The Book Drop

This week on The Book Drop we chat about what we've been reading lately,  talk about library joy and share what listeners are reading for query of the week.  Happening at the library: It's planting season! Learn more about OPL's Common Soil Seed Library and check out our seed library here !  All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found her...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop we share our best books of 2024 so far and Angela and Melanie 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 discuss the wealth of books being publish in March, check in on the OPL Reading Challenge with books about social justice and recommend new holidays for query of the week.  Happening at the library: Share your nominations for Omaha Reads 2024.  Music Evoking Stories | 12 events between March 1st & April 3rd All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk abo...

This week on The Book Drop we celebrate Galentine's Day by honoring the complexity of female creeps, mean girls and unlikeable femmes in literature.  And we talk about favorite revenge tales for Query of the Week.  Happening at the library: All OPL locations (except South Omaha Library) will be closed on February 19th.  Virtual Book Bash | Thursday, February 22, 7pm Share your nominations for...

This week on The Book Drop it's our sesquicentennial! We celebrate with a discussion of our favorite (and not so favorite) trends, tropes, and automatic TBRs. And we ask, what makes you immediately put down a book for query of the week. Happening at the library: All OPL locations (except South Omaha Library) will be closed on February 19th.  Virtual Book Bash | Thursday, February 22, 7pm All...

In the first New Title Drop of the year Anna, Melanie and Angela talk about favorite reading spots and share new titles coming 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 learn which of us is the most dependent on technology and check off our first category in the 2024 OPL Reading Challenge with books about Tech & Culture. We also reminisce about our favorite technology from childhood for query of the week.  Happening at the library: The Virginia Frank Memorial Writing Contest is held each year in the spring to recognize the creati...

This week on The Book Drop we share our personal reading IN & OUT lists for 2024 and try to stay warm with some cozy reads.  Happening at the library: Teen Hangout at the Downtown Branch | Tuesday, January 23, 3:30–4:30pm | Downtown Branch Spark Your Story: Precious McKesson | Thursday, January 25, 4:30–5:30pm | Charles B. Washington Branch Brian Corey: Do You Believe in Ghosts? | Thursday, Ja...

This week it's the season 5 premiere of The Book Drop. We take a look back at our 2023 predictions, take some wild swings at 2024 and talk about reading goals for query of the week.  Check out these new OPL book clubs: Mood Readers at Downtown on the last Monday of the month, 6:30-7:30 Let’s Get Lit-erary   at Bess Johnson Elkhorn on the fourth Mondays, 6:30-7:30 BookTok Banter at Willa Cathe...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop, Michelle, Angela and Melanie share their favorite books of the year and talk about new titles heading to shelves this season. This is the New Title Drop for December 2023 and January 2024. Check out this month's titles and place holds here. The Book Drop will return for Season 5 on January 12th, 2024. 

This week, it's the season four finale of The Book Drop. We reflect on our year in reading, share our Spotify Wrapped and talk about best reads of the year for query of the week. Check out all the books we talked on this episode here.  Reminder about upcoming library holiday closures: Dec. 24 - closed Christmas Eve Dec. 25 - closed Christmas Jan. 1, 2024 - closed New Year's Day The Book...

This week on The Book Drop we offer up book about food for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite off the wall flavor combinations of query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Family Favorites Recipe Swap | Saturday, December 16, 1–4pm | Genealogy & Local History Room Willa Cather’s Life in Letters | Saturday, December 09, 1...

This week on The Book Drop we relish in the latest library survey data, follow a literary conspiracy theory and check in on the Bad Art Friend for the latest edition of Bookish News. We also talk about our own personal Roman Empires for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Willa Cather 150 Series Celebrating Willa Cather at 150: A Reading | Thursday, Dec...

This week it's the latest edition of The Book Drop Book Club. We revisit our very first book club pick, discuss Diane Marie Brown's Black Candle Women and conjure up our ideal magical powers for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Songwriting Workshop with RIKÉ (teen program) | Saturday, November 18, 2023  | 1-2pm  at Millard Branch Lakota Pupp...

On this mini episode of The Book Drop we welcome local author Theodore Wheeler to talk about his latest novel The War Begins in Paris . We also talk about Omaha's growing book community and Dundee Book Company's journey from mobile book cart to literary community hub. Theodore Wheeler's latest book The War Begins in Paris will be published by Little, Brown & Co. on November 14,...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop  we share our cozy reading habits and Angela and Melanie 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 what kind of non-librarian library patrons we might be, share titles by Black authors for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite books we've read for this year's Challenge for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Jane Austen Tea Party   | Saturday, December 9th, 2-4pm at Th...

This week on The Book Drop we share some of the best and worst seasonal jokes, explore the world of horror graphic novels and comics and talk about favorite fall traditions for query of the week. Looking for a book club? Check out OPL's book clubs at omahalibrary.org! All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. Check out and share your answer...

This week on The Book Drop we recommend titles for some of our favorite characters of the season, are humbled by an internet quiz and talk about our favorite monsters and spooky characters for query of the week.  Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Downtown Branch Artwork Reception | Saturday, October 28, 2:00pm–4:00pm Tosca Lee Author Visit | Sunday, November 12, 3:00pm–4...

This week on The Book Drop we're joined by two of our fellow local book pros for our Winter Book Preview, we talk about which author interactions could bring us to tears and the words and themes that always get us to pick up a book for query of the week.  Check out these books events coming up in the Omaha area: At The Bookworm Anitra Rowe Schulte will sign "Willow and Bunny" | Sund...

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop Michelle, Angela and Melanie debate the age old autumnal question of apples vs pumpkins 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 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.