The Book Drop

This week, it's the season four finale of The Book Drop. We reflect on our year in reading, share our Spotify Wrapped and talk about best reads of the year for query of the week.

Check out all the books we talked on this episode here. 

Reminder about upcoming library holiday closures:

• Dec. 24 - closed Christmas Eve
• Dec. 25 - closed Christmas
• Jan. 1, 2024 - closed New Year's Day

The Book Drop will return for Season 5 January 12th, 2024.

This week on The Book Drop we offer up book about food for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite off the wall flavor combinations of query of the week. 

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Family Favorites Recipe Swap | Saturday, December 16, 1–4pm | Genealogy & Local History Room
• Willa Cather’s Life in Letters | Saturday, December 09, 1:00pm–2:00pm (sponsored by Humanities Nebraska)
• The Life & Works of Willa Cather: A Conversation | Saturday, December 16, 3:00pm–4:30pm | Downtown Branch

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

This is our second to last episode for 2023. Don't miss our season finale on December 15th. The Book Drop will be back for Season 5 on January, 13th, 2023. 

This week on The Book Drop we relish in the latest library survey data, follow a literary conspiracy theory and check in on the Bad Art Friend for the latest edition of Bookish News. We also talk about our own personal Roman Empires for query of the week. 

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

Willa Cather 150 Series

• Celebrating Willa Cather at 150: A Reading | Thursday, December 07, 6:00pm–7:00pm | Dundee Book Company
• Willa Cather’s Life in Letters | Saturday, December 09, 1:00pm–2:00pm (sponsored by Humanities Nebraska)
• The Life & Works of Willa Cather: A Conversation | Saturday, December 16, 3:00pm–4:30pm | Downtown Branch

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

The Next Query of the Week is...
What's the best book you read in 2023?
Share your answer to  the next query of the week here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

This week it's the latest edition of The Book Drop Book Club. We revisit our very first book club pick, discuss Diane Marie Brown's Black Candle Women and conjure up our ideal magical powers for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Songwriting Workshop with RIKÉ (teen program) | Saturday, November 18, 2023  | 1-2pm  at Millard Branch
• Lakota Puppeteer Visits Storytime | Thursday, November 30, 2023  | 10:30am at Willa Cather Branch
• Jane Austen Tea Party  | Saturday, December 9th, 2-4pm at The Living Room

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

See and answer the next query of the week here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

On this mini episode of The Book Drop we welcome local author Theodore Wheeler to talk about his latest novel The War Begins in Paris. We also talk about Omaha's growing book community and Dundee Book Company's journey from mobile book cart to literary community hub.

Theodore Wheeler's latest book The War Begins in Paris will be published by Little, Brown & Co. on November 14, 2023. Find more info about Wheeler's work and upcoming tour at theodore-wheeler.com.

You can find The War Begins in Paris and Wheeler's other works in the OPL catalog. 

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop  we share our cozy reading habits and Angela and Melanie share their picks for titles to check out this month.

Check out this month's titles and place holds here.

Check in with us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear about books we think you should be excited about. 

This week on The Book Drop we talk about what kind of non-librarian library patrons we might be, share titles by Black authors for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite books we've read for this year's Challenge for query of the week. 

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Jane Austen Tea Party  | Saturday, December 9th, 2-4pm at The Living Room

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

See and answer the next query of the week here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

This week on The Book Drop we share some of the best and worst seasonal jokes, explore the world of horror graphic novels and comics and talk about favorite fall traditions for query of the week.

Looking for a book club? Check out OPL's book clubs at omahalibrary.org!

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

Check out and share your answer to the next query of the week here... https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

This week on The Book Drop we recommend titles for some of our favorite characters of the season, are humbled by an internet quiz and talk about our favorite monsters and spooky characters for query of the week. 

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Downtown Branch Artwork Reception | Saturday, October 28, 2:00pm–4:00pm
• Tosca Lee Author Visit | Sunday, November 12, 3:00pm–4:00pm @ Downtown Branch
• Your Genealogy: Is It in the Cards? | Saturday, November 18, 2023, 2:00PM – 3:30PM @ Genealogy & Local History Room

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

The next query of the week is...
What's your favorite book that you've read for this year's OPL Reading Challenge?
Share your answer here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

This week on The Book Drop we're joined by two of our fellow local book pros for our Winter Book Preview, we talk about which author interactions could bring us to tears and the words and themes that always get us to pick up a book for query of the week. 

Check out these books events coming up in the Omaha area:

• At The Bookworm
  • Anitra Rowe Schulte will sign "Willow and Bunny" | Sunday, October 22nd at 1:00 pm
  • PRH Rep Night, 2023 | Monday, October 23rd at 5:45pm
  • Trey Moody and Carolina Hotchandani | Wednesday, October 25th, at 6pm
  • The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond Meet-and-Greet | Thursday, October 26th at 5pm
  • Theodore Wheeler will sign "The War Begins in Paris" | Tuesday, November 14th at 6pm
• Literary Pub Quiz at Pageturners Lounge every 3rd Wednesday at 7pm
• At Papillion Public Library
  • Mysteries and Mocktails | Monday, October 30th at 6pm
  • NaNoWriMo Write Night | Every Wednesday in November 5:30-8:30pm

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.

The next query of the week is...
Who’s your favorite fictional monster or spooky character?
Share your answer here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery