NLHA’s Lunch at the Library | Lincoln City Libraries

Sponsored by the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association

All lunch talks will be held on the 4th floor of Bennett Martin Public Library during the months of October, November, December, February, March, and April. Except as noted, the 30-minute programs start at 12:10 p.m. Tours of the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors on the 3rd floor will be available after the programs. Bring your lunch; coffee provided courtesy of The Mill.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
12:10 p.m.
Jerry Bockoven will discuss his latest book, What Rhymes With Therapy? Poetic Pathways to Hope and Healing in Troubled Times.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
12:10 p.m.
Mary Ann Marko will discuss her book, 4 1/2 Miles West of Sidney.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
12:10 p.m.
Tosca Lee will discuss her book The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific, which is the 2025 One Book One Nebraska selection.

2024 Programs

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Theodore Wheeler will discuss his latest book, The War Begins in Paris.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Carla Ketner will discuss her latest book, Ted Kooser: More Than A Local Wonder.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Gail Shaffer Blankenau will discuss her latest book, Journey to Freedom: Uncovering the Grayson Sisters’ Escape from Nebraska Territory.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Colby Coash will discuss his book, Running Naked: Surviving the Legacy of Family in Rural Nebraska.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Uche Okonkwo will discuss her book, A Kind of Madness.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
12:10 p.m.
Alan J. Bartels will discuss his book, 100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before you Die.

Videos from some Lunch at the Library presentations are available in this YouTube playlist.