The Year of the Homesteader 2013 Book Discussion Series

Homestead National Monument of America is partnering with the Beatrice Public Library for the 2013 "Year of the Homesteader" Book Discussion Series. Each month the public is invited to read the selected book and then gather to discuss at the library or at our Education Center. Copies of the books are available at the library. The schedule is as follows:

 

Book title: African Americans on the Western Frontier
Author: Monroe Lee Billington
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Beatrice Public Library (16th and Court)
Date: February 28, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: Staking Her Claim
Author: Marcia Meredith Hensley
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Homestead Education Center
Date: March 28, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: O Pioneers
Author: Willa Cather
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Beatrice Public Library (16th and Court)
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: Take All to Nebraska
Author: Sophus Keith Winther
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Beatrice Public Library (16th and Court)
Date: May 16, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: Let the Hurricane Roar
Author: Rose Wilder Lane
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Homestead Education Center
Date: June 27, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: Hattie Big Sky
Author: Kirby Larson
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Beatrice Public Library (16th and Court)
Date: July 25, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book title: The Lieutenant's Lady
Author: Bess Streeter Aldrich
Discussion leader: TBA
Discussion location: Homestead Education Center
Date: August 22, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

 

Book for September: TBA
Date: September 26, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.

Book for October: One Book, One Lincoln selection
Date: October 24, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.