Between the Shelves

In part 2 of our "Horror-ween Challenge," Peter and Alex discuss their picks in 12 more horror movie categories. Part 2's categories include: 00:55 - Kids Horror movies 06:19 - Slasher movies 09:01 - Psychological Horror movies 15:02 - Yuppie Nightmare / Home Invasion movies 19:41 - Foreign Horror movies 23:06 - Inanimate Object Horror movies 27:26 - Comedy Horror movies 30:24 - Found...

In this extra spooky episode, Alex and Peter discuss our first ever "Horror-ween Challenge" and pick their favorites for the first 13 of 25 horror movie categories. Part 1's categories include: 02:11 - Horror movie set on Long Island 06:30 - Vampire movie 09:50 - Zombie movie 13:28 - Folk Horror movie 17:21 - Wes Craven movie 20:43 - John Carpenter movie 26:55 - Horror movie from a ser...

Jenn and Marianne join Alex to talk about what they're into! Discussed in this episode: 00:48 - Pulpergeist 02:01 - Tom Lake by Ann Pratchett & Our Town 07:33 - The Talk by Darrin Bell 09:39 - Heartstopper 12:03 - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 14:02 - Endeavour (PBS) 15:07 - Unforgotten (PBS) 15:49 - Marriage! 16:08 - Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen 17:26 - Upcoming Horr...

On this special Banned Books Week episode, Alex is joined by Library Director Jenn and the Head of Teen Services Marianne on a dive deep into book bans and the challenges in curating a collection that reflects our diverse community. 01:18 - Banned Book stats 06:06 - Challenge as a conversation 11:08 - Book challenge process 18:29 - Collection development 30:19 - What do we lose when we ban a book?...

Kristina and Tim join Alex to discuss their favorite "indie" video games. Then, we give our review of the new hit indie roleplaying game Sea of Stars! 00:36 - What makes a game "indie?" 09:19 - Hades 12:25 - Outer Wilds 16:10 - Cave Story 18:01 - Braid 21:53 - Chained Echoes 24:26 - A Short Hike 25:53 - Super Meat Boy 28:26 - Dear Esther 31:50 - Oxenfree 35:12 - Undertale 37:40 - W...

Kristina, Tim and Alex celebrate Hobbit Day (Sept 22nd) by discussing the classic book that started it all. Then, they go “back again” to review The Hobbit’s less-than-stellar movie adaptations! 02:06 - Who should read The Hobbit? 12:19 - What makes it a classic? 17:30 - Non Sequiturs 21:00 - Final thoughts on the book 24:15 - Making of The Hobbit (1977) 28:49 - The Hobbit (1977) Review 42:02 - Cl...

Tory and Alex talk about what they're into! In this week's episode, we discuss: 00:39 - Claim to Fame (ABC) 04:03 - How To with Jon Wilson (HBO) 09:11 - "What a Fool Believes" 12:10 - On the Waterfront ~~~~~ Have a question, comment or topic suggestion? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org !

Alex and Tory deep-dive on all things podcasts. That's right, a podcast about podcasts. It's...the Pod-Ception! 00:01:24 - How did you get into podcasts? 00:08:50 - Podcast Facts 00:12:14 - Listening Habits 00:18:19 - Narrative Podcasts 00:29:25 - More Podcast Facts 00:31:30 - More Narrative Pods + Live Shows 00:34:32 - How do you discover new podcasts? 00:52:19 - News Podcasts 00:55:41 -...

Erin and Gianna share their perspectives on library school, academic libraries, archives, collection development, book challenges and ... UFOs! 0:59 - Why Do You Want to Be a Librarian? 4:40 - Previous Jobs 7:12 - Academic Library Path 12:26 - Online vs In-Person 21:12 - Information Science Path 22:25 - Adapt & Change 25:02 - Ever-Growing Scope of Libraries 27:47 - Core Curriculum & Collec...

Alex speaks with librarians-to-be, Angela and Jillian, about why they decided to become librarians, their library school experiences, and the ever-changing nature of library work. 00:59 - Why Did You Want to Be a Librarian? 05:25 - It takes All Kinds 08:47 - Library School 15:57 - Civil Service 17:40 - Nature of the Work 24:44 - Media Literacy & A.I. 37:08 - Advice 40:15 - "What Are You In...

Mary & Rachel join Alex to talk about what they're into! In this week's episode, we discuss: 00:00 - Alex's Reggae Recs 06:47 - Queer Eye 11:09 - The Bear & Cooking 12:56 - Shakespeare 16:30 - Pulpergeist 20:13 - Rachel's Podcast Recs 25:47 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 32:58 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley ~~~~~ Have a question, comment or topic...

Mary and Rachel, our resident astrologists, explain the fundamentals of astrology and read Alex's birth chart! 02:10 - Astrology 101 07:58 - Birth Charts vs Horoscopes 11:05 - How You Got Into Astrology 12:35 - What's Your Sign? 14:43 - Alex's Birth Chart 26:13 - Mary and Rachel's Signs 32:18 - Astrology in Your Everyday Life 38:45 - Sayville Library Staff: Charted! ~~~~~ Have a qu...

Kristina, Morgan and Tim join Alex to talk about what they're into! In this week's episode, we discuss: 00:59 - Street Fighter 6 & Fighting Games 10:09 - Final Fantasy XVI 18:33 - Fly Fishing 22:15 - Morgan's Book Recs 25:10 - Baking & Life 26:54 - Playdate & Pulpergeist (Check out Alex's "Show & Tell" here: Playdate & Pulpergeist ) ~~~~~ Have a question...

It's National Video Game Week! In this episode, we celebrate by talking all things video games, from our first gaming experiences to our thoughts on this year's biggest title: Tears of the Kingdom . 00:01:04 - Level 1: Our First Consoles 00:09:24 - The Gaming Industry Today 00:11:22 - Mobile Games 00:16:33 - Gamers by Age/Sex 00:19:40 - Gaming Recs for Children/Teens 00:28:13 - Gaming Recs...

Marianne, Meg, Stephanie and Alex talk about what they're into! Plus, some 5th graders from Cherry Ave, Lincoln Ave and Sunrise Drive Elementary Schools talk about their summer plans! 02:13 - You Can't Talk It With You 04:11 - Rebecca 06:18 - Summer Plans (Sunrise Drive) 11:26 - Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo 14:21 - Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane 15:44 - Shrinking 18:32 - Amer...

Alex, Marianne, Meaghan, and Stephanie celebrate the launch of Sayville Library's Summer Reading Club by discussing what makes a perfect summer read. Plus , some 5th graders from Cherry Ave, Lincoln Ave, and Sunrise Drive Elementary Schools share their own favorite summer reads! 01:42 - Children Summer Reading Club 04:05 - Teen Summer Reading Club 07:19 - Adult Summer Reading Club 10:36 - 5th...

Peter, Marianne, Kristina and Alex talk about some of their favorite LGBTQ+ bands, TV shows and films, including: 01:22 - The Matrix 03:44 - Los Espookys 05:28 - Pet Shop Boys 07:50 - Heartstoppers 09:45 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire 12:21 - Dropout network 14:35 - The Magnetic Fields 17:25 - Schitt's Creek 19:46 - Tokyo Story 22:49 - What We Do In The Shadows 25:27 - Somebody Somewhere 28:22 -...

Peter, Marianne, Kristina and Alex discuss some of their favorite LGBTQ+ books, including: 01:20 - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 03:52 - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi 05:38 - We Disappear by Scott Heim 07:32 - This Body I Wore: A Memoir by DIana Goetsch 10:32 - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 12:35 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 14:13 - Sorrowland...

Peter and Alex discuss some things they're into, including: 00:36 - A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan 05:32 - Mrs. Davis 08:43 - 2000th Movie Crisis! 09:48 - Russian Ark 12:35 - Mind Game 15:23 - Magpie Murders ~~~~~ Have a question, comment or topic suggestion? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org !

DJs Peter and Alex play some choice tracks from their favorite albums in Sayville Library's vinyl record collection, including: 01:54 - (Come on feel the) Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens 04:35 - Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins 09:49 - Odessey and Oracle - The Zombies 15:40 - Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth 19:12 - Doolittle - The Pixies 23:40 - Slowdive - Slowdive 28:37 - London Calling - The Cl...

Kristina, Tory and Alex discuss what they're into! 00:52 - Dredge 06:45 - Survivor 13:24 - '05 Warped Tour B-Day! ~~~~~ Have a question, comment or topic suggestion? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org !

Tory and Kristina join Alex to talk all things anime! We discuss our favorite shows and movies followed by an in-depth review of the classic Neon Genesis Evangelion. 00:01:15 - Intro to Anime 00:05:16 - Our Anime Histories 00:12:58 - Studio Ghibli & the Golden Age of Anime 00:16:19 - Anime & the Birth of Cyberpunk 00:25:02 - Our Fav Anime 00:43:43 - Neon Genesis Evangelion review 01:12:30...

Alex, Chuck, Kristina and Tim return to talk more Star Wars! We cover our personal histories with the franchise, our favorite Star Wars books and video games, and play a new game: "Know Your Podracer!" 00:33 - Personal Histories with Star Wars 10:16 - Favorite Star Wars Books & Games 26:40 - "Know Your Podracer!" ~~~~~ Have a question, comment or episode suggestion? Let us know...

Episode XIV: THE RANKING OF STAR WARS Four brave podcasters boldly attempt to rank every film and show in the galaxy's most beloved franchise. 00:02:26 - A New Hope 00:03:21 - The Empire Strikes Back 00:06:06 - Return of the Jedi 00:08:20 - The Phantom Menace 00:19:19 - Attack of the Clones 00:25:08 - Revenge of the Sith 00:30:48 - The Clone Wars 00:31:53 - The Force Awakens 00:38:53 - Rogue O...

Alex, Marianne and Peter discuss what they're currently into! 00:51 - Liberation Day and the works of George Saunders 04:29 - Star Wars & Anime episode previews! 05:33 - Dry Cleaning 07:21 - Works of Ursula K. LeGuin 09:56 - I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself 12:32 - Works of Dana Schwartz 14:26 - 2 Kittens and a Great Dane! ~~~~~ Have a topic suggestion, question or comment? Let us know at...