2024-05-15T13:34:11-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 470736749 NEBRASKA CENTER FOR THE BOOK NEBR 4024712045 1200 N ST suite 120 LINCOLN NE 68508 Steve Fosselman Treasurer 3083790885 2024-05-15 Steve Fosselman 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X CENTERFORTHEBOOK.NEBRASKA.GOV X X SUPPORT LOCAL AUTHORS US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 9293 X 8567 0 726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9293 300 0 0 0 0 262 7480 8042 1251 24036 0 25287 24036 25287 0 0 0 0 24036 25287 0 0 24036 25287 PROMOTE LIBRARIES READING LITERARY AND LITERATURE The Nebraska Center for the Book brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the book. We are the people who know and love books, and who value the richness they bring to our lives. The Nebraska Center for the Book is a 501c3 organization. Our Nebraska Center supports programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. We have been an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book since 1990. The Nebraska Center for the Book hosts the Letters about Literature Contest for elementary, middle school and high school students. This is a statewide contest and we have three winners in each category but in 2023 only four claimed their awards. The winners meet the Governor and place their letters in the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors in Lincoln. A luncheon is held to commemorate the winners and their family and teacher. 300 618 The Center hosts a Book Awards celebration for Authors and the awards for best in a number of categories. Book Award fees of 40 dollars per entry support the organization. This is held in the Fall. 0 418 The One Book One Nebraska Book program is annually supported by a 2000 dollar grant from Nebraska Humanities to support a book chosen which is promoted throughout the state. Book sets are purchased and mailed to libraries throughout Nebraska. The 2024 grant was received late 2023 and so there was a total of 4000 dollars received during this past calendar year. 0 1449 The Center sponsors the Nebraska Book Festival, held to celebrate Nebraska's literary heritage and contemporary authors and to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. By gathering together contemporary writing talent of our state and surrounding areas, the festival provides an opportunity for participants to cultivate an understanding of our history, culture and community. Honoraria are provided to festival presenters. 0 1885 4370 CHRISTINE WALSH PRESIDENT 5 0 0 0 RICHARD MILLER SECRETARY 5 0 0 0 STEVE FOSSELMAN TREASURER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NE STEVE FOSSELMAN 1200 N ST suite 120 LINCOLN NE 68508 4024712045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X 0 NEBRASKA CENTER FOR THE BOOK 470736749 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 2023 expenses of $300 for Awards to Letters About Literature winners and alternates, two at $100 and two at $50. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Nebraska Book Festival Expense honorariums;1855|National Book Festival Expense travel to DC;2776|Book Award and Celebration of Nebraska Books Expenses;872|Letters About Literature Expense event catering;318|One Book One Nebraska Expense book sets;1449|AFCON Dues and Biennial Report Filing Fee;148|Other;62^Total;7480^