Discover the Civil War era of the 1860s with the new Ev Albers Chautauqua program, opening on July 25-27, 2008 at Bismarck State College: "Lincoln, Land, and Liberty."

Visit the newest Museum on Main Street exhibit, Journey Stories, in the host communities of Enderlin, Beach, Wahpeton, Casselton, Washburn and Ellendale.

Since the program's inception in March 2006, more than 2,000 people have taken part in 90 Dakota Discussions (formerly ND Reads) programs in 24 communities. Presently, Dakota Discussions allows reading groups to select three books from one of five distinct themes and meet at regular intervals to discuss them. The NDHC lends the books and makes the link between the reading group and a scholar who provides an introduction to the book and author and helps facilitate the discussion sessions.

Read North Dakota is dedicated to celebrating and promoting literature created in and about North Dakota. In 2008 the focus is on nonfiction, with esteemed historian Dr. James McPherson, a native of Valley City, as the featured author.

The North Dakota Center for the Book seeks to promote and celebrate books, the literary arts, and North Dakota 's intellectual heritage. North Dakota Reads, the Letters About Literature student competition, and the partnership in Read North Dakota are all programs of the NDCFTB.

This student newspaper is available to teachers, providing an educational and well-written illustrated history of North Dakota. The seven tabloids will be available on the internet in 2008. Go to www.NDStudies.org.