The Book Drop

On this special mini episode of The Book Drop, Michelle and Elly tap into the internet's favorite new oracle to offer up book recommendations for your bones and no bones days.

All of the books and resources talked about in this episode can be found here ---  https://bit.ly/TBDbooksbones

Due to the upcoming holiday, The Book Drop's next full length episode will drop on December 3rd. 

This week on The Book Drop we share our recommendations for books by Native, First Nations and Indigenous Authors for the latest 2021 OPL Reading Challenge category. We also work out our potential pen names for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Friends of Omaha Public Library Book Sales every Thursday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., except holidays. 
• Reading Challenge Book Club is every 2nd Tuesday 12-1pm  and 3rd Thursday 6-7pm
• Monthly OPL Board of Trustees Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 5 PM at different library locations unless otherwise noted. Next one is Thursday, November 18, 2021, 5pm – 6pm at Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch. 

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. -- https://bit.ly/TBDep69

Due to the upcoming holidays, The Book Drop's next episode will drop on December 3rd. 

This week on The Book Drop we celebrate our happiest time of the year with books, movies and TV recommendations for your spooky season. We also share the most haunted places we've ever visited for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• 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.
• Storybook Land Online | 10am-3pm
  • Saturday, November 6th
  • Saturday, November 13th

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep68

Find the upcoming query here... https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

This week on The Book Drop we touch on Nebraska books news, the horrors of Halloween themed foods and explore the world of dark academia in fiction and true life. This is The Book Drop.

Don't forget to fill out the OPL Strategic Plan Community Survey:
https://bit.ly/OPLStratPlansurvey

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:

• Virtual Genealogy Seminar with Annette Burke Lyttle on Saturday, October 23, 10am – 12:30pm
• Save the Date for The Book Drops' first ever LIVE episode. 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/TBDep67

Next week's query of the week is...
What would your pen name be?
Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

This week on The Book Drop we talk about reading ruts, explore books told from multiple points of view for the latest category from OPL's 2021 Reading Challenge and share who we'd host on our very own talk shows. 

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in Omaha Public Library's strategic planning process. In-person community forums will be taking place around the city.
Tuesday, October 12 @ Millard
Thursday, October 14 @ South Omaha Library
Monday, October 18 @ Milton R. Abrahams
Tuesday, October 19 @ Charles B. Washington

Fill out the online OPL Strategic Plan Survey 2021 survey here --  https://bit.ly/OPLStratPlan2021

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep66

This week on The Book Drop we talk about Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun for our latest book club episode. We also warn against transferring your loved ones' consciousness to an AI and share everyone's favorite androids (good and bad) for query of the week.

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in Omaha Public Library's strategic planning process. In-person community forums will be taking place around the city.
Thursday, October 7  @ Willa Cather (just added!)
Tuesday, October 12 @ Millard
Thursday, October 14 @ South Omaha Library
Monday, October 18 @ Milton R. Abrahams
Tuesday, October 19 @ Charles B. Washington

Fill out the online OPL Strategic Plan Survey 2021 survey here --  https://bit.ly/OPLStratPlan2021

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep65 

This week on The Book Drop we're celebrating Banned Books Week and the freedom to read. We talk about notable and recent book challenges and revisit our childhoods and all the controversial things we were and weren't allowed to read and watch growing up. 

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep64

Next week's query of the week is...
If you could host a talk show, who would your first guest be?  Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery 

This week on The Book Drop we try our hand as astrologers and offer up some literary horoscopes. We also puzzle the meaning of the newest emojis, learn about the existence of Shoestrology and share ideas for literary tattoos.

Don't miss these upcoming Omaha Reads events:
Omaha Reads Book Discussion | Thursday, September 23, 2021, 6pm – 7pm
Omaha Reads Closing Reflection | Thursday, September 30, 2021, 6pm – 7pm

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep63

Next week's query of the week is...
What's a controversial book you read as a kid?  Drop your answers here -- https://forms.gle/EkNuaNECe1sKgLmg9 

This week on The Book Drop it's the latest in Bookish News.  Elly, David and Michelle take the reins to talk about another uproar over book weeding, a literary April Fool's joke gone awry and the problems with publishing mergers. They also share what they'd want a lifetime supply of for query of the week.

Omaha Reads events started Thursday, September 2 with a Virtual Author Visit with Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar. Don't miss these other events:

• Omaha Reads Book Discussions on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 12–1pm and Thursday, September 23, 6-7pm. 
• Omaha Reads Closing Reflection on Thursday, September 30, 2021, 6-7pm

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep62

On this special mini episode of The Book Drop, David Dick welcomes OPL Civic Health Librarian, Jeff Pospisil to talk about reading for empathy and to share a few local resources around food and housing insecurity.

All of the books and resources talked about in this episode can be found here --- https://bit.ly/TBDempathy