The Book Drop

The Book Drop

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The Book Drop episodes

  • 116. Oscar Watchalikes

    This week on The Book Drop we celebrate award season with Oscar drama predictions, share some watch-a-likes for nominated films and talk about our celebrity doppelgängers for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discussion.
    • Common Soil 10th Anniversary Open House  | April 8th, 2pm at Benson Branch

    Omaha Public Library is embarking on a citywide library facilities plan for Omaha. Help determine a vision for your neighborhood library, your community, and Omaha’s future.

    Your voice matters! Take this short survey by May 1st. All Omaha Public Library (OPL) locations and Do Space also have English and Spanish print versions available.

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

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


    1 hr
  • New Title Drop | March 2023

    On this month's New Title Drop Anna, Angela and Melanie talk about what they're reading and share new titles to be excited about for March 2023.

    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. 

    15 min
  • 115. Reading Challenge: LGBTQIA+ History

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about seeing our selves in pop culture, share titles about or featuring LGBTQIA+ history for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite historical fashions for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discussion.

    Omaha Public Library is embarking on a citywide library facilities plan for Omaha. Help determine a vision for your neighborhood library, your community, and Omaha’s future.

    Your voice matters! Take this short survey by May 1st. All Omaha Public Library (OPL) locations and Do Space also have English and Spanish print versions available.

    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...
    In honor of St. Patrick's Day, what is your favorite mythical creature?

    Answers can be shared here --  https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 



    52 min
  • 114. Bookish News Vol. 6

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about internet on the moon, Hilderbabes and A.I. in publishing with our latest in Bookish News.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Virtual Book Bash | February 23rd at 7pm
    • The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discussion. 

    Omaha Public Library is embarking on a citywide library facilities plan for Omaha. Help determine a vision for your neighborhood library, your community, and Omaha’s future.

    Your voice matters! Take this short survey by May 1st. All Omaha Public Library (OPL) locations and Do Space also have English and Spanish print versions available.

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


    42 min
  • 113. Political Fiction

    This week on The Book Drop we dream up own Groundhog Days, share some political fiction and decide on what public offices we'd like to hold for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Virtual Book Bash | February 23rd at 7pm
    • The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discussion. 

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

    1 hr
  • New Title Drop | February 2023

    On the first episode of our new monthly mini series, Collection Development librarians Angela and Melanie stop by to share new titles to get excited about 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 out. 

    10 min
  • 112. True Crime

    This week on The Book Drop, we dive into the collection obsession of true crime, offer up some recommendations from the genre and make guesses for where we'd land if we got sucked into a true crime narrative. 

    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...
    If you could hold any political office, what would it be?
    Answers can be shared here --  https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    1 hr 11 min
  • 111. While You Wait...

    This week on The Book Drop we talk anticipation around pop culture, the struggle of picking a favorite author and attempt to relieve your hold list woes with recommendations for the library's most popular books.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • SAVE THE DATE: The Book Drop Book Club Live on March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discussion. 

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

    48 min
  • 110. Welcome to Season Four

    This week on The Book Drop it's the season 4 premiere! We talk about reading goals for the new year, take a look back the book world in 2022 and once again make wild predictions for the year ahead.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Friends of OPL Annual Meeting |January 14, 1pm - 3pm  at Millard 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 role would you play in a true crime mystery?
    Answers can be shared here --  https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 



    1 hr 2 min
  • 109. Our Year in Reading

    This week on The Book Drop it's the season three finale, we talk about our year in reading, narrow down our favorite reads of 2022 and David makes an announcement.

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

    That's a wrap on Season 3 of The Book Drop. Join us for Season 4 starting January 13th. We'd love to know what you'd like to hear from us next season. Fill out our feedback survey here. 

    57 min

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The Book Drop is a weekly podcast from Omaha Public Library about books, our community and the joy of reading.