EBPL Podcast from the East Brunswick Public Library

On Episode 4 of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala talks about some of his favorite reads of 2021. The doctors Blackwell : how two pioneering sisters brought medicine to women--and women to medicine by Janice P. Nimura · Print · eBook (Libby) · eAudiobook (Libby) · eAudiobook (Hoopla) Normal people : a novel by Sally Rooney · Print · Large Print · Audiobook (CD ) · eBook (Libby) · eA...

Recorded on December 8, 2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Through viewing and discussion of clips from Sex and the City, we'll explore how the early 2000s phenomenon revolutionized the way women's relationships—romances and friendships alike—were depicted on television, and look ahead to the coming HBO reboot of the series. About the Book Sex and the City and Us is the story of how a colu...

On Episode 3 of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala recommends some reads in the adventure/humor and nature (fiction) genres. Need a custom recommendation? Submit your request at www.ebpl.org/matchbook. ADVENTURE WITH HUMOR The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson Print Large Print AudioBook (CD) eAudioBook (Hoopla) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detec...

Did you know that eating a healthy, balanced diet can help strengthen  your immune system, and prevent you from getting sick? Amanda Fano,  M.S., Registered Dietitian from the Far Hills Pharmacy will be joining  us to discuss what to eat to support your immune system. Eat well and  stay well! Amanda develops individual nutrition and supplement protocols while  providing on...

Join EBPL's Assistant Director Mike Bobish for Trivia Time, with this week's episode all about the 1980s! Music by JuliusH from Pixabay

Recorded on 11/19/2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. This program features two experts discussing the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with diabetes, how diabetes causes hearing loss and the impact of hearing loss on quality of life. Recommendations for monitoring and treatment will be discussed.  Dr. Vicente T. Zapanta is an experienced otolaryngologist located in Parlin, NJ. H...

On Episode 2 of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala recommends some reads in the nature and "found family" genres and themes. Need a custom recommendation? Submit your request at www.ebpl.org/matchbook. NATURE The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Print eBook (Libby) eAudiobook (Libby) Islands of abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape by Cal Flyn Print What it...

Recorded on 11/18/2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Led by Denise Kosnar, APN, and Robin Bergeron, PA-C, from the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, this presentation reviews the benefits of quitting tobacco, methods to quit, and how to start your journey to being smoke-free.  Denise and Robin see patients i...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of November 22, 2021 here at EBPL! Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

Join EBPL's Assistant Director Mike Bobish for Trivia Time, with this week's episode all about the 1990s!

Originally recorded November 5, 2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Autoimmune diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and  inflammatory bowel disease - result from your immune system attacking  your body instead of foreign invaders like bacteria or viruses. Marlene Marte Furment, MD, an internal medicine resident at Saint  Peter's University Hospital, will prese...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of November 15, 2021 here at EBPL! Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

On Episode 1 of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala recommends some reads in the Technology and Self-Help genres. Need a custom recommendation? Submit your request at www.ebpl.org/matchbook. TECHNOLOGY Uncanny valley : a memoir by Anna Wiener Print The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal by Evan Ratliff Print eBook (Libby) SELF HELP Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman P...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of November 8, 2021 here at EBPL! Click here to learn more about the Date with Death Club. Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

Join EBPL's Assistant Director Mike Bobish for Trivia Time, with this week's episode all about Star Wars!

Recorded on October 22, 2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library If you or a loved one is affected by cancer in any way, we welcome and encourage your attendance. Getting a cancer diagnosis- Joining a "club" not one would  choose  to join. Different types of suffering associated with cancer. Management of cancer pain, symptoms, fear and emotional distress. Palliative medicine and suppor...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of November 1, 2021 here at EBPL! For more information about English Conversation Groups, email pikibala@ebpl.org Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

.Host Chris Barnes interviewed EBPL's adult services manager Stephanie Filippone to learn about what she's been reading, watching, and listening to with materials all available with your East Brunswick Public Library card or free elsewhere! READ Mrs. March by Virginia Feito Print eBook (Libby) WATCH Below Deck (Bravo) Watch on a Roku Kit for free with your EBPL Library Card! Click here. LISTEN My...

Recorded on October 20, 2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library Join Renee Armour, Medical Director for Breast Surgery at JFK Medical  Center as she discusses prevention, risk factors, and treatment options  for breast cancer. Renee Armour, M.D., FACS is the Medical Director for Breast Surgery  at JFK Medical Center. She is a board-certified, fellowship trained  breast surgeo...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of October 25, 2021 here at EBPL! Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

Librarian Melissa Hozik interviews Maevonia Caldwell and Reverend Karen G. Johnston of The Lost Souls Memorial Project. The Lost Souls Memorial Project website: https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/

Record on 10/08/2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Proper evaluation and understanding the treatment measures of the various developmental disabilities are key to success in the child who may be struggling academically. This presentation will provide a brief overview of unrecognized developmental disabilities in children that may impact their academic performance and how a parent can be pr...

Check out some of the cool upcoming events for the week of October 18, 2021 here at EBPL! Click here to sign up for the EBPL Update to be sent to your email every week. Click here to view the full events calendar.  Music by TimTaj from Pixabay

Host Chris Barnes interviewed EBPL's director John Arthur to learn about what he's been reading, watching, and listening to with materials all available with your East Brunswick Public Library card or free elsewhere! READ The Dead are Arising: the life of Malcolm X by Les Payne Print eBook (Libby) How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy Print WATCH Parasite DVD Snowpiercer DVD LISTEN Mono Hoopla

Recorded on 10/05/2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library. After a stroke, survivors often experience emotional and behavioral changes due to brain injury and chemical changes. This program explains how a stroke impacts your brain and what a survivor can do to improve these symptoms. Presented by Mirian Medina, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, Stroke Center Coordinator at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Hackens...