The Book Drop

This week on The Book Drop we dip back into the OPL Reading Challenge with recommendations for books about Refugee and Immigrant Experiences. We also imagine ridiculous ways to die in literature and share the best ice cream flavors for query of the week.

It's summer! Don't forget to register for the Summer Reading Program! Check out the OPL calendar for events happening this summer. 

The second edition of The Book Drop Book Club will drop in July. We're reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Grab a copy and join us for our discussion in early July. 

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep52

This week on The Book Drop  we talk about OPL's famous human scalp and other weird and interesting things you can find in library collections. We learn about the etymology of the ding ding man and talk about our most unique possessions for query of the week. 

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep51

This week on The Book Drop we mourn the loss of Yahoo Answers, offer up picks for this year's summer book preview and once again take a stab at predicting the song of the summer for query of the week.

Check out the OPL website to learn more about StoryWalks® at Lauritzen Gardens and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Check out our playlist on Spotify for our picks for song of the summer.

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep50

This week on The Book Drop we announce our next book club title, Michelle has exciting personal news and we share more of our favorite nonfiction reads. We also share the coolest things we've seen in a museum for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:
Reading Around the World on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 10:30AM.

All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep49

This week on The Book Drop we talk about books that made us laugh, celebrate one year of recording the podcast and tell some really bad jokes for query of the week. 

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:
Reading Challenge Book Club on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 12PM.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep48

This week on The Book Drop, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason stops by for National Poetry Month. We offer up recommendations for the OPL Reading Challenge and share our favorite weird history stories for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:
Recover Art: 2020 Artists in Conversation on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 2PM.

Find our guest Matt Mason on the internet:
http://matt.midverse.com/
Nebraska Writers Collective
State Poet | Humanities Nebraska
Poetry From the Plains

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep47

On this episode of The Book Drop we celebrate National Library Week with tales of the heroes and villains of library world. We also share our librarian origin stories and talk about everyone’s favorite OPL branch for query of the week.

Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:
OPL Reading Challenge Book Club on Tuesday, April 13th and Thursday, April 15th.

Celebrate National Library Week with OPL by asking for an illustrated branch sticker at your local branch or when scheduling your next curbside pick-up appointment. OPL worked with Minnesota-based artist Kevin Cannon to capture the special characteristics of each of OPL’s 12 branches. Then share your library love by posting a picture of your sticker to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and tag @OmahaLibrary or include #OmahaLibrary in your post. 

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep46

This week on The Book Drop we welcome local author Theodore Wheeler to talk about Nebraska literature, writing about the Midwest and building a community of books lovers with a single book cart. We all play a game to see how many Teds from Nebraska we can identify and we talk about our favorite thing about the places where we live for query of the week. 

• Find more information about Ted and his writing online at https://theodore-wheeler.com/. 
• For more information about Dundee Book Company check out their website (https://dundee-book-company.square.site/) or @dundeebookco on social media. 
• Omaha Lit Fest info can be found at https://omaha-lit-fest.com/ and watch for updates on social media @omahalitfest.

If you're looking for more recommendations for the 2021 Omaha Public Library Reading Challenge Read a Book Set in Nebraska check out our resource list or the other resources listed here.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — bit.ly/TBDep45

This week  we share what we’ve been reading lately, David makes a play for the most out there reading recommendation and we talk about our favorite spring activities for query of the week.
 
All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBD44_2

This week it's our longest episode yet as we discuss Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam for our first Book Club episode of The Book Drop. We’ve got anxieties, predictions and casting ideas as well as what unconventional item we’d pack for the apocalypse for query of the week.

For more information on OPL's book club services, check out our website.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — bit.ly/TBDep43