The Book Drop
The Book Drop is a weekly podcast from Omaha Public Library about books, our community and the joy of reading.
Episodes
199 episodes since 2020
171. Museum Heists
This week on The Book Drop, we dive into the intriguing world of museum heists with a special guest, Art History Professor Adrian Duran, and we'll share our favorite museum mysteries and thrilling heist stories.
September 13, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 171
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1:08:34
New Title Drop | September 2024
On the latest episode of the new title drop, Angela and Melanie kick off spooky season and discuss the can't-miss books hitting the shelves this month.Check out ...
September 03, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 171
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17:09
170. Classics We Escaped K-12 Without Reading
This week on The Book Drop, we're confessing to the classic books that slipped through the cracks during our school days and exploring what else we should add to our to-be-read lists.
August 23, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 170
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41:52
169. Reading Challenge: Read a book with color in the title
This week on The Book Drop, we offer up books with a color in the title for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and discuss which colors reflect our personalities.
August 16, 2024
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Season 5
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44:04
168. Book Lovers
This week on the Book Drop, we discuss fun facts for book lovers day, our book loves, and the New York Times list of top books from the 21st century.
August 09, 2024
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Season 5
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44:41
New Title Drop | August 2024
On the latest episode of the new title drop, Angela and Melanie discuss their favorite summer activities and highlight their picks for titles to check out this month.
August 06, 2024
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Season 5
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15:49
167. Libby and Flipster Tour: Magazines
This week on The Book Drop, we talk about our favorite magazines over the years and the ways you can access more magazine content at OPL.
July 26, 2024
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Season 5
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38:18
166. Reading Challenge: Read a book by, about, or featuring a person with a disability
This week on The Book Drop, we offer up books written by or about a person with a disability for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and discuss representation in media.All the books and resources we talk about in this episode can...
July 19, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 166
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47:56
165. Happy Birthday, Omaha!
This week on The Book Drop, we celebrate Omaha's 170th birthday, quiz ourselves on state facts, and discuss our favorite Nebraska reads. This is The Book Drop.All the books and resources we talk about in this episode can be found
July 12, 2024
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Season 5
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54:54
New Title Drop | July 2024
On the latest episode of the new title drop, Angela and Melanie discuss their favorite summer activities and highlight their picks for titles to check out this month.
July 02, 2024
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Season 5
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17:13
164. American Girl Books (and Dolls)
This week on The Book Drop, we bring on a special guest to talk about the history of the American Girl dolls and books, and imagine the American Girl stories we wish existed.
June 21, 2024
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Season 5
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1:08:36
163. Reading Challenge: Books About/Featuring LGBTQIA+ Families
This week on The Book Drop, we offer up books featuring LGBTQIA+ families for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and we drag Amy into the world of Bridgerton.
June 14, 2024
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Season 5
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38:45
162. Reading for Your Myers-Briggs Type
We talk about reading for your Myers-Briggs Type and discuss the personality tests — or Buzzfeed quizzes — we love most. Happening at the library:Summer Reading<...
June 07, 2024
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Season 5
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57:19
New Title Drop: June 2024
On the latest episode of the New Title Drop, Angela and Melanie discuss the genre-specific podcasts they'd love to host and share their picks for titles to check out this month.
June 04, 2024
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Season 5
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15:10
161. You Can't Protect Ketchup
This week on The Book Drop, we discuss food and cooking through the lens of the James Beard Award and share some of our favorite culinary reads with special guest Brian O'Malley.Happening at the library:June 1 |
May 24, 2024
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Season 5
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49:41
160. Reading Challenge: Books About or Featuring Mythology
This week on The Book Drop, we offer up books featuring mythology for the latest
May 17, 2024
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Season 5
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38:26
159. The Next Chapter
This week on The Book Drop, meet new hosts Maggie and Amy as they share their reading origin stories, discuss pivotal books and provide insights into the podcast's next chapter.Happening at the library:
May 10, 2024
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Season 5
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41:05
New Title Drop: May 2024
On the latest episode of the new title drop, Angela and Melanie discuss the graphic novels that got them interested in the format and share their picks for titles to check out this month.
May 07, 2024
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Season 5
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15:39
158. Passing the Mic
This week on The Book Drop it's our longest episode ever as Michelle, Anna, Erin, David and Elly get ready to pass on the hosting mics. We test our own TBD knowledge, share some of our favorite memories and get in a few last book recommendation...
April 19, 2024
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Season 5
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1:26:08
157. Book Club: Shark Heart
This week on The Book Drop we find out what kind of sharks we are, talk about Shark Heart by Emily Habeck for the latest TBD Book Club and choose an animal we'd like t...
April 12, 2024
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Season 5
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1:02:48
156. Books That Fooled Us
This week on The Book Drop we make an announcement, talk about books that fooled us and confront our feelings about April Fool's Day for query of the week.
April 05, 2024
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Season 5
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1:05:19
New Title Drop: April 2024
On the latest episode of the New Title Drop the team becomes anxiety-ridden by the idea of spring cleaning their phone app usage and Angela and Melanie share their picks for titles to check out this month.
April 02, 2024
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Season 5
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22:47
Mini Episode | Local Author Susi Amendola
On this mini episode of The Book Drop we welcome local author and yoga therapist Susi Amendola to talk about her new book The Centered Heart: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Practice...
April 01, 2024
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Season 5
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24:40
155. Good Books, Bad Covers
This week on The Book Drop we talk about good books with bad covers, first impressions and our favorite signs of spring for query of the week. Happening at the library:Voting for
March 22, 2024
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Season 5
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42:17
154. Reading Challenge: Books By or About a Refugee or Immigrant
This week on The Book Drop a friend of the pod stops by with some St. Patrick's Day Trivia, we share titles for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and talk about holiday plans for query of the week. Happening at the library:
March 15, 2024
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Season 5
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51:50