Middle Country Public Library Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving from the MCPL Podcast! It's a rematch between Sara and Nicole as they answer trivia questions about Black Friday and Cyber Monday courtesy our business database, Statista.

Sara wants you to know that we still have Reference Books at the library and many of them are awesome. Plus Alex and the team discuss the latest Holiday CD releases now available to get you in the mood...

The team discusses the eBooks For All movement and what it means for you and the future of eBook availability to libraries throughout the country. Plus Nicole has some great recommendations if you are looking for another podcast to listen to (after you listen to us, of course!)

Nicole has some programming highlights for November; Sara discusses some great pet training tips and lets us in on a couple of her doggie secrets!

Happy Halloween! Sal puts Nicole and Sara through another round of trivia using data from Statista. Plus Jim is here to talk about next week's Veterans Resource Fair.

We are continuing our "Spooktober" theme on the show: A few years back, Billboard magazine posted an article with a list of the "25 Top Halloween Songs." Sal and Sara rip the list apart.... Literally! Plus Liz is here to give us the details of our upcoming pet fair, Scales and Tails.

Are you in the Halloween mood? Here are some more spooky selections: both books and movies...and it's all available here at the library!

Sara has some great fiction recommendations to get you into the mood for Halloween; Nicole highlights all the great programs we have running for teens this month; This week's Focus segment is all about RealID and Janice is here to talk about our convenient Passport Services at the library.

Nicole has some book recommendations based on October horoscopes from Book Riot; Sara is getting ready to visit this year's NY Comic Con; Jim is here to chat about our first fall outdoor movie in the Focus segment.

It's time for another Movie Chat, and this week we are discussing Sara's pick, "In Bruges" starring Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes. BEWARE: Spoilers ahead!

Nicole shares some home buying angst and what resources we have at the library that can help; Sara has some spooky DVD releases coming up next month; in our Focus segment, Marlene chats about a new genealogy resource available to our patrons, Find My Past.

In this special episode, we chat with Elizabeth about what this year's EXPO is all about, plus Sara interviews some of our fabulous exhibitors. The Women's EXPO takes place on Thursday, October 3rd from 11am to 6pm at our Centereach branch.

A look ahead at our Fall 2019 programming and events at MCPL; plus for our Focus segment, as we enter the season of pumpkin-spiced everything, we look back fondly on the summer.

The kids take over the studio! Check out this episode featuring some of our littlest patrons.

Nicole has some news about the new controversial app coming from Weight Watchers; Sara has some great books you can use to look up pricing on all those antiques you have in your basement; Tracy LaStella is here to chat about the Friends of MCPL and their annual garage sale.

For our next Movie Chat, Sal picks a film that is rated #4 on AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies list, Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. How does the team rate this one? Listen and find out.

Nicole's all about Fan Fiction this week; Sara has a great collection of food-related periodicals for you to check out and make you hungry; and speaking of hungry: Sal's in love with his new commercial-grade griddle.

In this special episode, we are joined by Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle, Suffolk County Police Officer Will Zieman, and MCPL Outreach Coordinator Deborah Hempe to give us a preview of this year's National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that takes place at the Centereach Pool. The event was created to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safe... Read more

Nicole tells a story about storytelling. Sara has a preview of August's DVD releases. PLUS Michelle and Kristen are here to talk about this weekend's Island Idol contest at Centereach.