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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 Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
"In space, no one can hear you scream!"
It's Sara's turn to pick a movie, and she's selected the 1979 Sci-Fi Horror classic, Alien.
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphey Kotto, and Harry Dean Stanton. It is directed by Ridley Scott.
Have an MCPL card? Reserve your copy of Alien here!
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
We remember Civil Rights Activist John Lewis.
Want to learn more about John Lewis and his life? Check out these resources:
Biography of John Lewis via Gale
John Lewis - March on Washington Speech text or video
Books to check out:
- March. Book one / John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
- Selma's Bloody Sunday : protest, voting rights, and the struggle for racial equality / Robert A. Pratt, University of Georgia, Athens
- Walking with the wind : a memoir of the movement / John Lewis with Michael D'Orso
- Across that bridge : a vision for change and the future of America / Congressman John Lewis with Brenda Jones
Books about the Civil Rights Movement
Thanks to Deborah Hempe for coming on the show to talk about the new exhibit at the Museum Corner! Want to make a reservation to visit? Call us at 631-585-9393. You must have an MCPL library card. For more info, check out the webpage:
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Nicole has once again dived deep into the bowels of Book Riot to find some great resources you can share with your family this summer; Sara updates us on a new virtual programming feature: Take & Make!
YouTube Books for Kids:
https://bookriot.com/youtube-books-for-kids/
10 Kid Friendly Card Games
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/10-kid-friendly-card-games/
Take & Make programming
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
His Girl Friday is our next Movie Chat!
Starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, this 1940 film is on many "Best of" and "Top 50" movie lists. It's available to view on Hoopla Digital for free with your library card. Does the podcast team like it? Listen and find out.
IMDb Listing is here
Stream the film for free with your MCPL card here. Description: "A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying." Directed by Howard Hawks.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
This week's episode is part 2 of our chat about the 2020 Summer Reading Club! This week we have Jessica, Liz, Kaity and Nicole here to fill us in on what we are doing for families, kids, and teens.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
This is part one of our two part series on the 2020 Summer Reading Club. Alex and Amber are here from the Adult Department to tell us how patrons can participate in this year's very unique Summer Reading Club.
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Nicole has a great list of resources for you to check out during Pride Month; Sara has her Summer Reading picks to share.
Sara's Summer Reading Picks with links to our catalog:
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1931443
The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1931123
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1964773
These Women by Ivy Pochoda
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2005502
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1998301
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2004368
Saint X / Alexis Schaitkin
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1984817
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2011310
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
It's our pleasure to have the Director of the library, Sophia Serlis-McPhillips, on the show to chat about our new Curbside Library Service which will start next week, as well as to provide some insight on what we can expect moving forward towards eventually re-opening to the public and what patrons should expect.
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
We have a jam-packed show for you this week! Nicole has some hobbies you can consider doing this summer around your home if you are still not ready to venture out into the world; Sara has a fantastic list of movie picks that are available to you with your MCPL library card on Hoopla Digital; and Gilda is here to let us know how things are going for our new and upcoming citizens utilizing the library's online citizenship preparation classes!
Nicole's At Home Hobby Ideas
17 Hobbies You Can Pick Up for Free Online
Lynda.com App Design classes
Learn some magic and card tricks
Learn to draw online
Use Creativebug
Sara's Movie Picks - What to watch this summer
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Click here for more information on our online citizenship classes.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
On this special episode, we focus on a couple of adult services and programming available while the library is temporarily closed.
Marlene is here to let you know that if you'd like her help in researching your family tree and your family's history, MCPL cardholders can make a request for a virtual one-on-one appointment to go over all of our fabulous genealogy resources.
And if history is your thing, why not check out Jim's informative History Bites series on our YouTube channel, http://mcpl.tv!