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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 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
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Nicole has a list of the top scary TV shows for kids (mostly from the late 90s, early 2000s) that you might be interested in...plus she reveals her top 5 favorite Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes.
10 Kids Shows that Were Actually Pretty Scary
Sara has a bit of a challenge for Nicole and Sal : she has cleverly created fake horror movie plots. Can they tell the difference between Sara's and the the real plot? Listen to find out!
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Welcome to the 31 days of October! All this month we will be highlighting the spooky, scary, and sometimes silly.
Nicole has a nice collection of kids spooky books from the NYPL:
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/24/kids-halloween
Sara has selected some brand new fiction books that are meant to spook you:
Cruel acts / Jane Casey
The Poison Garden
The boatman's daughter
The patient / Jasper DeWitt
The hollow ones / Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Don't turn around / Jessica Barry
Want to SEE something scary? Check out Sal's horror movie list:
Carrie
Halloween
The Ring
2 Lava 2 Latuna
Ma
Don't Breathe
The Shining
The Omen
Night of the Living Dead
A Quiet Place
6 Souls
Psycho
Dead Silence
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Green Inferno
Rosemary's Baby
Get Out
Deathgasm
Silent Hill
Saw
Alien
Listen to our Movie Chat : Alien episode here
Bonus: Here is the episode of How Did This Get Made that Nicole mentioned!
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Can you guess what the best selling console video game of all time is? Do you think Sara and Nicole can get it? Listen to find out as Sal tests them both with some video game trivia from Statista. Plus learn about our great video game collection at the library!
Statista is available to anyone who visits the library during normal business hours. Just ask a librarian for assistance in getting you on.
Did you know that we have a huge collection of video games for Nintendo, XBOX, and Playstation? Browse our catalog here.