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Join the librarians of Middle Country as they chat about upcoming programs and events, hear entertaining discussions on what to read, what to watch, and what to do at Middle Country Public Library!
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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In this very seasonal movie chat, we discuss 1989's holiday classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!
MCPL cardholders can reserve their copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1366526
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Sara and Nicole have some book recommendations to wrap up your 2020.
Sara's picks:
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2016627
Little bookshop of murder / Maggie Blackburn
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2005930
The last story of Mina Lee / Nancy Jooyoun Lee
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1998246
Earthlings / Sayaka Murata ; translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2022308
The cold millions / Jess Walter
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1998399
Anxious people / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1986156
Nicole's Picks (via BookRiot):
Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins / written by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1344522
Leave me alone / Vera Brosgol
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1762820
Grandma's gift / Eric Velasquez
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1547499
Li'l Rabbit's Kwanzaa / Donna L. Washington ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1547500
Ramadan moon / Na'ima B. Robert ; [illustrations by] Shirin Adl
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1527822
The mitten [electronic resource eBook] / a Ukrainian folktale adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1765175
The Lotterys more or less / Emma Donoghue ; illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksono
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1904175
Seven spools of thread : a Kwanzaa story / by Angela Shelf Medearis ; illustrated by Daniel Minter
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2039672
Santa’s Husband by Daniel Kibblesmith and AP Quach
Coming Soon!
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
It's that time of year when you may feel like watching a holiday or winter-themed flick...this is the episode to hear Sara and Nicole's picks!
Holiday DVDs are now available to browse and check out for MCPL cardholders. Ask a librarian for details.
Nicole's picks came from Common Sense Media. For those lists, go to https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-holiday-movies-for-kids or https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-winter-break-movies-for-kids
Sara's picks are:
Jack Frost
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1359538
Four Christmases
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1526112
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1480622
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1541140
The Christmas Bunny
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1706956
Scrooged
http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1368579
Plus... Elizabeth is here to talk about this year's Virtual Women's EXPO 2020! If you want to register to attend this virtual event and shop to support local women-owned businesses, visit http://www.womensEXPOli.org. And it you'd like to participate in this year's fab raffle, go here: https://go.rallyup.com/wexpoli20
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
What's become a bit of a tradition here at the podcast...Sal asking Nicole and Sara silly questions about food and such.
Listen to our other Thanksgiving episodes, including the infamous first trivia episode where Sara questions the veracity of our data and the true cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal.
Episode 41 (2018)
Episode 94 (2019)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Nicole's turn to pick a flick! This week it's our first "documentary," 2001's Winged Migration. It's about birds. And migration. But is this your typical documentary? Listen to find out.
Reserve your copy here with your MCPL library card: https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1393767
IMDb listing here : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301727/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
A fantastic article about making the film by Patricia Thomson: https://www.patriciathomson.net/home/winged-migration
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Imagine this. You are stuck on a desert island. Not because you are banished. Being banished is bad...
Maybe a plane crash? We don't know. What book, music, movie, thing would you hope to have with you? The podcast team tells us what they would want.
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Want another fun trivia episode? Sure, why not! And this time we are talking cell phones. It's that time of year when Apple introduces a new line of phones...but are they the most popular? Do you know what the average cost is for the alternative, and Android phone? Listen and find out.
As usual, Sal's questions come from one of our fabulous resources here at the Miller Business Center, Statista! You can access a plethora of information from this amazing database by visiting one of our branches. Ask a librarian for assistance in logging in!
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
We wrap up this special series of podcasts highlighting the library's 31 Days of October with a few suggestions from Sara and Nicole to satisfy your Spooky Movie cravings!
Sara's Picks are listed here, along with links to reserve for MCPL cardholders:
Crazies:
Ghosts:
The Shining- Stanley Kubrick 1980
Vampires:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula- 1992 Francis Ford Coppola
Lost Boys 1987 Joel Schumacher
Interview With a Vampire- 1994 (Anne Rice)
Zombies:
Dawn of the Dead- 1978 George Romero
Re-Animator- 1985 Stuart Gordon
Shaun of the Dead- 2004 Edgar Wright
Train to Busan- 2016 Yeon Sang Ho
Nicole recommends flicks from Common Sense Media here.
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Sara and Nicole read some scary stories to get you into a spooky mood. Part of MCPL's 31 days of October series.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
This week's music credits:
The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Past The Edge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4997-past-the-edge
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Wizardtorium by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4639-wizardtorium
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Sara has just the right movie for us to watch on this week's Movie Chat... 1982's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell and directed by horror legend John Carpenter. Be warned! There are spoilers ahead...
MCPL card holders can reserve the DVD here
Listen to Ennio Morricone's soundtrack via Hoopla Digital instantly here
Check out the IMDb listing