Middle Country Public Library Podcast

After our Little Women movie chat, Sal got to thinking what the original was like so he watched... and loved it. Even moreso than the remake. So this week we talk about movies that should not have been remade. (Plus we will throw a book or two that should not have been made into a movie in there for good measure)

With the inauguration of our new president and vice president, Nicole has some great book selections for kids about the White House, Presidents of the United States, and more. Plus Sara has a sneak peak of next month's new DVDs.

Sara spins the Wheel of Movies and lands on 2019's Little Women. Prepare yourself for a lively discussion on this unique version of the classic story.

Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Louis Garrel, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.

Here's the IMDb listing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

MCPL cardholders can reserve a copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2013899

Sara and Nicole have some ideas to support your New Year Resolutions for 2021!

Lose weight like crazy even if you have a crazy life! : life lessons and a breakthrough 30-day nutrition and fitness solution! / Autumn Calabrese

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2029682

Stay positive : encouraging quotes and messages to fuel your life with positive energy / Jon Gordon, Daniel Decker

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1976843

How to say no without feeling guilty : and say yes to more time, more joy, and what matters most to you / Patti Breitman and Connie Hatch

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1343865

Don't panic! : how to manage your finances and Financial anxieties during and after Coronavirus : tips, tricks, and guaranteed ways to secure your future / Christine Ibbotson

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2012834

The 30-day money cleanse : take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good / Ashley Feinstein Gerstley

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1871898

The art of happiness at work / His holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1393546

The art of happiness : a handbook for living / the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1322286

How to be a conscious eater : making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet / Sophie Egan ; illustrated by Iris Gottlieb

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2013130

Intuitive eating : a revolutionary anti-diet approach / Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2025374

Fitness Professional's Manual

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1719030

PLUS:

Dance Class Programs

https://www.myplate.gov/life-stages/preschoolers

Keeping Kids Active While Homeschooling

https://www.dhs.gov/employee-resources/blog/2020/09/22/keeping-kids-active-while-homeschooling

Kids Active Indoors

https://discoveries.childrenshospital.org/kids-active-indoors/

Teens can participate in health library programs here: https://bookriot.com/read-harder-2021/?amp_js_v=0.1

Sal also has some wild "holidays" celebrated in January... check them out, along with the rest of the year, here:

https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-calendar/

There's lots to look forward to in 2021 right? Let's see what the podcast team is looking forward to in terms of movies, music and more.

The podcast team picks their "favorite" things of 2020. It's a strange episode. Stick with us.

Here are pictures of Sara's "interesting animal facts":

Wombats

Parrot Fish

Sloth

Okapi

This is not a snake

Venezuelan Poodle Moth

Tenrec

Panda Ants

Nicole's Favorite Things:

Love Island

The Undoing

Megan Thee Stallion

Sal's Favorite Things:

Onward

Over the Moon

Hamilton

Star Trek: Picard

The Mandalorian

The Magic of the Animal Kingdom

Izzy's Koala World

Bluey

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

Dear Happy - Gabrielle Alpin

Pacific Blue - Nicholas Gunn

Life on the Flipside - Jimmy Buffett

Weather - Huey Lewis and the News

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

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!

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

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!