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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 Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
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
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
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:
Sara's Picks:
Sal's Picks:
AllDataPro Car Repair ** Available off-site during the library's closure **
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
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/
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
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!
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
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.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
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.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Coming to you from Podfest 2020: Sal tries to stump Sara and Nicole with some Theme Park Trivia!
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Nicole has our book horoscope recommendations; Sara has a list of the artists coming to Jones Beach this summer.
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
As promised, Nicole has some teen and children's programming highlights for March. Sara has a preview of the new DVD releases for March. Plus Sal has a list of movies that made an impression on him as a child.
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
This episode is chock full of great information! Sara has a preview of next month's adult programming; Nicole describes a great experience she had using Brainfuse; and Liz is here to tell us about this year's Read Across America event.