Poets Kelly Weber and Julie Paschold will join us to read from their recent books, You Bury the Birds in My Pelvis and Horizons.
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.
2021-2022 Series: Tosca Lee; Chris Harding Thornton; Hilda Raz and Grace Bauer
October 9, 2022: Tosca Lee
March 6, 2022: Chris Harding Thornton
October 24, 2021: Hilda Raz and Grace Bauer
2020 Series: Gretchen Garrison; Theodore Wheeler; Dirk Chatelain
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
Contact Us
Lincoln City Libraries
136 South 14th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-441-8500