This week on The Book Drop, we pull back the curtain on Omaha’s magical history and tour The Abbott House, plus books that celebrate the wonder of illusions and magic. This is The Book Drop.

All the books and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here or by visiting omahalibrary.org/podcast.

Happening at the Library:

• Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience | Saturday, July 26, 2 to 3 p.m. at Willa Cather Branch
• Interactive Movie: Inside Out 2 | Saturday, July 26, 2 to 4 p.m. at Milton R. Abrahams Branch
• Neighborhood Walking Tour | Thursday, July 31, 3 to 7 p.m. at Charles B. Washington Branch
• Where’s Poppy, OPL’s mobile library?
• Explore all upcoming events at omahalibrary.org/events.