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One Book One Lincoln
One Book One Lincoln is a community reading project sponsored by Lincoln City Libraries. The program encourages all adults in Lincoln and Lancaster County to read and discuss the same book at the same time. The goal of the program is to encourage reading and dialogue by creating a community-wide reading and discussion experience.
Preview videos of the first two finalists are here!
One Book One Lincoln is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and we’re marking the occasion with a special reading challenge that looks back at the stories our community has shared over the years.
From April 17 through November 30, you’re invited to take part in the One Book One Lincoln Bingo Reading Challenge in Beanstack. Revisit past One Book One Lincoln finalists, discover titles you may have missed, and see how many you can complete.
How the challenge works:
- Read one finalist from each year listed on your Bingo card
- In Beanstack, each year has its own activity with listed titles — when you read a book from that year, mark the activity complete
- Complete a Bingo (any row, column, or diagonal) to be entered to win one of three OBOL-themed prize packages
- For an extra challenge, try reading a finalist from all 24 previous OBOL seasons for a full-card Bingo
One Book One Lincoln is a community reading project that brings adults across Lincoln and Lancaster County together through a shared book and shared conversation. This 25th anniversary challenge is a chance to revisit that tradition, one book at a time.
Join the challenge and start tracking your progress in Beanstack:
https://lincolnlibraries.beanstack.org/reader365
We're previewing the top 10 finalists for the 2026 program!
Here are the fifth and sixth titles:
Here are the third and fourth titles:
Here are the first two titles:
Upcoming One Book One Lincoln Events
To learn more about modern-day berry pickers, the Mi'kmaq culture and the issue of missing Indigenous women and girls, check out the following resources:
Keeping the Spirit of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Harvest Alive (Smithsonian Magazine)
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) (nativehope.org)
Mi'kMaq: First Nation People video series from The Open University on YouTube:
A Community Reawakening - Mi'kmaq: First Nation People
No More Stolen Sisters (Amnesty International)
Thank you for supporting One Book One Lincoln and Lincoln City Libraries!
We previewed the top 10 finalists for the 2025 program.
Here are the titles for the fifth week:
Here are the titles for the fourth week:
Here are the titles for the third week:
Here are the titles for the second week:
Here are the titles for the first week:
The finalists:
Previous One Book One Lincoln Winners
Volunteer for One Book One Lincoln!
Would you like to play a part in choosing next year’s One Book One Lincoln finalists?
Applications to be part of the Selection Committee are accepted on a rolling basis and can be submitted at any time, but the deadline for applying to be part of the Committee for 2027 is December 31, 2026, so apply now!