Middle Country Public Library Podcast

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 Learn to Juggle Lynda.com App Design classes Beauty Vlogging Learn some magic and card tricks Learn to draw online Use Creativebug Sara's Movie Picks - What to watch this summer Nothing to Lose Flirting with Disaster What We Do in the Shadows The Commitments Alan Partridge Hellraiser Train to Busan Halloween (1978) Scream I Saw the Devil Night of the Living Dead Memento Bronson Boondock Saints Midnight Cowboy Rain Man Cold Mountain Sophie's Choice Cop Land Chicago Rent Gy

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!  

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 Nostalgi

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'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. 

Coming to you from Podfest 2020: Sal tries to stump Sara and Nicole with some Theme Park Trivia!

Nicole has our book horoscope recommendations; Sara has a list of the artists coming to Jones Beach this summer.

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.

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.

Happy Valentine's Day! We are celebrating with a list of our favorite romantic movies, music, and books.

This week, Nicole has some of this year's award winning books from the American Library Association; Sara has the latest and greatest list of upcoming DVD releases. Plus we chat briefly about this weekend's Academy Awards.

Gilda is in the studio to translate for us and chat about some great programs and services available at the library en Español.

Sara and Nicole had the opportunity to do a telephone interview with the founder and lead investigator of the Long Island Paranormal Investigators, Mike Cardinuto.