Middle Country Public Library Podcast

It's time for another Movie Chat, and this week we are discussing Sara's pick, "In Bruges" starring Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes. BEWARE: Spoilers ahead!

Nicole shares some home buying angst and what resources we have at the library that can help; Sara has some spooky DVD releases coming up next month; in our Focus segment, Marlene chats about a new genealogy resource available to our patrons, Find My Past.

In this special episode, we chat with Elizabeth about what this year's EXPO is all about, plus Sara interviews some of our fabulous exhibitors. The Women's EXPO takes place on Thursday, October 3rd from 11am to 6pm at our Centereach branch.

A look ahead at our Fall 2019 programming and events at MCPL; plus for our Focus segment, as we enter the season of pumpkin-spiced everything, we look back fondly on the summer.

The kids take over the studio! Check out this episode featuring some of our littlest patrons.

Nicole has some news about the new controversial app coming from Weight Watchers; Sara has some great books you can use to look up pricing on all those antiques you have in your basement; Tracy LaStella is here to chat about the Friends of MCPL and their annual garage sale.

For our next Movie Chat, Sal picks a film that is rated #4 on AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies list, Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. How does the team rate this one? Listen and find out.

Nicole's all about Fan Fiction this week; Sara has a great collection of food-related periodicals for you to check out and make you hungry; and speaking of hungry: Sal's in love with his new commercial-grade griddle.

In this special episode, we are joined by Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle, Suffolk County Police Officer Will Zieman, and MCPL Outreach Coordinator Deborah Hempe to give us a preview of this year's National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that takes place at the Centereach Pool. The event was created to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.

The event takes place on Tuesday, August 6th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Centereach Pool, 286 Hawkins Road, Centereach.

Nicole tells a story about storytelling. Sara has a preview of August's DVD releases. PLUS Michelle and Kristen are here to talk about this weekend's Island Idol contest at Centereach.