The Book Drop

This week on The Book Drop we celebrate award season with Oscar drama predictions, share some watch-a-likes for nominated films and talk about our celebrity doppelgängers for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles   by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to par...

On this month's New Title Drop Anna, Angela and Melanie talk about what they're reading and share new titles to be excited about for March 2023. 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 seeing our selves in pop culture, share titles about or featuring LGBTQIA+ history for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about our favorite historical fashions for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles   by...

This week on The Book Drop we talk about internet on the moon, Hilderbabes and A.I. in publishing with our latest in Bookish News. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Virtual Book Bash | February 23rd at 7pm The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles   by Madeline Miller. Join us on Riverside.fm to participate in the discus...

This week on The Book Drop we dream up own Groundhog Days, share some political fiction and decide on what public offices we'd like to hold for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Virtual Book Bash | February 23rd at 7pm The Book Drop Book Club Live | March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles   by Madeline Miller. Join us on Rive...

On the first episode of our new monthly mini series, Collection Development librarians Angela and Melanie stop by to share new titles to get excited about 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 out. 

This week on The Book Drop, we dive into the collection obsession of true crime, offer up some recommendations from the genre and make guesses for where we'd land if we got sucked into a true crime narrative.  All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. The next query of the week is... If you could hold any political office, what would it be?...

This week on The Book Drop we talk anticipation around pop culture, the struggle of picking a favorite author and attempt to relieve your hold list woes with recommendations for the library's most popular books. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: SAVE THE DATE: The Book Drop Book Club Live on March 16th at 2pm. We'll be reading The Song of Achilles   by Madeline...

This week on The Book Drop it's the season 4 premiere! We talk about reading goals for the new year, take a look back the book world in 2022 and once again make wild predictions for the year ahead. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Friends of OPL Annual Meeting |January 14, 1pm - 3pm  at Millard Branch All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in t...

This week on The Book Drop it's the season three finale, we talk about our year in reading, narrow down our favorite reads of 2022 and David makes an announcement. All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. That's a wrap on Season 3 of The Book Drop. Join us for Season 4 starting January 13th. We'd love to know what you'd like...

This week on The Book Drop we welcome Amy and Nicole to talk about the world of romance fiction. We share our thoughts on steamy versus sweet, the best Pride & Prejudice and fictional crushes. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Reading Challenge Book Club | December 13, 2022, 6pm – 7pm at Millard Branch All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in th...

This week on The Book Drop we wrap up the 2022 OPL Reading Challenge with recommendations for essays and short stories and talk about the books we'd like to spend a day in for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Postcards and Photographs for Genealogy (Virtual Program) |December 08, 5pm - 6:15 pm  Reading Challenge Book Club | December 13, 2022, 6pm...

This week on The Book Drop it's all about food! We talk about staff potlucks, explore food as a metaphor and share our most disappointing culinary experiences for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Reading Challenge Book Club | December 13, 2022, 6pm – 7pm at Millard Branch All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode...

This week on The Book Drop we welcome Carl from The Bookworm to talk about the books we're excited to read this winter. And we say farewell to the spooky season as we share our favorite Halloween decor of the year. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Friends of OPL Book Sale , Saturday, November 5, 2022, 10am – 3pm Storybook Land at Westroads Mall | November 6, 2022,...

This week on The Book Drop we round up some of the latest literary world news (both good and bad), talk about our Halloween plans and share the bits of culture we can't quite escape for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Escape Room (all ages) | October 29, 10-2pm at South Omaha Library Spark Your Story: Jade Rogers | November 3, 2022, 4-5pm  at Ch...

This week on The Book Drop everyone shares their two truths and a lie, the team explores the world of unreliable narrators and talks about which fictional character they wouldn't want to share a meal with for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Escape Room (all ages) | October 29, 10-2pm at South Omaha Library All the books, movies, TV shows and res...

This week on The Book Drop we travel from the Flying Forties to the turn of the Millennium with books for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category . We also talk about the technology that has most impacted our lives for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Scary Stories After Dark | Friday, Oct. 7, 7-9pm at Benson Branch Open House for A.V. Sorensen Bran...

This week on The Book Drop we talk about how the book isn't always better, share some book-to-small-screen recommendations and makes wishes for titles we'd love to see get adapted for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Omaha’s Underground Queer Culture: An Omaha Reads Panel Discussion | October 1, 6-7pm at The Max Scary Stories After Dark | Fr...

This week it's our 100th episode. Listen in on our recorded live show as we share what we're reading, deal with our inevitable technical difficulties and finally locate Elly after a month's long search. This episode was recorded September 15th, 2022 with a live virtual audience. Due to its live recording there may be parts that don't translate as well to audio, please enjoy! Ch...

This week on The Book Drop we spill some library secrets and share some tips and services we think you should know about. We also talk about best job perks for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop Live: 100th Episode | September 15, 2022, 2 – 3:30 PM  Timothy Schaffert Author Visit | Sep 11th,  3pm - 5pm at Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel  Omaha Re...

This week on The Book Drop we share what’s making us happy right now, revisit the OPL Reading Challenge with our recommendations for microhistories and talk about our favorite useless facts for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop Live: 100th Episode | September 15, 2022, 2 – 3:30 PM  Omaha Reads  Book Discussion | Sep 8th, 6pm - 7:30pm at W...

This episode was originally recorded in August 2021. On this special mini episode of The Book Drop we welcome local author Timothy Schaffert and OPL's Adult Services Manager Amy Mather to talk about Timothy's latest book, The Perfume Thief. We also chat about the history of Omaha LitFest, the writing process and our favorite perfume scents. All the books and resources we talked about in...

This week on The Book Drop we imagine what they might find as Main Library is packed up, create the wildest book playlist we can and share our favorite misheard lyrics for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: The Book Drop Live: 100th Episode | September 15, 2022, 2 – 3:30 PM  All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can...

This week on The Book Drop we're talking about Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris for the latest meeting of The Book Drop Book Club. We also workshop names for our imaginary vacation homes for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Researching the History of a House (Virtual) | August 18, 5–6:15pm  Community Farewell Party for Mai...

This week on The Book Drop we're joined by Youth Services Specialist Jay to help us explore the New Adult corner of the publishing world and we dish about the hardest parts of becoming full fledged adults for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events: Virtual Book Bash | Thursday, August 11, 7–8:30pm Researching the History of a House (Virtual) | August 18...