202) [Susan S.]
Tracy’s Online Books Talk – 2020 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, September 4, 2020) [Tracy T.]
Trivia Booklist – Summer Reading Challenge 2020 Event (July 2020) [Erin T.]
Zoom Book Share – 9/25/2020 (Library Virtual BooksTalk, September 25, 2020) (Group Book Share)

2019 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books – 2018 (various booktalks in 2018/2019) [Pat L.]
Biblio Mysteries (Bethany Branch, April 12, 2019) [Mary S. – former LCL employee, now with the Nebraska Library Commission]
“Big” Reads (Bethany Branch, February 8, 2019) [Annie K.]
China Travelogue – Parts I & II (Bethany Branch, January 18th and February 22nd, 2019) [Linda V.]
Debbie’s Reads – 2019 (Bethany Branch, April 19th, 2019) [Debbie A. – former library staff]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2019 [Vicki W.]
Hillary’s Reads (Gere Branch, April 22nd, 2019) [Hillary U.]
Histories, Mysteries and More… (Bethany Branch, October 11, 2019) [Jen J.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome Book Talk – 2019 (Bethany Branch, January 11, 2019 and Gere Branch, February 4, 2019) [Karrie S. and Steph E.]
Lincoln’s Gayest Book Talk – 2019 Lincoln’s Gayest Book Talk – 2019 [L.G.]
Lisa’s Recent Reads 2019 (Bethany Branch, March 8, 2019) [Lisa V.]
Modern Irish Authors – 2019 (Gere Branch, March 11, 2019) [Jodi R. – guest presenter, former library staff]
Newer Non-Fiction and Other Delights (Bethany Branch, November 1 2019 and Gere Branch, November 4, 2019) [Meagan M.]
No Foolin’ – Just Good Recommendations from Becky and Scott (Bethany Branch, April 5, 2019 and Gere Branch, April 8, 2019) [Becky W.C. and Scott C.]
Random Reads From a Retired Librarian – 2019 (Gere Branch, March 25, 2019) [Susan Vanneman – guest presenter, former librarian]
Recent Reads From a Retired Librarian – 2019 (Gere Branch, February 25, 2019) [Richard Miller – guest presenter, former librarian]
Sandy’s Shivers (Bethany Branch, October 18, 2019) [Sandy W.]
Scott’s 2019 Grab Bag (Bethany Branch, December 13, 2019 & Gere Branch, December 16, 2019) [Scott C.]
Serious Reading (Gere Branch, April 15, 2019) [Lisa Kelly – Nebraska Library Commission – guest presenter]
Shannon’s Non-Fiction Booktalk – 2019 (Bethany Branch, March 22, 2019) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Shannon’s Non-Fiction Booktalk – 2019 Part Two (Bethany Branch, November 8, 2019) [Shannon K.]
Sinclair Lewis – A Library BooksTalk (Gere Branch, May 6, 2019 & Bethany Branch, May 17, 2019) [Garren H.] [SLIDESHOW]
Some History, Real and Otherwise (Gere Branch, March 4, 2019) [Scott Childers – guest presenter from SELS]
Susan’s Speculations – Spring 2019 (Gere Branch, April 29, 2019 & Bethany Branch, May 3, 2019) [Susan S.]
Understanding Illness and Health Care (Gere Branch, March 18, 2019) [Kit Keller – guest presenter, former Nebraska Library Commission staff]
Women’s Historical Fiction Booktalk 2019 (Lincoln Chapter of the PEO, March 19, 2019) [Jen J.]
Youth Non-Fiction Titles – 2019 (Gere Branch, April 1, 2019) [Sandy W.]

2018 Book Talks

The Art of the Heist (Bethany Branch, December 7, 2018) [Shannon K]
Banchan of Books (Bethany Branch, February 23, 2018) [Kathryn K.]
The Becky and Scott Show – 2018 Edition (Bethany Branch, March 23, 2018 and Gere Branch, March 26, 2018) [Becky W.C. and Scott C.] [ PODCAST ]
Books Fall Open, You Fall In – 2018 (Bethany Branch, September 28, 2018 and Gere Branch, October 22, 2018) [Marcy G.]
Frogs, Frogs…More Frogs…And a Little Nebraska (Bethany Branch, February 16, 2018) [Meredith M.]
Graphic Lives (Bethany Branch, November 9, 2018) [Kathryn K.]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2018 [Vicki W.]
Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction with Caitlin L. (Gere Branch, March 5, 2018) [Caitlin L.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome Book Talk – 2018 (Bethany Branch, April 6, 2018) [Karrie S. and Steph E.]
Latest & Greatest Non-Fiction – 2018 (Bethany Branch, March 2, 2018) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Lincoln’s Gayest Booktalk (Bethany Branch, October 19, 2018) [L.G.]
Mostly About Theatre (Bethany Branch, March 9, 2018) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
The Mystery of Agatha Christie (Bethany Branch, November 30, 2018 and Gere Branch, December 1, 2018) [Scott C.] [ SLIDESHOW ] [ PODCAST ]
Newer Non-Fiction and Other Factual Delights (Gere Branch, October 15, 2018) [Meagan M.]
Random Reads From a Retired Librarian (Gere Branch, April 23, 2018) [Susan Vanneman – guest presenter]
Recent Reads From a Retired Librarian (Gere Branch, April 30, 2018) [Richard Miller – guest presenter]
School Shootings – Fiction & Non-Fiction (Bethany Branch, December 14, 2018 and Gere Branch, January 7, 2019) [Tracy T.]
Susan’s Award Winners Talk – 2018 (Gere Branch, April 16, 2018 and Bethany Branch, April 27, 2018) [Susan S.] [ PODCAST ]
Susan’s Recent Reads – 2018 (Bethany Branch, November 16, 2018) [Susan S.] [ PODCAST ]
Winsome Women in Historical Fiction (Gere Branch, February 5, 2018) [Katie M.]
Youth Non-Fiction Titles (Gere Branch, February 12, 2018) [Sandy W.]

2017 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books List – 2017 (Bethany Branch, September 29, 2017 & Gere Branch, October 30, 2017) [Pat L.] [PODCAST]
American Inventions (Gere Branch, March 6, 2017) [Sandy W.]
Best of Non-Fiction Book Tasting (Gere Branch, February 17, 2017) [Brenda E. and Pat S.]
Fall Into a Good Book (Bethany Branch, September 1, 2017 & Gere Branch, September 25, 2017) [Marcy G.]
Fay’s Recent Reads – 2017 (Bethany Branch, October 6, 2017 & Gere Branch, October 9, 2017 [Fay M.]
Good Reads for Teens (Bethany Branch, April 21, 2017) [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2017 (Bethany Branch, December 1, 2017 & Gere Branch, December 4, 2017 & Lunch at the Library, December 6, 2017) [Vicki W.]
His & Hers (Bethany Branch, April 7, 2017 and Gere Branch, April 10, 2017) [Becky W.C. and Scott C.] [PODCAST]
History…of a Sort (Gere Branch, October 2, 2017) [Scott Childers, guest presenter from the Nebraska Library Commission]
Irish Authors (Gere Branch, March 13th, 2017 & Bethany Branch, March 17th, 2017) [Jodi R.]
Just Desserts – Hard Case Crime – March 30, 2017 (Just Desserts group book share) [PODCAST]
Just Desserts – Mystery Anthologies & Collections – January 26, 2017 (Just Desserts group book share [PODCAST]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome Book Talk – 2017 (Bethany Branch, November 3, 2017) [Karrie S. and Steph E.]
Literary Cookbooks, Part 2 (Gere Branch, November 13, 2017 & Bethany Branch, November 17, 2017) [Tracy T.]
The Man Booker Prize Nominees – 2017 (Gere Branch, October 23, 2017 and Bethany Branch, October 27, 2017) [Jodi R.] [PODCAST]
Marcy’s Reading List – 2017 (Gere Branch, March 20th, 2017 & Bethany Branch, March 31st, 2017) [Marcy G.]
Mixed Theme Book Talk (Gere Branch, January 23, 2017) [Tracy T.]
The Nebraska Book Awards (2017) and One Book One Nebraska finalists (2018) (Bethany Branch, October 20th, 2017) [Erin W.]
A New Look at Vintage Sleuths (Bethany Branch, March 24, 2017 & Gere Branch, March 27, 2017) [Fay M.]
One Book – One Lincoln – 2017 – Top Ten Finalists (Bethany Branch, May 12, 2017) [Katie M.] [PODCAST]
150 Years of Nebraska Poetry (Gere Branch, May 8, 2017 & Bethany Branch, May 19, 2017) [Erin W.]
Potpourri of Book Reviews (Gere Branch, April 3, 2017) [Lisa K. guest presenter from the Nebraska Library Commission]
Recent Reads by Mindy (Gere Branch, January 30, 2017) [Mindy P.]
Scott’s 2017 Grab Bag: Theatre and More! (Bethany Branch, December 8, 2017 & Gere Branch, December 11, 2017) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
Shannon’s Non-Fiction Booktalk – 2017 (September 22, 2017) [Shannon K.]
Shannon’s Spring Booktalk (Bethany Branch, March 3, 2017) [Shannon K.]

2016 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books List – 2016 (Bethany Branch, November 18, 2016 & Gere Branch, November 7, 2016 & Lunch at the Library, April 4, 2017) [Pat L.]
Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) (Gere Branch, October 10, 2016) [Kristen A.]
Biographies, Memoirs and Historical Fiction (Gere Branch, May 2, 2016) [Mindy P.]
Clothes Make the (Wo)Man (Gere Branch, February 22, 2016) [Pam B.]
Crochet Trends (Bethany Branch, March 4, 2016) [Kolette S.]
Dan’s Celtic New Year’s BooksTalk (Bethany Branch, October 28, 2016) [Dan D.]
Dan’s Recent Reads – 2016 (Bethany Branch, May 13, 2016) [Dan D.]
Donna’s Favorite Authors – 2016 (Bethany Branch, May 5, 2016 and Gere Branch, May 9, 2016) (Donna G.)
Erin’s Spring 2016 BooksTalks (Gere Branch, April 18th, 2016 and Bethany Branch, April 29, 2016) [Erin I.]
Gere Book Share – 1/4/16 (Gere Branch, January 4, 2016) (Group Book Share)
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2016 [Vicki W.]
A History of The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) (Bethany Branch, April 22, 2016) [Mary S.]
Irish Authors (Bethany Branch, February 5, 2016 and Gere Branch, March 7, 2016) [Jodi R.]
Just Desserts – 100th Meeting – March 2016 (Just Desserts group book share) [PODCAST]
Just Desserts – June 2016 – Series Share! (Just Desserts group book share) [PODCAST]
Latest and Greatest – Non-Fiction (Bethany Branch, October 7, 2016) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
The Man Booker Prize Nominees – 2016 (Bethany Branch, September 16, 2016 and Gere Branch, September 19, 2016) [Jodi R.]
Marcy’s Recent Reads – 2016 (Bethany Branch October 14, 2016, and Gere Branch, October 24, 2016) [Marcy G.]
Meagan’s Miscellany (Gere Branch, April 4, 2016) [Meagan M.]
Medieval Mysteries (Gere Branch, October 17, 2016) [Robyn H.]
New Mystery Authors to Check Out – 2015 (Bethany Branch, February 19, 2016 and Gere Branch, March 21, 2016) [Marcy G.]
New(er) Non-Fiction (Gere Branch, December 12, 2016) [Meagan M.]
Rick Bragg — Journalist (Bethany Branch, March 11, 2016 and Gere Branch, March 14, 2016) [Fay M.]
Scott’s Grab Bag – Early 2016 (Bethany Branch, April 1, 2016, Gere Branch, April 11, 2016) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
The Sinking of the Lusitania (Gere Branch, February 8, 2016) [Sandy W.]
Susan’s Selections – Spring 2016 (Gere Branch, April 25, 2016 and Bethany Branch, May 27, 2016) [Susan S.]
To Boldly Go…A Star Trek 50th Anniversary BooksTalk (Bethany Branch, November 4, 2016 and Gere Branch, November 14, 2016 and local ConStellation 8 scifi convention, April 29, 2017) [Scott C.] [ PODCAST ]
What Shannon Has Been Reading – 2016 (Bethany Branch, February 26, 2016) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Wordsome Wonders and Marvelous Miscellany (Bethany Branch, January 29, 2016 and Gere Branch, February 1, 2016) [Becky W.C.]

2015 Book Talks

ALA Notables List – 2014 Titles (Gere Branch, November 2, 2015 and Gere Branch, November 6, 2015) [Pat L.] [PODCAST]
The Alex Awards – 2015 (Gere Branch, December 14, 2015) [Mindy P. and Wyatt P.]
Books Considered for the Non-Fiction Nebraska Book Award 2015 (Bethany Branch, September 18, 2015) [Mary S. – guest from the Nebraska Library Commission]
Gere Book Share – 1/12/2015 (Gere Branch, January 12, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 1/26/2015 (Gere Branch, January 26, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 4/13/15 (Gere Branch, April 13, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 6/8/15 (Gere Branch, June 8, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 7/13/15 (Gere Branch, July 13, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 8/10/15 (Gere Branch, August 10, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 11/16/15 (Gere Branch, November 16, 2015) (Group Book Share)
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2015 [Vicki W.]
Historical Mysteries Set in the Roaring Twenties (2015)
Home Sweet Home (Gere Branch, March 16, 2015) [Pam B.]
If I Were Queen of the Book Group (Gere Branch, October 5, 2015 and Bethany Branch, December 18, 2015) [Marcy G.]
Karen’s Kitchen Talk…and More! (Bethany Branch, September 25, 2015) [Karen M.]
Karrie and Steph’s AWESOME Book Talk – 2015 (Bethany Branch, October 9, 2015) [Karrie S. and Stephanie E.]
Kickbutt Female Characters From Literature (Bethany Branch, February 7, 2015) [Carrie R.]
Musical Pairings (Bethany Branch, October 16, 2015) [Jeremiah J.]
Mystery and Adventure Around the World (Bethany Branch, February 13, 2015 and Gere Branch, October 19, 2015) [Donna G.]
One Book One Nebraska 2015 Winner and Finalists [Meredith M.]
Out of the Ordinary (Gere Branch, October 12, 2015) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
Scott’s 2015 Grab Bag (Gere Branch, November 30, 2015 and Bethany Branch, December 4, 2015) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – Fall/Winter 2015 (Gere Branch, December 7, 2015 and Bethany Branch, December 11, 2015 [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
The Three Rs (Gere Branch, May 18, 2015) [Pam B.]
Trodding the Boards: A Theatrical Booktalk (Gere Branch, April 20, 2015 and Bethany Branch, June 5, 2015) [Scott C.]
What Shannon Has Been Reading – History (Bethany Branch, November 13, 2015) [Shannon K.]
What Shannon Has Been Reading – Spring 2015 (Bethany Branch, February 7, 2015) [Shannon K.]
Yours, Willa Cather (Bethany Branch, October 2, 2015) [Erin W.] [PODCAST]

2014 Book Talks

About the Author (Bethany Branch, October 3, 2014 and Gere Branch, October 6, 2014) [Erin I.]
ALA Notables Book List – 2013 titles (Bethany Branch, November 7, 2014 and Gere Branch, November 17, 2014) [Pat L.]
Bagels & Books 2014 (Gere Branch, June 13, 2014) [Group Book Share]
The Becky and Scott Show (Gere Branch, November 24, 2014 and Bethany Branch, December 19, 2014) [Becky W.C. and Scott C.]
Bethany Non-Fiction Booktalk (Bethany Branch, December 12, 2014) [Shannon K.]
Books That Became Movies and TV Shows (Bethany Branch, Marcy 7, 2014) [Kris B.]
Charlotte’s Favorite Reads in 2013 (Gere Branch, February 3, 2014) [Charlotte K.]
Do NOT Read This Book! (Gere Branch, Spetember 22, 2014) [Pam B.]
Double the Fun: Debbie and Steph’s Booktalk (Bethany Branch, January 31, 2014) [Debbie A.] and [Stephanie E.]
Dystopian Novels (Bethany Branch, February 7, 2014) [Layne P.]
East of Eatin’: Tastes and Travels With an Asian Flavor (Bethany Branch, May 30, 2014) [Kathryn K.]
Easter Fiction and Non-Fiction (Gere Branch, March 31, 2014) [Layne P.]
Enough Mysteries to Go Around (the World) (Bethany Branch, March 21, 2014 and Gere Branch, March 24, 2014) [Evelyn D.]
Gere Book Share – 1/13/2014 (Gere Branch, January 13, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 3/10/2014 (Gere Branch, March 10, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 6/9/2014 (Gere Branch, June 9, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 7/14/2014 (Gere Branch, July 14, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 8/11/2014 (Gere Branch, August 11, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 9/8/2014 (Gere Branch, September 8, 2014) (Group Book Share)
Getting Personal: Memoirs and Biographies – 2014 (Bethany Branch, April 18, 2014) [Katie M.]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2014 [Vicki W.]
Lisa’s Raves and Faves – 2014 (Gere Branch, October 20, 2014) [Lisa V.]
Literary Cookbooks (Gere Branch, November 3, 2014) [Brenda E. and Pat S.]
Love Stories of All Kinds (Bethany Branch, February 14, 2014 and Gere Branch, February 24, 2014) [Fay M.]
Marcy’s Last Minute List (Bethany Branch, April 11, 2014) [Marcy G.]
Miscellaneous Mysteries – 2014 (Gere Branch, May 12, 2014 and Bethany Branch, May 16, 2014) [Donna G.]
Model T Memories (revised) (Gere Branch, October 27, 2014) [Sandy W.]
New Mysteries – 2014 (Bethany Branch, September 5, 2014) [Marcy G.]
On the Move (Gere Branch, April 28, 2014) [Pam B.]
Pam’s Favorite Authors (Gere Branch, December 15, 2014) [Pam B.]
Scary and Spooky and Weird, Oh My! (and other stuff) (Bethany Branch, October 31, 2014) [Charlotte K.]
Stories Told in Unusual Ways (Gere Branch, April 21, 2014 and Bethany Branch, April 25, 2014) [Scott C.]
A Trip to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day (Gere Branch, March 17, 2014) [Marcy G.]
Wacky (?) Crafts (Bethany Branch, October 24, 2014) [Sandy W.]

2013 Book Talks

ALA Notables – 2012 books (Bethany Branch, October 18, 2013 and Gere Branch, October 21, 2013) [Pat L.]
Another Place, Another Time (Bethany Branch, April 5, 2013 and Gere Branch, April 22, 2013) [Evelyn D.]
Bagels & Books 2013 – Some Favorite Reads (Gere Branch, June 10, 2013) [group book share.]
Before CSI: The Birth of Forensic Science (Gere Branch, April 8, 2013) [Sandy W.]
Books About Natural Disasters in the U.S. (Gere Branch, September 23, 2013) [Marcy G.]
Books That Lead You to More Books (Bethany Branch, October 25, 2013) [Scott C.]
Charlotte’s Eclectic Selections – 2012/13 (Bethany Branch, May 10, 2013) [Charlotte K.]
Conventionally Speaking (Gere Branch, May 13, 2013 and Bethany Branch, May 17, 2013) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
Death in the White House (Gere Branch, November 18, 2013) [Sandy W.]
Debbie’s Recent Reads – 2013 (Gere Branch, December 16, 2013) [Debbie A.]
Fiction With a Twist (Gere Branch, October 28, 2013) [Wyatt P.]
Fire and Ice (Bethany Branch, December 20, 2013) [Jeremiah J.]
Gere Book Share – 1/7/2013 (Gere Branch, January 7, 2013) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 1/28/2013 (Gere Branch, January 28, 2013) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 7/8/2013 (Gere Branch, July 8, 2013) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 8/12/2013 (Gere Branch, August 12, 2013) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 9/9/2013 (Gere Branch, September 9, 2013) (Group Book Share)
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2013 Edition (Bethany Branch, December 6, 2013) [Vicki W.] [PODCAST]
Happy Homicide – 2013 (Bethany Branch, December 13, 2013) [Marcy G.]
If You Like…The Great Gatsby + more (Bethany Branch, April 19, 2013 and Gere Branch, May 6, 2013 [Erin I.]
In Praise of H2O (Gere Branch, April 15, 2013) [Pam B.]
Inspiring Reads (Bethany Branch, April 26, 2013) [Kim S.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome Winter Book Talk – 2013 (Bethany Branch, March 1, 2013) [Karrie S. ] and [Stephanie E.]
Life and Death and Everything in Between (Bethany Branch, March 15, 2013) [Kathryn K.] [PODCAST]
Lisa’s Recent Reads – 2013 (Gere Branch, April 1, 2013) [Lisa V.]
Marcy’s Recent Reads – 2013 (Bethany Branch, February 8, 2013 and Gere Branch, February 11, 2013) [Marcy G.] [PODCAST]
Mary and Michael’s Recent Reads – 2013 (Bethany Branch, May 24, 2013) [Mary S. and Michael S. (Nebraska Library Commission)]
Memoirs (Gere Branch, April 29, 2013) [Katie M.] [PODCAST]
Model T. Memories (Bethany Branch, October 11, 2013) [Sandy W.]
Musical Fiction (Bethany Branch, September 13, 2013) [Carolyn D.]
Rebecca’s Recent Reads – 2013 (Bethany Branch, April 12, 2013) [Rebecca A.]
Recent Readable Recommendations (Gere Branch, October 14, 2013) [Fay M.]
Recommendations From Donna (Gere Branch, May 20, 2013 and Bethany Branch, May 31, 2013) [Donna G.]
Remarkable Women (Bethany Branch, February 15, 2013) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
Remember the Past (Bethany Branch, November 15, 2013 and Gere Branch, November 25, 2013)) [Shannon K.]
Sarah’s Suggestions – 2013 (Bethany Branch, November 8, 2013) [Sarah D.]
Strong Women Characters (Gere Branch, February 4, 2013) [Sue B.]
Susan’s Selections – Bethany – Spring 2013 (Bethany Branch, May 3, 2013) [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – Bethany – Fall 2013 (Bethany Branch, November 22, 2013) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Selections – Gere – Sping 2013 (Gere Branch, March 25, 2013) [Susan S.]
Travel the World From Your Armchair (Bethany Branch, March 8, 2013 and Gere Branch, March 11, 2013) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
A Tub of Tomes for 2013 (Bethany Branch, October 4, 2013) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
What Jane Austen Did NOT Write (Gere Branch, November 4, 2013) [Pam B.]
Who to Listen To… (Gere Branch, October 7, 2013) [Lisa K. from the Nebraska Library Commission]
The Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Gere Branch, March 18, 2013) [Kristen A.] [Added bonus: Kristen’s Powerpoint slideshow which provides additional Tolkien background info]
World War II Era (Mostly) Fiction (Gere Branch, February 25, 2013) [Fay M.]

2012 Book Talks

ALA Notables – 2011 books (Bethany Branch, November 2, 2012; Gere Branch, November 5, 2012; Lunch at the Library, March 6, 2013) [Pat L.] [PODCAST]
Bethany’s Rousing Reads – 2012 (Bethany Branch, December 21, 2012) [Bethany G.]
Biographies and Memoirs – 2012 (Gere Branch, March 12, 2012) [Katie M.]
Books About Books with Pam B. (Gere Branch, October 22, 2012) [Pam B.]
Books That Inspired Me to Read (Gere Branch, Spring, 2012) [Carol S.]
Convergences and Divergences (Bethany Branch, March 30, 2012 and Gere Branch, April 2, 2012) [Scott C. and Becky W.C.]
Do Not Read This Book! Banned Books! (Gere Branch, April 20, 2009 and Bethany Branch, October 19, 2012) [Pam B.]
The 44 Scotland Street series (Gere Branch, April 23, 2012) [Kristen A.]
Gere Book Share – 2/6/2012 (Gere Branch, February 6, 2012) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 6/12/2012 (Gere Branch, June 12, 2012) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 7/9/2012 (Gere Branch, July 9, 2012) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 8/13/2012 (Gere Branch Branch, August 14, 2012) (Group Book Share)
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (Gere Branch, February 13, 2012) [Pat S.]
The Good, the Bad and the In-Between (Bethany Branch, October 12, 2012) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2012 Edition (Gere Branch, November 26, 2012 and Bethany Branch, November 30, 2012) [Vicki W.] (this list is presented as a slide show)
A Green Thumb or Maybe Not So Green (Gere Branch, April 9, 2012) [Pam B.]
I Thought With a Shudder…The Works of H.P. Lovecraft (Gere Branch, April 30, 2012) [Gordon A.]
Karrie and Dan’s Wedding Booktalk (Bethany Branch, December 14, 2012) [Karrie S. and Dan D.]
The Librarian’s Book Bag – 2012 (Bethany Branch, February 3, 2012 and Gere Branch, March 5, 2012) [Marcy G.]
Lincoln – a Presidential Booktalk (Gere Branch, November 21, 2012) [Layne P.]
Marcy’s Bushel of Books 2012 (Bethany Branch, September7, 2012 and Gere Branch, September 17, 2012) [Marcy G.]
Mary’s Recent Reads (Gere Branch, October 15, 2012 and Bethany Branch, October 26, 2012) [Mary S.]
Mostly Biographies…But Some Other Goodies Too (Bethany Branch, April 6, 2012) [Charlotte K.]
Sherlock Holmes (Gere Branch, December 10, 2012) [Kristen A.]
Some Classic First Mysteries (Heritage Lunchtime Booktalk, Gere Branch, February 21, 2012) [Layne P.]
Spunky Ladies (Bethany Branch, September 21, 2012) [Erin I.] [PODCAST]
Spy Fiction – Past and Present (Bethany Branch, May 18, 2012 and Gere Branch, May 21, 2012) [Layne P.]
Strange and Wondrous Books: A Musical Booktalk (Bethany Branch, October 5, 2012 and Gere Branch, October 29, 2012) [Carolyn D.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – Bethany – Fall 2012 (Bethany Branch, November 9, 2012) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Selections – Gere – Fall 2012 (Gere Branch, September 24, 2012) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Teen Reed Week Book List 2012 (October 2012) [Susan S.]
Teen Book Club Books – 2012 (Bethany Branch, November 16, 2012) [Sarah D.] [PODCAST]
Thrilling Airship Adventures: The World of Steampunk (Gere Branch, December 3, 2012 and Bethany Branch, December 7, 2012) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
Unsinkable: 100th Anniversary of Titanic’s Sinking (Bethany Branch, April 13, 2012 and Gere Branch, April 16, 2012) [Sandy W.]
What I’ve Been Reading (2012) (Bethany Branch, February 17, 2012) [Shannon K.]

2011 Book Talks

2011 One Book One Lincoln – Top 9 (Bethany Branch, September 9, 2011 and Gere Branch, September 19, 2011) [Shannon K.]
Africa – The Dark Continent (Gere Branch, May 2, 2011 and Bethany Branch, May 13, 2011) [Donna G.]
ALA Notables – 2010 books (Bethany Branch, December 16, 2011; Lunch at the Library, February 1, 2012) [Pat L.]
Bethany’s Rousing Reads (Gere Branch, November 7, 2011) [Bethany G.]
Carol’s Bookbag – 2011 (Bethany Branch, November 18, 2011 and Gere Branch, November 21, 2011) [Carol S.]
A Celebration of Sisters (Bethany Branch, September 16, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 10, 2011) [Erin I.]
Characters and Curiosities (Bethany Branch, February 18, 2011) [Kathryn K.]
Culturally Diverse Recent and Readables (Bethany Branch, February 4, 2011) [Sheila J.]
Fall 2011 Book Blurb (Gere Branch, Fall 2011) [Barbara Rixstine – guest]
Gere Book Share – 6/13/2011 (Gere Branch, June 13, 2011) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 7/11/2011 (Gere Branch, July 11, 2011) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 8/8/2011 (Gere Branch, August 8, 2011) (Group Book Share)
Gere Book Share – 9/26/2011 (Gere Branch, September 26, 2011) (Group Book Share)
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2011 (Gere Branch, December 12th, Lunch at the Library, December 7th, Bethany Branch, December 9th, all 2011) [Vicki W.]
Heritage Room Highlights 2011 (Bethany Branch, September 30, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 24) [Meredith M.]
It’s a Great Day to be Irish! (Bethany Branch, March 11, 2011) [Carolyn D.]
Kim’s Kart (Bethany Branch, December 2, 2011) [Kim S.]
Lights, Camera, Books! (Bethany Branch, April 15, 2011) [Shannon K.]
Lights, Camera, Books – Take Two! (Bethany Branch, October 28, 2011) [Shannon K.]
My Favorite Books – Past and Present (Bethany Branch, October 14, 2011) [Mary S.]
Mysteries Set in Latin America (Bethany Branch, May 20, 2011) [Rayma S.]
New Mysteries – 2010-2011 (Bethany Branch, September 23, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 17, 2011) [Marcy G.]
On a Scientific Note (Gere Branch, October 3, 2011 and Bethany Branch, October 7, 2011) [Pam B.]
Scary Stuff (Gere Branch, October 31, 2011 and Bethany Branch, November 4, 2011) [Jim W.]
Scott’s Grab Bag 2011 (Bethany Branch, March 18, 2011 and Gere Branch, March 21, 2011) [Scott C.]
Short and Sweet (Bethany Branch, January 28, 2011 and Gere Branch, April 25, 2011) [Erin I.]
Susan’s Teen Reed Week Book List 2011 (October 2011) [Susan S.]
Unholy Mysteries (Gere Branch, April 11, 2011) [Pam B.]
Write? Right! (Bethany Branch, October 21, 2011 and Gere Branch, November 14, 2011) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]

2010 Book Talks

Charlotte’s Esoterica (Gere Branch, May 3, 2010) [Charlotte K.]
Charlotte’s Recent Selections (2010) (Bethany Branch, October 8, 2010) [Charlotte K.]
Crafts and Hobbies in Fiction (Bethany Branch, January 22, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 22, 2010) [Sandy W.]
Dog Training and Drawing (Bethany Branch, September 10, 2010 and Gere Branch, October 18, 2010) [Marcy G.]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry, Part Deux (Bethany Branch, February 12, 2010; Gere Branch, March 1, 2010) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Everything Neil (Gaiman) (Gere Branch, December 6, 2010) [Sarah D.]
Food, Glorious Food! (Gere Branch, September 27, 2010) [Pam B.]
Get Real! (Bethany Branch, January 29, 2010) [Kim S.]
The Ghosts of Booktalks Past (Bethany Branch, January 15, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 1, 2010) [Erin I.] [PODCAST]
Good Books to Give as Gifts – 2010 (Gere Branch, November 29, 2010) [Vicki W.] [PODCAST]
Gotta Dance! (Bethany Branch, May 14, 2010) [Carolyn D.]
Great Books to Give as Gifts – 2010 [Vicki W.]
Great Scot – Scottish Sci-Fi (Bethany Branch, March 12, 2010) [Dan D.]
Just Desserts: The First Five Years (Bethany Branch, November 5, 2010 and Gere Branch, November 8, 2010) [Scott C.]
Karrie and Steph’s Awesome 2010 Reads (Bethany Branch, December 17, 2010) [Karrie S. and Stephanie E.]
Karrie’s Year of Reading – 2010 (Gere Branch, March 8, 2010) [Karrie S.] [PODCAST]
Marcy’s Bushel of Books – 2010 (Gere Branch, January 25, 2010 and Bethany Branch, February 19, 2010) [Marcy G.] [PODCAST]
Music for the Eye: A Sample of Music Videos in the Lincoln City Libraries (Gere Branch, March 22, 2010) [Carolyn D.]
My Life of Crime (Bethany Branch, September 3, 2010 and Gere Branch, November 1, 2010) [Erin I.]
Never Again (Bethany Branch, October 22, 2010 and Gere Branch, April 18, 2011) [Jim W.]
A Nutshell History of Western Theatre — From Sophocles to Stoppard (Bethany Branch, May 7, 2010 and Gere Branch, May 10, 2010) [Jim W.]
Sarah’s Selections – 2010 (Bethany Branch, February 5, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 8, 2010) [Sarah D.]
Sarah’s Teen Reed Week List 2010 (October 2010) [Sarah D.]
Sarah’s TeensReed List, Summer 2010 (June 2010) [Sarah D.]
Selections From a Sci Fi Reading Group (Bethany Branch, March 26, 2010 and Gere Branch, March 29, 2010) [Scott C.]
Shannon’s Bookbag (2010) (Bethany Branch, October 29, 2010) [Shannon K.]
A Spring Eclectic (Gere Branch, March 15, 2010) [Rebecca A.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Summer Reading List 2010 (June 2010) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Teen Reed Week Book List 2010 (October 2010) [Susan S.]
Truth be Told — Some Non-Fiction Favorites (Gere Branch, April 26, 2010) [Lisa V.]
A Tub of Tomes for 2010 (Bethany Branch, March 19, 2010) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
Who Knew? (Bethany Branch, December 3, 2010, and Gere Branch, February 7, 2011) [Sandy W.]

2009 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books, 2009 (Gere Branch, November 30, 2009 and Bethany Branch, December 18, 2009) [Pat L.] [PODCAST]
An Assortment of Authors (Gere Branch, April 6, 2009) [Layne P.] [PODCAST]
Authors From Other Countries (Gere Branch, March 16, 2009 and Bethany Branch, March 20, 2009) [Julie B.]
Authors I’ve Met, Books I’ve Loved (Courtyard Book Chats, July 21, 2009) [Kit Keller. (guest presenter)] [PODCAST]
The Bookmaking Process (Gere Branch, November 16, 2009) [Jim W.] [PODCAST]
Books I Am Thankful For (Gere Branch, November 23, 2009) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
The Brain…and What Can Go Wrong With It (Courtyard Book Chats, July 28, 2009) [Vicki W.] [PODCAST]
A Collection From Kathy (Gere Branch, January 26, 2009) [guest presenter Kathy M.]
Creature Comforts (Bethany Branch, April 10, 2009 and Gere Branch, April 27, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, August 25, 2009) [Scott C.] Part 1 –> [PODCAST] Part 2 –> [PODCAST} abbreviated form for Courtyard Book Chats –> [PODCAST]
Do Not Read This Book! Banned Books! (Gere Branch, April 20, 2009 and Bethany Branch, October 19, 2012) [Pam B.]
East Coast Crime (Gere Branch, May 11, 2009, Bethany Branch, May 22, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 9, 2009) [Donna G.] [PODCAST]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Gere Branch, March 30, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 16, 2009) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Evelyn’s Off-Site BooksTalk – January 2009 (January 8, 2009) [Evelyn D.]
Evelyn’s Off-Site BooksTalk – February 2009 (February 5, 2009) [Evelyn D.]
Fantasy Fiction with Female Characters (Courtyard Book Chat, August 4, 2009) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
A Few of My Favorite Things (Bethany Branch, January 30, 2009) [Rebecca A.]
Funny, Silly and Sometimes Weird Books (Bethany Branch, November 13, 2009) [Shannon K.] [PODCAST]
Give the Gift of Books (Bethany Branch, December 4, 2009 and Gere Branch, December 7, 2009) [Vicki W.]
A History of the Victorian Age Will Never Be Written... (Bethany Branch, January 16, 2009 and Gere Branch, February 2, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 16, 2009) [Marcy G.] Part 1 –> [PODCAST] Part 2 –> [PODCAST]
I’ll Just Have Water, Thank You! (Gere Branch, April 13, 2009) [Carol S.] [PODCAST]
Karrie’s Year of Reading! (Bethany Branch, February 6, 2009) [Karrie S.]
Out-of-Town Tales (Courtyard Book Chats, August 18, 2009; Gere Branch October 26, 2009; Bethany Branch, October 30, 2009) [Charlotte K.] Courtyard Chat –> [PODCAST] Gere BooksTalk –> [PODCAST]
Polley Picks – March 2009 (Bethany Branch, March 27, 2009) [Carolyn D.]
Polley Picks – May 2009 (Gere Branch, May 18, 2009) [Carolyn D.]
Polley’s Play-Along Adventures (Courtyard Book Chats, August 11, 2009) [Carolyn D.]
Rabbit and Other Updike (Bethany Branch, March 13, 2009) [Matt N.]
Silence Means Security (Bethany Branch, March 6, 2009) [Sean S.]
Steph’s Recent (or not so) Book Discoveries (Bethany Branch, April 17, 2009) [Stephanie E.]
Stop…You’re Killing Me! (Bethany Branch, September 18, 2009) [Marcy G.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – March 2009 (Gere Branch, March 9, 2009) [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – May 2009 (Bethany Branch, May 1, 2009) [Susan S.] Part 1 –> [PODCAST] Part 2 –> [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections – June 2009 (Courtyard Book Chats, June 30, 2009) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Selections – November 2009 (Bethany Branch, November 20, 2009) [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Teen Reed Week Book List 2009 (October 2009) [Susan S.]
Tales From the Cryptographer (Gere Branch, September 21, 2009) [Erin I.] [PODCAST]
Tempting, Tantalizing, Enticing Tales (Bethany Branch, May 29, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, July 14, 2009) [Rianne S.] [PODCAST]
A Walk on the Wild Side (Bethany Branch, January 9, 2009) [Erin I.]
What’s So Funny? (Bethany Branch, May 4, 2009 and Gere Branch, May 8, 2009) [Vicki W.]

2008 Book Talks

ALA Notable Books 2008 – Selected Titles (Booktalk for Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, September 17, 2008; Gere Branch, November 17, 2008; Bethany Branch, December 5, 2008) [Pat L.] [PODCAST]
Amber’s Biographies Book Talk (Gere Branch, April 14, 2008) [Amber N. (Americorps worker)]
The Arts in Literature (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, July 15, 2008 and Gere Branch, September 22, 2008) [Lisa V.]
Boo! – 2008 (Bethany Branch, October 31, 2008) [Lisa V.]
Books About the 1930s (Gere Branch, May 5, 2008 and Bethany Branch, May 30, 2008) [Rayma S.]
Books I Found by Using LibraryThing (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, July 22, 2008) [Kit Keller. (guest presenter)]
Business and Leadership (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, June 3, 2008) [Julie B.]
Checkmate! (Bethany Branch, February 29, 2008 and Gere Branch, April 28, 2008) [Jim W.]
Classic Children’s Stories (Bethany Branch, January 25, 2008 and Gere Branch, Feburary 25, 2008) [Shannon K.]
Cooking Adoptive Royal Killers (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, June 24, 2008; Bethany Branch, September 5, 2008; and Gere Branch, November 3, 2008) [Charlotte K.]
Crafty Reads (Gere Branch Summer Book Talks, July 14, 2008) [Pam B.]
Erin go Bragh! (Bethany Branch, March 14, 2008 and Gere Branch, March 17, 2008) [Erin I.]
A Few of My Favorite Books (Gere Branch, September 15, 2008 and Bethany Branch, September 19, 2008) [Shannon K.]
The Good Life — Nebraska Authors (Bethany Branch, February 8, 2008 and Courtyard Book Chat, June 17, 2008 and Gere Branch, October 20, 2008) [Meredith M.] [PODCAST]
The Good, the Gritty, a Sure Thing and the Witty (Bethany Branch, April 4, 2008 and Gere Branch, April 7, 2008) [Evelyn D.] [PODCAST]
Great Youth Books to Give as Gifts! (Bethan Branch, December 12, 2008 and Gere Branch, December 15, 2008) [Vicki W.]
The Ides of March (Bethany Branch, January 18, 2008 and Gere Branch, March 3, 2008) [Layne P.]
Looking to Score — Biographies (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, July 29, 2008; Gere Branch, October 6, 2007 and Bethany Branch, September 12, 2008) [Sean S.] [PODCAST]
Love for Sale (Bethany Branch, February 15, 2008) [Lisa V.] [PODCAST]
Marcy’s Bag of Books (Bethany Branch, January 11, 2008 and Gere Branch, January 14, 2008) [Marcy G.]
Marcy’s Recent Reads [in .pdf format] (Bethany Branch, October 10, 2008 and Gere Branch, December 8, 2008) [Marcy G.]
The Mean Magical Streets: Contemporary Urban Fantasy (Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden! July 1, 2008; Gere Branch, December 1, 2008 and Bethany Branch, December 19, 2008) [Scott C.] [PODCAST]
Oh, Horrors!…Gothic Novels (Bethany Branch, November 7, 2008) [Rayma S.]
The Outsider in Fiction (Gere Branch, November 24, 2008) [Jim W.]
Passport to Peril (Gere Branch, May 12, 2008; Bethany Branch, May 16, 2008; Courtyard Book Chats, June 10, 2008) [Donna G.] [PODCAST]
People I Wish I’d Known (Gere Branch, February 4, 2008) [Pam B.]
Recent Book Club Books (Gere Branch, September 8, 2008 and Bethany Branch, November 21, 2008) [Jim W.] [PODCAST]
Sarah’s Teen Book List 2008 (May 2008) [Sarah D.] [PODCAST]
Sean’s Grab-Bag 2008 (Gere Branch, May 19, 2008) [Sean S.]
Set Sail to New Worlds (Bethany Branch, October 17, 2008) [Erin I.]
Some of Jim’s Touchstone Books (Gere Branch, January 7, 2008) [Jim W.]
Susan’s Selections Spring 2008 (Gere Branch, February 11, 2008 and Bethany Branch, May 2, 2008) [Susan S.] [PODCAST]
Susan’s Selections Winter 2008 (Bethany Branch, November 14, 2008) [Susan S.] Part 1 –> [PODCAST] Part 2 –> [PODCAST]
Susan’s Teen Read Week Booklist 2008 (various schools, September and October, 2008) [Susan S.]
Vampire Fiction: Classic and Modern (Bethany Branch, September 26, 2008 & Gere Branch, October 13, 2008) [Layne P.] [PODCAST]
The War in Europe (Bethany Branch, May 23, 2008) [Karen M.]
Women in Islam (Bethany Branch, April 18, 2008; Gere Branch, April 21, 2008; and Courtyard Book Chats…in the Garden!, July 8, 2008) [Vicki W.] [PODCAST]
Young Adult, Entertaining and Style (Gere Branch, January 28, 2008 and Bethany Branch, February 1, 2008) [Sarah D.] [PODCAST]

2007 Book Talks

Advise and Checkout – Political Fiction (Bethany Branch, January 25, 2007) [Layne P.]
ALA Notable Books 2006/2007 – A Selection (Courtyard Book Chats, June 12, 2007) [Pat L.]
An Analysis of Archetype – or – Tell Me a Story (Bethany Branch, April 20, 2007) [Kaye A.]
Bethany Bookshare – 10/26/2007 (Bethany Branch, October 26, 2007) [group effort]
Biographies & Memoirs: A Short List (Courtyard Book Chats, August 7, 2007) [Vicki W.]
Booked to Die! – Mysteries featuring Libraries or Librarians (Courtyard Book Chats, June 26, 2007) [Julee H.]
Books for Young People (Gere Branch, February 5, 2007) [Sarah D.]
Books in Pairs (Bethany Branch, April 13, 2007 and Gere Branch, April 16, 2007) [Vicki W.]
Books to Keep You Up at Night! Updated Edition! (Bethany Branch, September 7, 2007 and Gere Branch, October 1, 2007) [Marcy G.]
Brush Up on a Good Book! (Bethany Branch, October 12, 2007 and Gere Branch, October 22, 2007) [Shannon K.]
Cowboys, School Marms and a Good Horse (Bethany Branch, November 16, 2007 and Gere Branch, November 26, 2007) [Rayma S.]
Cruel and Unusual: Some Twists on Standard Genre Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats, August 14, 2007) [Rebecca A. and Julie H.]
Grand Adventures in Reading (Bethany Branch, Jan 19, 2007 and Gere Branch, Jan 29, 2007) [Marcy G.]
Get LOST! – The Books of the TV Series LOST (Courtyard Book Chats, June 5, 2007) [Sean S.]
High Fashion and High Society Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats, July 10, 2007) [Jessica H.]
The Holmes on the Range mystery series by Steve Hockensmith – checklist through 2008 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, May 29, 2008)
It’s All About Me! – Self-Help and Self-Improvement Titles (Courtyard Book Chats, August 21, 2007) [Kim S.]
A Long Time Ago…A Star Wars Book Talk (Courtyard Book Chats, May 29, 2007) [Corey G.]
Mostly the Truth…Sometimes Not! (Gere Branch, November 19, 2007 and Bethany Branch, November 30, 2007) [Deanne J. and Carol S.]
Murder by Gaslight: Victorian Mysteries (Courtyard Book Chats, August 28, 2007) [Rayma S.]
New Authors I’ve Discovered (Courtyard Book Chats, July 31, 2007) [Kit Keller. (guest presenter)]
The Not-So-Quiet Countryside (Courtyard Book Chats, May 22, 2007) [Donna G.]
Period Pieces (Gere Branch, December 3, 2007 and Bethany Branch December 14, 2007) [Sean S.]
Recent and Re-readable! (Bethany Branch, September 14, 2007 and Gere Branch, September 24, 2007) [Erin I.]
Royal Reads (Bethany Branch, February 9, 2007 and Gere Branch, March 12, 2007) [Erin I.]
A Salmagundi of Good Reading (Gere Branch, May 7, 2007) [Pam B.]
Selections from Susan S. (Courtyard Book Chats, July 3, 2007) [Susan S.]
Tender Vittles — A Culinary Book Talk (Gere Branch, November 5, 2007) [Scott C.]
‘Tis a Tale Too Sweet: Medieval Romance (Courtyard Book Chats, July 17, 2007) [Layne P.]
Whodunit? New Mystery Authors! (Courtyard Book Chats, July 24, 2007) [Marcy G.]

2006 Book Talks

Alternate Histories (Bethany Branch, March 10, 2006 and Gere Branch, March 13, 2006) [Julee H.]
Books for the Dog Days of Summer (Courtyard Book Chats, downtown, June 20, 2006) [Marcy G.]
Books With a Twist (Bethany Branch, March 24, 2006, Gere Branch, March 27, 2006 & Courtyard Book Chats downtown, July 15, 2006) [Rianne S.]
Cloning a Better Tomorrow (Bethany Branch, April 14, 2006 & Gere Branch, April 17, 2006) [Sean S.]
Far Away Places With Strange-Sounding Names (Gere Branch, June 12, 2006) [Barbara Rixstine – Guest]
Hot New Titles for Summer and Fall 2006 [in .pdf format] (Courtyard Book Chats downtown, May 9, 2006) [Suzan C.]
Human Ecology: The Books of Jared Diamond (Bethany Branch, February 3, 2006 and Gere Branch, February 27, 2006) [Layne P.]
A Little Bit of This (Gere Branch, October 2, 2006) [Pam B.]
Mysteries by New Authors (Bethany Branch, May 15, 2006, Gere Branch, May 18, 2006 & Courtyard Book Chats downtown, August 1, 2006) [Donna G.]
Native American Detectives (Bethany Branch, April 7, 2006; Gere Branch, May 1, 2006) and Courtyard Book Chats downtown May 6, 2006) [Rayma S.]
Notable Youth Non-Fiction – 2006 (March 2, 2006) [Vicki W.]
Noteworthy Biographies (Bethany Branch, February 17, 2006; Courtyard Book Chats, June 19, 2007) [Charlotte K.]
Patty’s Picks 2006 (Bethany Branch, March 31, 2006) [Patty L.]
Post-9/11 Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats downtown, August 14, 2006) [Kit Keller. (guest presenter)]
SDC Personal Favorites – 2006 (Gere Branch, August 29, 2006 and Bethany Branch, October 27, 2006) [Scott C.]
Some of Sarah’s Personal Favorites – 2006 (Bethany Branch, January 20, 2006 and Gere Branch, January 30, 2006) [Sarah D.]
Strange…But True! Stories of Real People That Will Shock, Amaze and Entertain You (Bethany Branch, January 6, 2006 and Gere Branch, April 10, 2006) [Kim S.]
A Taste of Chicago (Bethany Branch, January 13, 2006) [Corey G.]
Treasures from BookGuide (Bethany Branch, February 10, 2006 and Gere Branch, March 6, 2006) [Scott C.]
The Winter Wearies (Bethany Branch, February 24, 2006) [Carlene P.]

2005 Book Talks

Armchair Traveler (Bethany Branch, September 2, 2005 & Gere Branch, September 19, 2005) [Marcy G.]
The Aunt Dimity mystery series (Bethany Branch, February 4, 2005) [Charlotte K.]
Biographies and Memoirs (Bethany Branch, February 18, 2005) [Vicki W.]
Bloody Good Reading — Vampire Fiction (Bethany Branch, September 16, 2005) [Corey G.]
Boo! (Gere Branch, October 24, 2005) [Lisa V.]
Books About Books (Bethany Branch, April 15, 2005)
Favorite Re-Reads (Gere Branch, March 14, 2005) [Pam B.]
Favorites, Memories and Others… (Bethany Branch, January 28, 2005)
Genealogy Mysteries (Bethany Branch, May 13, 2005) [Rayma S.]
Gotham Tales (Bethany Branch, November 4, 2005)
Hugo Award and Nebula Award Winners (Bethany Branch, October 14, 2005 & Gere Branch, October 17, 2005) [Scott C.]
The Red Hat Society (Gere Branch, January 31, 2005) [Roddy H.]
Romance — Absolute Favorites! (Gere Branch, February 14, 2005) [Rebecca A.]
Romance Fiction for Beginners (Bethany Branch, February 11, 2005) [Rebecca A.]
Susan’s Selections 2005 (Various schools, March 2005) [Susan S.]
Susan’s Teen Reads Booklist 2005 (October 2005) [Susan S.]
Tales of Terror and Horror (Gere Branch, October 10, 2005) [Layne P.]
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things… (Gere Branch, October 3, 2005) [Sandy W.]
Women’s Adventures (May, 2005)

2004 Book Talks

1930’s Literature (Bethany Branch, October 2004) [Andrea S.]
Civil War Mysteries (Bethany and Gere Branches, September 2004) [Rayma S.]
Emotions (Bethany Branch, May 21, 2004)
From the Librarian’s Library (Bethany Branch, October 2004)
Golden Sower Award Nominees From the Past (Dawes Middle School, April 26, 2004) [Susan S.]
History as Narrative: The Writings of Barbara Tuchman (Gere Branch, May 3, 2004) [Layne P.]
In Case You Missed These (Bennett Martin Public Library, April 22, 2004) [Scott C.]
Laughing All the Way! (Bethany Branch, January 9, 2004)
Magic Realism in Literary History (Bethany Branch, March 12, 2004) [Sean S.]
Popular African American Fiction (Gere Branch, October 18, 2004; Bethany Branch, October 29, 2004) [Julie B.]
Revisiting Modern Classics (Gere Branch, December, 2004) [Jim W.]
Southern Women Writers (Bethany Branch, April 2, 2004)
Susan’s Selections 2004 (Culler Middle School, May 17, 2004 & Teen Read Week 2004) [Susan S.]
Time Enough at Last: Time Travel Novels or Short Stories (Bethany and Gere Branches, November 2004) [Scott C.]
A Very Short Bibliography on First Ladies (Bethany Branch, April 16, 2004 & Gere Branch, May 10, 2004) [Kathy A.]
The World Next Door…A selection of Alternate History stories (Bethany Branch and Gere Branch, Spring 2004) [Scott C.]
Young Adult Booktalks, Spring 2004

2003 Book Talks

Books Against Borders (Bethany Branch, March 7, 2003) [Rebecca A.]
Books to Keep You Up at Night! (Bethany Branch, October 2003) [Marcy G.]

2001 Book Talks

Four Mysteries and a Memoir (Bethany Branch, February 16, 2001) [Evelyn D.]

Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group handouts [2006-present]

The Jesse Stone mystery series by Robert B. Parker – checklist through 2008 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, March 27, 2008)
The Joe Leaphorn-Jim Chee mystery series by Tony Hillerman – checklist through 2007 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, July 26, 2007)
The Midnight Louis mystery series – checklist through 2006 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, July 27, 2006)
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency – checklist through 2006 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, May 18, 2006)

And don’t forget our past radio Book Talks on KFOR and KZUM:

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