The Book Drop

This week the podcast team spills some behind the scenes library knowledge including the one thing that really hurts our library feelings. We also talk about first jobs for query of the week.

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This week the podcast team takes a bit of a midsummer break to chat about literary world news, muse over Shakespearean insults and declare some book dealbreakers. We also revisit our childhood career…

This week on the podcast we welcome back a team member, talk about Baby Carlson and discuss reading nonfiction for fun. We also get real about what is, and what isn't, appropriate to use as a bookmar…

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.

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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 th…

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…

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.

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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.

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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 abo…

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 p…

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 …

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. …

On this episode Michelle talks to librarian Melanie Schultz about OPL's 2020 Reading Challenge and the podcast team shares their favorite titles for the #OwnVoices challenge. We also share our favori…

On this episode Elly and Erin share fun facts about the U.S. Census along with instructions on how to make sure you get counted. The podcast team offers up their picks for the best apocalyptic fictio…

On this episode we check in with OPL children's staff members, Miss Cassie & Miss Katya, about the joys and struggles of creating virtual storytimes. The podcast team talks about where to find free r…

Welcome to The Book Drop! On our first episode we introduce our new show and the podcast team talks about how COVID-19, working from home and social distancing are affecting our reading habits. We al…