The Book Drop
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The Book Drop is a weekly podcast from Omaha Public Library about books, our community and the joy of reading.
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New Title Drop | July 2026
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Books and Baseball: Talking CWS in Omaha
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | June 2026
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Omaha on the Menu: The James Beard Awards with Brian O’Malley
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May 22, 2026 |
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Exploring Omaha Central Library’s City Garden with Mick Mulhall
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May 15, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | May 2026
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May 05, 2026 |
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A Sit-Down with The Rock Bottom Remainders at OPL’s Central Library
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May 01, 2026 |
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An Encore Conversation with B.J. Novak
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Celebrating National Poetry Month with Zedeka Poindexter
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | April 2026
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a book about writers or writing
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Learning Together, Your OPL Team Gets Ready for Central Library
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a Book About an Immigrant’s Experience
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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The Legacy of Carnegie Libraries with Nicole Blackstock
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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The Sound of Omaha: From 311 to Today’s Next Big Thing
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | March 2026
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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100 Years of Stamp Collecting with the Omaha Philatelic Society
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Getting Ready to Move Into Central Library
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a Love Story
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Takeover with 1st Sky Omaha for Black History Month 2026
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | February 2026
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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News Literacy Week and Student Journalism with Westside’s Lance
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a Book to Boost Your Happiness
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Best of 2025: Unforgettable Conversations with OPL
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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New Title Drop | January 2026
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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229. 2025 Reading Reflections and Predictions
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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228. Reading Challenge: Read a Book in the Cozy Subgenre
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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227. A Closer Look at Do Space inside OPL's new Central Library
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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226. Adventurers Welcome: Discovering D&D at the Library with OPL
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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New Title Drop “Favorites” | December 2025
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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225. Reading Challenge: Read a Book About Celebrations
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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224. Inside Spielbound: How Games Bring Us Together
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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223. Getting Ready for Nebraska Celebration of Books on Nov. 15
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | November-December 2025
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 222 Family History Month
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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221. Reading Challenge: Books With Non-Human Characters
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with UNO’s Dr. Doña-Reveco
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | October 2025
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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219. Celebrating Black Speculative Fiction and Omaha’s Afrocon
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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218. Marking Banned Books Week with Film Streams and The Write Stuff Nebraska
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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217. Reading Challenge: Reading a book that starts with the letter O
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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216. Reading Challenge: Read a book published in the 21st Century
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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215. A Conversation with Ooh De Lally for Omaha Restaurant Week
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | September 2025
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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214. Beyond the Console: Games That Tell Stories
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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213. From the Runway to Reading with Guest Susan Trinkle
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Epilogue 212: Books Our Central Library Artists Love
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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212. Meet the Artists for OPL’s Central Library
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | August 2025
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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211. A Visit to Omaha’s Abbott House, Where Magic Lives
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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210. Reading Challenge: Nonfiction and Biographical Graphic Novels
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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209. Family Reunion Season and Preserving the Past
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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208. Summer Movie Blockbusters and Beyond with Film Streams
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | July 2025
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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207. Celebrating LGBTQ+ Stories with Author J.R. Dawson
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a Book Set in a Continent You Want to Visit
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Honoring Juneteenth with Dr. Cynthia Robinson, UNO Black Studies Department Chair
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Tails & Tales with the Nebraska Humane Society
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | June 2025
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Talking 2025 James Beard Awards Media Nominees with Brian O’Malley
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May 30, 2025 |
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Battle of the Generations, featuring Dr. Leah Georges
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May 23, 2025 |
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Travel Inspiration: Books That Take You Places
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May 16, 2025 |
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OPL’s Guide to Summer Reading Program for All Ages
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May 09, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | May 2025
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May 06, 2025 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a Book About or Featuring Books, a Bookstore or Library
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May 02, 2025 |
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Science and Storytelling: Author Ramona Ausubel to Visit Omaha
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Extreme Weather Reads and Storm Stories
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Celebration National Poetry Month with Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Reading Challenge: Read a book that explores belonging, identity or inclusion
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | April 2025
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Spring Cleaning with Keep Omaha Beautiful
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Women’s History: A Conversation with Caitlin Cass & Jan McKenzie
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Gardening Tips & OPL’s Common Soil Seed Library
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Coach Laura 'Bird' Kuhn on Books That Motivate
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | March 2025
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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1st Sky Omaha Takes Over: Black History Month Reads & Media
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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189. A Conversation With the Omaha Film Festival
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 188 Beyond Bridgerton: A Romance Genre Deep Dive
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 187 Reading Challenge: Read a Book With a One-Word Title
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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New Title Drop | February 2025
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 186 News Literacy with Matt Wynn, Nebraska Journalism Trust
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Ep . 185 Special Guest Traci Thomas, of The Stacks podcast
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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184. Top Circulating Titles at OPL in 2024
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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183. Reading Challenge 2025: Read an Author's Debut Book
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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182. Best of 2024 and Publishing Predictions
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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181. Reading Challenge: Read a Book About or Featuring Spirituality
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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180. Visiting the National Willa Cather Center, featuring Ashley Olson, Executive Director
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | December 2024 and January 2025
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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179.5 BONUS: Special Guest Summer Miller and Cookbook Inspiration
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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179. Dinner Parties and Cookbooks
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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178. Bookish News
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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177. Reading Challenge: Read a Book By, About, or Featuring a Veteran
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | November 2024
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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176. Spooky Stories
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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175. Nebraska Library Association (NLA) Conference
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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174. Family Stories
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Bonus: A Nebraska Celebration of Books Preview with Pat Leach
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | October 2024
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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173. Other Book Podcasts
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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172. Reading Challenge: Read a Book By, About, Or Featuring A 20th Century Icon
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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171. Museum Heists
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | September 2024
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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170. Classics We Escaped K-12 Without Reading
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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169. Reading Challenge: Read a book with color in the title
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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168. Book Lovers
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | August 2024
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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167. Libby and Flipster Tour: Magazines
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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166. Reading Challenge: Read a book by, about, or featuring a person with a disability
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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165. Happy Birthday, Omaha!
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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New Title Drop | July 2024
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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164. American Girl Books (and Dolls)
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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163. Reading Challenge: Books About/Featuring LGBTQIA+ Families
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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162. Reading for Your Myers-Briggs Type
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: June 2024
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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161. You Can't Protect Ketchup
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May 24, 2024 |
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160. Reading Challenge: Books About or Featuring Mythology
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May 17, 2024 |
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159. The Next Chapter
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May 10, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: May 2024
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May 07, 2024 |
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158. Passing the Mic
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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157. Book Club: Shark Heart
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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156. Books That Fooled Us
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: April 2024
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Mini Episode | Local Author Susi Amendola
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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155. Good Books, Bad Covers
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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154. Reading Challenge: Books By or About a Refugee or Immigrant
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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153. What We're Reading (With Bonus Content!)
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: March 2024
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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152. Reading Challenge: Social Justice
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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151. Female Creeps, Mean Girls & Unlikeable Femmes
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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150. It's a Sesquicentennial!
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: February 2024
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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149. Reading Challenge: Tech & Culture
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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148. Cozy Vibes Only
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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147. Season 5!
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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New Title Drop: December 2023 & January 2024
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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146. Our Year in Reading
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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145. Reading Challenge: Books About Food
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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144. Bookish News Vol. 8
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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143. Book Club: Black Candle Women
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Mini Episode | Author Theodore Wheeler
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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New Title Drop: November 2023
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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142. Reading Challenge: Book by a Black Author
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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141. Dark Graphic Delights
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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140. Book Recs for Our Favorite Spooky Pals
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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139. Winter Book Preview
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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New Title Drop: October 2023
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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138. Reading Challenge: Books about Music
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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137. Goin' to the Chapel
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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136. AI vs The Librarians
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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New Title Drop: September 2023
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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135. If You Liked... Summer Movie Edition
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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134. Dear Librarian...
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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133. Reading Challenge: Books about Mental Health
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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132. (More) Short Stories & Essays
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | August 2023
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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131. Bookish News Vol. 7
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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130. Book Club: The Family Chao
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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129. Reading Challenge: Books about Friendship
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | July 2023
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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128. Everybody Needs a Hobby!
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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127. Road Trip!
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Mini Episode | Author J.R. Dawson
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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126. What We're Reading
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | June 2023
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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125. Reading Challenge: Book by a Latine Author
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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124. Summer '23 Book Preview
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May 19, 2023 |
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123. What's a Trope, Anyway?
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May 12, 2023 |
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122. Reading Challenge: Books about Movies or TV
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May 05, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | May 2023
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May 02, 2023 |
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121. Books for Your Enneagram
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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120. We Rate Library Things
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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119. Reading Challenge: Books about Plants
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | April 2023
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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118. Book Club: The Song of Achilles
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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117. What We're Reading
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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116. Oscar Watchalikes
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | March 2023
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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115. Reading Challenge: LGBTQIA+ History
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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114. Bookish News Vol. 6
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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113. Political Fiction
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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New Title Drop | February 2023
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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112. True Crime
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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111. While You Wait...
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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110. Welcome to Season Four
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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109. Our Year in Reading
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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108. Hot Reads for Cold Nights
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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107. Reading Challenge: Short Stories & Essays
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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106. The Food is a Metaphor
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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105. Winter Book Preview
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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104. Bookish News Vol. 5
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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103. Unreliable Narrators
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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102. Reading Challenge: Decade Your Were Born
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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101. Book to Small Screen
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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100. Episode 100 Live!
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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99. Not-So-Secret Librarian Secrets Vol. 2
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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98. Reading Challenge: Microhistories
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Mini Episode: Omaha Reads 2022
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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97. Book Soundtracking
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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96. Book Club: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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95. New Adulting
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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94. Reading Challenge: Book by a Midwestern Author
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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93. Reading Challenge Help Desk
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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92. A Teeny Tiny Episode
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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91. Celebrity Memoirs
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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90. What We're Reading
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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89. BookTok
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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88. Reading Challenge: Books about Travel & Water
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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87. Summer '22 Book Preview
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May 20, 2022 |
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86. Reading Challenge: Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors
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May 13, 2022 |
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85. Mom's the Word
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May 06, 2022 |
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84. What's Chick Lit Anyway?
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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83. Reading Challenge: Book about Neurodiversity
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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82. Back in Time
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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81. Book Club: Pickard County Atlas
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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80. Award Winning Movies to Watch Instead of the 2022 Oscar Picks
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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79. Springtime with Jake
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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78. Bookish News Vol. 4
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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77. Reading Challenge: Book about Sports
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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76. Pretty in Pink
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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75. New Year, Same You!
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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74. What We're Reading
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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73. Happy Hour Leftovers
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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72. Publishing Predictions
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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71. Our Year in Reading
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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70. All in the Fam
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Mini Episode: Books & Bones
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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69. Reading Challenge: Native, First Nations and Indigenous Authors
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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68. Spooky Season Grab Bag
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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67. Dark Academia
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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66. Reading Challenge: Multiple Points of View
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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65. Book Club: Klara and the Sun
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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64. Banned Books Week
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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63. Literary Horoscopes
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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62. Bookish News Vol. 3
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Mini Episode: Reading for Empathy
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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61. Fall '21 Book Preview
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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60. All About Comic Books
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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59. Blockbuster Books
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Mini Episode: Author Timothy Schaffert
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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58. Reading Challenge Help Desk
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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57. What We're Reading
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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56. Book Club: The Underground Railroad
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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55. UFOs are Real!
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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54. Reading Challenge: Book about Animals
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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53. Pride Month
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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52. Reading Challenge: Refugee and Immigrant Experiences
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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51. Curious Collections
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May 21, 2021 |
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50. Summer '21 Book Preview
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May 14, 2021 |
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49. More Nonfiction!
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May 07, 2021 |
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48. Books That Made Us Laugh
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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47. Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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46. Library Week
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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45. Nebraska Books with Author Theodore Wheeler
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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44. What We're Reading
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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43. Book Club: Leave the World Behind
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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42. Bookish News Vol. 2
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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41. Friends in Fiction
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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40. To All the Books We've Loved on Screen
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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39. Staying on Top of New Books
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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38. Reading Challenge: Book with Illustrations
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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37. New Season, Who This?
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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36. Goodbye 2020
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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35. The Year in Reading
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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34. Reading Challenge: Nonfiction Graphic Novels
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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33. Korean Wave
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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32. What We're Reading
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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31. Reading Challenge: A Classic That's New to You
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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30. Read It & Eat
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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29. All Things Halloween
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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28. Bookish News
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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27. Spooky Reads
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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26. Forever Young
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Mini Episode: Voting
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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25. Reading Challenge: Read a Book by a Nonbinary or LGBTQ+ Author
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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24. Exclusive Literary Content & the Freedom to Read
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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23. Another Reading Roundup
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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22. Fall Book Preview
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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21. Shelf Lives of the Rich & Famous
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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20. Author Kassandra Montag
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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19. Reading Challenge: Listen to a Book
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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18. What Does a Librarian Look Like?
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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17. We Miss You Maha!
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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16. Not-So-Secret Librarian Secrets
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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15. Lit World News, Shakespearean Insults & Book Dealbreakers
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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14. Nonfiction for Everyone!
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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13. And the Award Goes To...
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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12. Witches & Sirens & Puffer Fish, Oh My!
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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11. Happy Pride!
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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10. Curb Appeal — What's Up at OPL
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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9. What's a Beach Read, Anyway?
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Mini Episode: Racial Equity & Civic Engagement
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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8. Reading Challenge: Read a Book in One Sitting
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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7. Summer Book Preview
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May 29, 2020 |
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6. It's a Reading Roundup!
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May 22, 2020 |
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5. Oh, the Drama!
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May 15, 2020 |
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4. Reading Challenge: #OwnVoices
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May 08, 2020 |
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3. Apocalypse Fiction Now
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May 01, 2020 |
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2. This is How We Read Now
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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1. Reading in the Time of COVID-19
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Apr 15, 2020 |