Middle Country Public Library Podcast

Stephanie is here to give us an audio tour of our brand new Innovation Space at our Centereach building.

For information on 3D printing, or to submit a print job, please visit https://www.mcplibrary.org/3D-printer/

 

We are looking forward to more subscribers in 2023!

Nicole is looking forward to catching up on some TV shows while on maternity leave!!!

Sara is looking forward to:

John Wick Chapter 4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Dune Part II https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The Meg 2: The Trench https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9224104/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

New Depeche Mode Album https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-new-album-tour-memento-mori-1234604069/

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones https://checkreads.com/author-books/ripley-jones/

Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61271768-murder-your-employer

Sal is looking forward to:

Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954600/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Guardians of the Galaxy : Volume 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6791350/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6

Spiderman Across the Spiderverse https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362722/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Sherlock Holmes 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094116/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Wonka https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6166392/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Super Mario Bros. Movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Renfield https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11358390/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The Haunted Mansion https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695843/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Mandalorian Season 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Ashoka https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13622776/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The Acolyte https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12262202/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Secret Invasion https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13157618/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Only Murders in the Building Season 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1

The Story of Disney : 100 Years of Wonder https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2101702

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece : A Novel by Tom Hanks https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60467282-the-making-of-another-major-motion-picture-masterpiece

 

What are you looking forward to? Comment and let us know!

 

 

 

 

It's that time of year when we look back at our favorite books, movies, and TV shows.

Here's our list:

Sara's Favorite Things

Halestorm - Back from the Dead https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2091670

Top Gun: Maverick

https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/search?/ttop+gun+maverick/ttop+gun+maverick/1%2C2%2C4%2CB/exact&FF=ttop+gun+maverick&1%2C3%2C/indexsort=-

Crimes of the Future https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=crimes+of+the+future&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ttop+gun+maverick

House of the Dragon

The Sandman

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Alice in Borderland

Nicole's Favorite Things

Maybe Someday https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1635805

Top Gun: Maverick https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/search?/ttop+gun+maverick/ttop+gun+maverick/1%2C2%2C4%2CB/exact&FF=ttop+gun+maverick&1%2C3%2C/indexsort=-

Bullet Train https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2097869

The Batman https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2087988

Magpie Murders

Ghosts

Severance

Yellowstone

Lincoln Lawyer

Bridgerton

Sal's Favorite Things

The Adam Project

Slumberland

Only Murders in the Building - Season 2

The Orville : New Horizons - Season 3

Andor - Season 1

Werewolf by Night

Hew Moran (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@HewMoran

Josh Cahill (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@JoshCahill

Noel Phillips (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@noelphilips

Wingin' It with Paul Lucas (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@Paul_Lucas

Rick Beato (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato

Ink Black Heart (Robert Galbraith) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2089672

Surrender : 40 Songs One Story (Bono) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2089672

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2089653

The Tipping Point (Tears for Fears) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2081706

Now and the Evermore (Colin Hay)

Sidelines (Wild Rivers) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2082688

There is So Much Here (Glen Phillips) https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2101675

Next week...the things we are looking forward to in 2023!!

 

 

 

We are so happy to have Library Director Sophia Serlis-McPhillips join us for an audio tour of our newly renovated Adult Reading Room and Innovation Space! 

For pictures of the renovations, go here: https://www.mcplibrary.org/adult-reading-room-update/

 

As Nicole breathes a sigh of relief, witness the final part of our three part series of Star Wars Movie Chats...

PS - This one gets SPICY, folks!

We discuss:

Star Wars : Episode 7 - The Force Awakens

Star Wars : Episode 8 - The Last Jedi

Star Wars : Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker

Do you agree with our thoughts? Comment below and let us know.

Here are the other 2 Star Wars Movie Chats:

https://www.mcplpodcast.com/e/episode-196-movie-chat-special-the-star-wars-saga-part-i/

https://www.mcplpodcast.com/e/episode-221-movie-chat-special-the-star-wars-saga-part-ii/

 

 

 

Ola todos and welcome to another bilingual episode! Gilda Ramos is back to chat about the great services we have here at the library for our Spanish speaking patrons, as well as programming, materials, and more.

Plus learn about the citizenship preparation classes that are available every year here at MCPL.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2022! We are so thankful to our patrons and our listeners. Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays!

We play our very own version of Jeopardy on this year's Thanksgiving trivia episode.

Using the fabulous book, The Ultimate book of Pub Trivia by the Smartest Guy in the Bar : over 300 rounds and more than 3,000 questions by Austin Rogers, Sal has selected some trivia questions from the extensive volume.

Who will prevail in this year's matchup? Listen to find out.

Want to take the book out for yourself? MCPL card holders can click this link : https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2085637

to reserve their copy!

 

Jim Ward is back on the podcast to bring us This Week in History...which includes the end of the Cold War, the creation of the U.S. Time Zones, the Gettysburg Address, and the "birth" of Mickey Mouse.

Love history? Check out History Bites on the library's YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtHm7OODwmnZOdhMYzxTdkMU6Q-BzFIvZ

 

November is Native American Heritage Month, and Nicole has a list of books you should consider reading with your kids. To see the list from Nicole's Number-One-Best-Favorite-Fabulous-Amazing website, Book Riot, head over here: https://bookriot.com/great-childrens-books-by-native-american-authors/

Sara wants to remind you all about the awesome digital service we have for MCPL library card holders, Hoopla Digital! Download eBooks, music, audiobooks, comic books, TV shows (especially BBC!) and much more. Grab your library card and head to https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to browse the collection. And remember: Hoopla is available not only on your favorite web browser, but on your Smart TV and portable devices as well.

And this Veteran's Day, we'd like to THANK ALL of those who served this country. 

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8th, 2022.

Voting Resources

NYS Board of Elections https://www.elections.ny.gov/

Go to Ballotready.org, type in your address to see important information on this year's ballot.