The Book Drop

The Book Drop

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The Book Drop episodes

  • 79. Springtime with Jake

    This week on The Book Drop we welcome OPL's Urban Gardening Librarian Jake to talk about all things spring. We talk about seed planting, discover what kind of poisonous plants we'd  be and share our greatest plant success stories.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • The Omaha Seed Share (mentioned in this episode) has been rescheduled for March 19th, 12-4pm at the Fabric Lab (2514 N. 24th St.)

    The next TBD Book Club episode will drop March 25th. We're reading Pickard County Atlas by Chris Harding Thornton. 

    All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep79

    Click here to see and answer the latest Query of the week -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    1 hr 4 min
  • 78. Bookish News Vol. 4

    This week on The Book Drop, it's another round of Bookish News with some wholesome headlines from the book world. We also write the headlines for our imaginary 15 minutes of fame for query of the week.

    All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep78

    Next week's query of the week is...
    What is your greatest plant or gardening success story?
    Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    51 min
  • 77. Reading Challenge: Book about Sports

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about books about sports for the 2022 OPL Reading Challenge and our favorite sports to watch from query of the week. 

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 24th at 7pm.

    All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep77

    43 min
  • 76. Pretty in Pink

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about the wonderful world of books with pink covers. We also share the news of a big addition to the OPL catalog and talk about favorite colors for query of the week. 

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 24th at 7pm.

    All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep76

    Next week's query of the week is...
    Write the headline for your 15 minutes of fame.
    Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    1 hr 6 min
  • 75. New Year, Same You!

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about firsts, self-discovery, and reinvention, we drop a few spoilers and talk about our best job perks for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 24th at 7pm.

    All the books, media and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep75

    Next week's query of the week is...
    What's your favorite color?
    Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    1 hr
  • 74. What We're Reading

    This week on The Book Drop we share our wild days at the library, catch up on what we've been reading and talk about 2022 reading goals for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 24th at 7pm.

    The 2022 OPL Reading Challenge is under way. This month's challenge is Read a comic or graphic novel by a women. For suggested titles check out the OPL website. 

    All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.  -- https://bit.ly/TBDep74

    1 hr 12 min
  • 73. Happy Hour Leftovers

    This week on The Book Drop we're back for season 3 with imagined local literary endorsements, the saga of the Bad Art Friend and what we'd wear as our ghost selves for query of the week.

    Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

    • Storytimes
    • Adult Book Clubs  
    • Friends of the Omaha Public Library Annual Meeting, Saturday, January 22, 1-3pm
    • Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 24th, 7pm
    • OPL Board of Trustees Meeting, Thursday, January 20, 5pm

    All the books, movies, TV and resources talked about in this episode can be found here. — https://bit.ly/TBDep73

    1 hr 2 min
  • 72. Publishing Predictions

    On this Season 2 finale of The Book Drop we take a look back at the year in books and publishing, check in on our 2021 predictions and look ahead to 2022.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep72

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on this season and ideas of what you'd like to hear from us in Season 3. Drop us an email at [email protected] or fill out this quick feedback form --- https://forms.gle/yxVafdRmMY8yMxdL8 

    The Book Drop will return for season 3 on January 14th. 

    1 hr 11 min
  • 71. Our Year in Reading

    This week on The Book Drop we talk about with our year in reading, give out the 2021 Book Drop awards (to ourselves) and talk about the best things that happened this year for query of the week.

    Save the date for The Book Drop's LIVE episode event! The Book Drop Happy Hour will take place on Wednesday, December 15, 6-7pm on Crowdcast.io.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep71

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on on this season and ideas of what you'd like to hear from us in Season 3. Drop us an email at [email protected] or fill out this quick feedback form --- https://forms.gle/yxVafdRmMY8yMxdL8 

    1 hr 8 min
  • 70. All in the Fam

    This week on The Book Drop we're back from our hiatus with stories about families of all kinds, a twitter live read and a query on family traditions and inside jokes.

    Save the date for The Book Drop's LIVE episode event! The Book Drop Happy Hour will take place on Wednesday, December 15, 6-7pm on Crowdcast.io.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep70

    Next week's query of the week is...
    What was the best book you read in 2021?
    Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

    1 hr 6 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.