Middle Country Public Library Podcast

Sara LOVES mushrooms. The kind you eat. Listen to her extol the fungus with many facts. Then take out this book : How to forage for mushrooms without dying : an absolute beginner's guide to identifying 29 wild, edible mushrooms by Frank Hyman. Have an MCPL card? Reserve it here : https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2085635 PLUS : Kaity is here to talk about the Fountas and Pinnell reading levels...

Join Sara, Dennis, and Sal as they have a thoughtful discussion on 2022's romance-fantasy Three Thousand Years of Longing starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. 

Last week, Kaity told us about the great things to do in the library during winter break...now she'll let you know about what you can do on the island using our Museum Pass program. Check availability here : https://www.mcplibrary.org/children/museum-passes/ . Plus : Tax Day is coming and the tax forms are in stock. Sara has some interesting history on how federal taxes started. Need help with you...

Sara has a list of video games that eventually became movie franchises that are available at the library for you to take out; Kaity is here to let us know about all the wonderful things happening at MCPL when the kids are out of school for Winter Break.

Sara has randomly chosen 7 new books from our collection for you to check out; Sal is kicking off Black History Month with some of the greatest Black music artists of all-time that you can check out from our collection. The Innovation Space is now open for you to check out! To see all the amazing equipment that's available, plus to see a schedule of Open Time, visit https://www.mcplibrary.org/inno...

Jim Ward is back for another journey through this week's events in history. From Apple Computer's introduction of the Macintosh computer, to the California Gold Rush, to the Challenger disaster, to the end of Prohibition...so much has happened this week. Love history? Check out History Bites on the library's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtHm7OODwmnZOdhMYzxTdkMU6Q-BzFIvZ

Sara is super excited about some of her favorite artists touring this year...we have their albums! Depeche Mode Tour https://www.ticketmaster.com/depeche-mode-tickets/artist/734907 Madonna Tour https://www.ticketmaster.com/madonna-tickets/artist/768011 PLUS: Get Your New Year Resolutions jump started with these books and audiobooks: Books and eBooks Professional troublemaker : the fear fighter man...

Sara has a nice list of new DVDs coming to collection...Plus Caroline is here to chat about early childhood programming coming to MCPL plus a brief overview of Family Place.

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 M...

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.n...

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://w...

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 t...

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,...

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.  

Happy Halloween! We hope it's happy and safe. Spend a few moments learning about some interesting facts about the holiday and this time of year with Sal, Sara, and Marlene. And if you have a library card, there are terabytes worth of information available to you from Credo Reference, our amazing digital encyclopedias, and more.  

This week, Sara has chosen four movies she thinks you should see this Spooky Season. Plus, Nicole is here to give us this month's Book Horoscopes. Sara's Frightening Flick Picks: Life http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1806143 The Prodigy http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1932094 Sinister http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1593106 Silent Hill http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1440408 If we d...

This episode sizzles! Join Sara and Nicole as they read a short snippet of some spooky stories to get you into the mood this season... And if you'd like to read these stories yourself (and have an MCPL card) you can reserve your copies here: Poe's Children http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1479446 Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1119121 Tiny Nightm...

Amok! It's time for another Movie Chat, and this week we are watching 1993's Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.  It's all part of our annual SPOOKTOBER at the podcast. For the month of October, we will focus on something spooky to get you in the mood... Here's the IMDb listing : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107120/quotes/?ref_=tt_trv_qu Have an MCPL card?...

Elizabeth Malafi is here to chat about the Miller Business Center and the amazing resources that are available to small business owners on Long Island, plus to give us a preview of what to expect at this year's huge event, the Women's EXPO happening on October 6, 2022 from 11am to 6pm at the library. For more information, visit http://www.womensEXPOli.org Are you a business owner interested in wha...

Sal's excited that the new Old Farmer's Almanac has arrived at the library! Let's dig into some of the great (and quirky!) information that's inside. Want to learn more about the Almanac? Visit the official website here : https://www.almanac.com/ MCPL cardholders, reserve a copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2096238  

This week we dig into the MCPL Quarterly to chat about the great programs coming up this fall at the library. Registration is open for Children and Teens on Sept. 15th and the Adults on Sept. 16th. Get your library card warmed up and take advantage of the wonderful things we have going on for you at Centereach and Selden. You can view our entire Fall 2022 Catalog here: https://www.mcplibrary.org/w...