John H. Ames Reading Series

Readings by Nebraska Authors

Unless otherwise noted, readings are held in the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors. Programs begin at 2:00 p.m. Call 402-441-8516 for information.

All Ames Reading Series programs are taped for later broadcast on LNKTV City. The broadcast schedule is available here. Many of these programs are also available to watch on YouTube. Videos have been provided by LNKTV. Video and sound quality vary.

30 Years and 200+ Readings!
Lists of the 200+ Ames Readings from the past 30 years are available, organized by presenter and by date.

2024 Series

October 13, 2024: Lisa Clonch Tschauner
Born and raised in the Midwest, Lisa Clonch Tschauner is passionate for creating positive change through activism and education. Tschauner strives to bridge her professional life to the practice of storytelling through writing. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Doane University and volunteers in her community, helping grow the entrepreneurial landscape. She pursues partnerships with organizations that serve survivors of trafficking.

April 14, 2024: Kelly Weber and Julie Paschold (Video pending)

October 22, 2023: Joy Castro
May 21, 2023: Prairie Trout Writers Group (Pam Barger, Twyla Hansen, Mary Pipher, Marge Saiser, Karen Shoemaker)

October 9, 2022: Tosca Lee
March 6, 2022: Chris Harding Thornton
October 24, 2021: Hilda Raz and Grace Bauer

November 8, 2020: Gretchen Garrison
October 6, 2020: Theodore Wheeler
February 2, 2020: Dirk Chatelain

October 27, 2019: Terese Svoboda
September 22, 2019: Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason and UNL Associate Professor of English Stacey Waite
April 28, 2019: Jeff Korbelik, author of Lost Restaurants of Lincoln Nebraska
March 31, 2019: Nebraska Authors Sarah Dale and Ellie Piersol

October 21, 2018: Joel Green: Robber's Cave: Truths, Legends, Recollections
April 22, 2018: The Launch of NebraskaAuthors.org: Charlene Neely and Gerry Cox

Contact Us

Lincoln City Libraries
136 South 14th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-441-8500

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