Middle Country Public Library Podcast

We are happy to have Amanda and Kristin join us to chat about the 10th anniversary of our fabulous outdoor learning classroom, the Nature Explorium, which has recently been renovated. We also discuss what's coming up for our Spring Jubilee, taking place virtually, on June 5th.

For more information, visit the library's website at http://www.mcplibrary.org/

For info on the Nature Explorium, check this out.

Remember, you can watch all of our great online programming, plus videos from the library at our YouTube page, http://mcpl.tv

How about some tunes to get you through your days at home? And how about you use your library card to stream albums for free? Here are some of our favorite albums available for download on Hoopla Digital!

Sara’s Picks

Hey Ladies Beastie Boys From Paul’s Boutique

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11256636

Big Freedia From Louder

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13058549

REV001 Refused From War Music

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12602846

Red/Blue/Green Album – Weezer

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10965037

Mothership – Led Zeppelin

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11479215

Cuz I Love You – Lizzo

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12364470

After Hours – The Weeknd

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13155077

Nicole’s Picks

Whitney Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11036783 

Emancipation of MiMi - Mariah Carey
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10949488 

The Fame - Lady Gaga https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10960491 

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13225727

Suga - Megan Thee Stallion [PA] https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12981454 

Sal’s Picks

Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition) - U2

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10966098

Joshua Tree (30^th Anniversary Edition) - U2

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11896903

Atlantis – David Arkenstone

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11254410

The Fairy Garden – David Arkenstone

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11721343

Soul Cages – Sting

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10965959

Last Ship (Deluxe) – Sting

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11025991

Exotica – Martin Denny

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11582408

Kintsugi – Death Cab for Cutie

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11320252

The Nine Symphonies – Antonin Dvorak (Berlin Philharmonic)

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10967630

Got a favorite? Agree or disagree? Send us a comment! 

Nicole has picked 2014's Ex Machina for this week's Movie Chat. You can stream this movie for FREE using your MCPL library card from either Hoopla Digital or Kanopy. See the links below for more information. SPOILERS AHEAD!

Ex Machina stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Sonoya Mizuno. It is written and directed by Alex Garland. It is rated R for language, violence, and graphic nudity. It was the Oscar winner for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and nominated for Best Screenplay.

View the IMDb listing here.

Watch for free with your MCPL library card on Hoopla Digital here or Kanopy here.

We have another trivia episode...but this time, Sal creates his questions from some of the databases available to patrons remotely. 

Patrons with MCPL cards can access these databases by visiting our website, https://www.mcplibrary.org/adults/services/reference-database/

Here is the list of the databases we used in this episode:

• Credo Reference
• CultureGrams
• Demographics Now
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
• Gale Directory Library
• Gale Health & Medical Encyclopedias
• Gale History of the American Cinema v1-10
• Home Improvement Reference Center
• Literature Criticism Online
• Mango Languages
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Science Online Facts on File

Will Sara extend her winning streak? Will Nicole win this one? Will Sal terribly mispronounce digamous? Listen to find out!

PLUS: in our Focus Segment this week, we have a discussion with the newly elected president of the Greater Middle Country Chamber of Commerce, Lenore Paprocky and chat about what the future will bring for the chamber and how important it is for small businesses to become a member of their local chamber, especially in this time of coronavirus. 

For an extended look at the MC Chamber and more of the interview with Lenore, take a listen to the Miller Business Center's newest podcast, Centered on Business at https://millerbusiness.podbean.com. For more info on the chamber, their website is: http://middlecountrychamber.com

It's Sara's turn to pick a movie for Movie Chat, and this week it's Freaks starring Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern. An entry in the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, this independent sci-fi thriller is about a little girl, her family, and her amazing powers. SPOILER ALERT - do not listen unless you want to be spoiled! 

Library card holders can view the film via Hoopla Digital here: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12646215

The IMDb record is here : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8781414/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Read the reviews at Rotten Tomatoes here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freaks_2019

We take a deep dive into some more digital resources that you may not know about. Best of all, you can access all these from home! 

Nicole's Picks:

BookFlix

Novelist

CQ Researcher

CQ Magazine

Sara's Picks:

RB Digital

CreativeBug 

Sal's Picks:

Consumer Reports

AllDataPro Car Repair ** Available off-site during the library's closure **

Morningstar

Sara interviews Long Island's weather guys, Glen and Don...the folks behind the wildly popular Islandwide Weather. 

Islandwide Weather's Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/islandwideweather/

In this episode, we chat about what podcasts we are listening to and what we are watching on YouTube.

Sara's Podcast Picks:

Blackout

Gaslight 

Wolverine

Sandra

Narrow Caves

The Left Right Game

Ear Hustle

Turned Out a Punk


Nicole's Podcast Picks:


A Big List of Podcasts for Little Kids (NY Times)

Staying In

Nailed It

Newcomers

Sal's Podcast Picks:

ReplyAll

The Soundtrack Show

The Long Island History Project

LI Law Podcast

LibraryPros

Sara's YouTube Picks:

Hot Ones

Graham Norton



Nicole's YouTube Picks:

Cinecom.net

D4Darious

No Film School

Peter McKinnon

RocketJump Film School

Film Riot


Bonus: Vulture Instagram

Sal's YouTube Picks:

DancingBacons

Wingin' It! with Paul Lucas

Have an idea for a future episode? E-mail us!

This week we chat about the 2014 film, The Rewrite starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei. SPOILERS ON THE EPISODE! You can borrow this movie and stream it for FREE using your MCPL library card at Hoopla Digital. The direct link is https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11896164.

Important Links :

Registration Self Service - http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/selfreg

Contact customer service here - https://www.mcplibrary.org/ask-a-librarian/

NEW! Ancestry Remote Access here - https://0-ancestrylibrary-proquest-com.search.livebrary.com

You must have a MCPL library card in order to Self Register, renew an expired card, or access Ancestry.

The Rewrite (2014) :

Internet Movie Database entry

Rotten Tomatoes reviews

While this film is not rated, we recommend it for patrons over 13 years old. (PG-13)

*** EFFECTIVE 3/26/2020 : SHOW NOTES WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE HERE! ***

For older show notes, visit our library page.

During this difficult time when we are all asked to stay at home and the library is closed, we are happy to report that the Podcast will go on! This week we have the latest updates on everything that is happening due to the coronavirus and how you can access fantastic digital resources from home using your library card.