The Book Drop

This week on The Book Drop we talk about best concerts we've been to, check in on the OPL Reading Challenge with books about music and create our personalized fauxchella lineups for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifest Letters and Numbers (Virtual Program) | Thursday, October 12, 5 – 6PM Using Your Known DNA Matc...

This week on The Book Drop the chapel bells are ringing as we talk about weddings in books. We also share the best food we've had at wedding celebration for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants: A Panel Discussion | Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 3:00PM – 4:00PM...

This week on The Book Drop we challenge ChatGPT to a ref off, talk about uploading our consciousnesses to the cloud and nominate our favorite robots for world leader for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Omaha Reads kicks off in September. Join OPL and fellow community members for programming around this year's title, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigen...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop Anna, Melanie and Angela talk about getting through the last throes of summer and share their picks for titles to check out 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 about. 

This week on The Book Drop we discover which Barbie we are based on our reading interests, offer up book recommendations  for your favorite summer movies and talk about the best things we've seen on screen this year for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Omaha Reads kicks off in September. Join OPL and fellow community members for programming arou...

This week on The Book Drop we moonlight as advice columnists, play a game with some 1-star book reviews and share the best advice we've received for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Seed Saving: San Marzano Tomatoes | Saturday, August 25, 2-4pm | Charles B. Washington Branch  Tosca Lee Author Visit | Tuesday, August 29th, 6pm | Willa Cather Branc...

This week on The Book Drop we discuss the end of summer, check in with the OPL Reading Challenge with books about mental health and talk about things that make our brains happy for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Tosca Lee Author Visit | Tuesday, August 29th, 6pm | Willa Cather Branch All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in thi...

This week on The Book Drop we're joined by OPL's Arts & Culture Librarian Holly to talk about short stories, essays and explore a few literary awakenings from our youth. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Researching Nebraska Land Records (Virtual) | Thursday, August 17,  5 – 6PM Friends of Omaha Public Library   Book Sales | Every Thursday and the first Sat...

On the latest New Title Drop we talk about our favorite reads of the year (so far) and Melanie and Angela share their picks for titles to look 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 about. 

This week on The Book Drop we talk about what's in the news including Jay-Z at the library, AI in publishing and the wobbliness of time. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Book Bash | Thursday, August 10, 7-pm | Two ways to atttend:  Virtual on Crowdcast In-Person at The Living Room  All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be f...

This week on The Book Drop it's the The Book Drop Book Club Live. Listen in as we discussion Lan Samantha Chang's The Family Chao , the meaning of family names and talk about birth order theory for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Family Zumba |Saturday, July 29,  10:30 – 11:30am | Downtown Branch  Book Bash | Thursday, August 10, 7-pm | Two...

This week on The Book Drop it's all about friends. We talk about oldest pals, share titles about friends and frenemies and discuss our favorite bestie date ideas for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Family Zumba |Saturday, July 29,  10:30 – 11:30am | Downtown Branch  Book Bash | Thursday, August 10, 7-pm | Two ways to atttend:  Virtual on Crowdc...

On the latest New Title Drop Michelle, Angela and Melanie talk about what book worlds they'd like to visit and share their picks for titles to check out 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 about. 

This week on The Book Drop we talk about our best handmade gifts, contemplate what makes a hobby a hobby and share some books about our favorite pastimes.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop: Book Club Live! | Thursday, July 06, 2-3pm Family Zumba |Saturday, July 29,  10:30 – 11:30am | Downtown Branch  All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk ab...

This week on The Book Drop we plan an imaginary adventure, share our favorite road trip titles and talk about our ideal road trip playlist for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:   Summer Reading Program is here! Sign up between now and July 31st. Read to receive great prizes and enjoy free, fun activities for all ages all summer long.  The Book Drop: Bo...

On this mini episode of The Book Drop we're joined by local author J.R. Dawson to talk about her debut novel The First Bright Thing , finding yourself in literature and tapping into your local  community as a new writer. J.R. Dawson will be at The Bookworm in Omaha on Monday, June 12th for a title launch party. Check out jrdawsonwriter.com for more info. 

This week on The Book Drop we share what we've been reading lately, ponder death and imagine beloved video game characters made out of food. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:   Summer Reading Program is here! Sign up between now and July 31st. Read to receive great prizes and enjoy free, fun activities for all ages all summer long.  Discovering Witches: The Real Rec...

On the latest New Title Drop we talk about summer reading habits and Angela and Melanie share their picks for titles to watch out for 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 about. 

This week on The Book Drop, Michelle, Anna and Angela talk about the feeling of home, books by Latine Authors for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and favorite podcasts for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:   Summer Reading Program is here! Sign up between now and July 31st. Read to receive great prizes and enjoy free, fun activities for all a...

This week in The Book Drop we talk about our favorite summer activities as kids, share our Summer Book Preview and make increasingly bad guesses at song of the summer for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:   Summer Reading Program is here! Sign up between now and July 31st. Read to receive great prizes and enjoy free, fun activities for all ages all sum...

This week on The Book Drop we share current favorite form of escapism, have a collective existential crisis over being born in the 1900s and explore our favorite tropes in fiction. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:   Soil Health for Gardeners | Saturday, May 13, 2-3:30 PM at Millard Branch In this introductory class we will explore the science of healthy soils and differ...

This week on The Book Drop we talk about how we've been spending our screen time and share some titles about movies and TV for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category. We also imagine what reality TV shows we'd be on for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Free Comic Book Day | May 6,  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (except the Genealogy & Local Histo...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop Anna, Angela and Melanie talk about what genres they're into right now as well as their picks for titles to check out 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 about. 

This week on The Book Drop we get into the fun and frustration of personality tests with books for your enneagram type. We also share our other favorite personality tests and indicators for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Día at OPL April 17th - April 26th El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día,...

This week on The Book Drop we rate library things from the amazing, giving people their first library card, to the terrible, damaging a library book the minute you get it home. And we try to decide our absolute favorite thing about the library for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Digitize Your Family History (virtual program) | April 20th, 5pm  Music...