The Book Drop

The Book Drop

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The Book Drop episodes

  • 13. And the Award Goes To...

    This week the podcast team talks about the good, the bad and confusing world of book awards. We also give ourselves awards for those hard to accomplish, everyday tasks for query of the week.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep13

    45 min
  • 12. Witches & Sirens & Puffer Fish, Oh My!

    On this week's episode the podcast team welcomes a special guest to explore Fantasy, Myth and Fairy Tales which is both a 2020 OPL Reading Challenge category and this year's Summer Reading Program theme. We also imagine what animal or magical creature we'd each like for a familiar.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep12

    48 min
  • 11. Happy Pride!

    On this episode the podcast team celebrates Pride month with books, film, TV and comics. We also share our go-to karaoke songs for query of the week.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep11

    43 min
  • 10. Curb Appeal — What's Up at OPL

    On this episode the podcast team shares an update on library services and events. We also offer up terrible super hero names for our chosen super hero powers for query of the week.

    All the books and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep10

    36 min
  • 9. What's a Beach Read, Anyway?

    On this episode the podcast team explores the curious history and many forms of reading guilty pleasures. We also share surprising things we've done during quarantine for query of the week.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep9b

    40 min
  • Mini Episode: Racial Equity & Civic Engagement

    On this special mini episode the team shares books, tools and resources around racial equity, anti-racism and civic engagement. 

    All the books, organizations and resources (plus extras) we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDmini1

    12 min
  • 8. Reading Challenge: Read a Book in One Sitting

    On this episode Erin talks about what's up with Summer Reading Program this year, the podcast team shares their picks for the Read a Book in One Sitting challenge and we all talk about our favorite places to curl up and read.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep8

    41 min
  • 7. Summer Book Preview

    On this episode the team welcomes collection development librarian Melanie Schultz as our first discussion guest for our Summer Book Preview. We also make widely different guesses as to what the song of the summer will be for query of the week.  

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep7 

    37 min
  • 6. It's a Reading Roundup!

    On this episode the podcast team shares the books that recently made it off our to be read piles for our first reading roundup. We also talk about what we're currently obsessed with for query of the week.

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep6

    39 min
  • 5. Oh, the Drama!

    On this episode the podcast team talks about feuds, scandals and takedowns in the literary world. We also imagine visiting our favorite libraries, both real and imaginary, for the query of the week. 

    All the books, movies, TV and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep5

    41 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.