Middle Country Public Library Podcast

This week we discuss the popular 2014 flick, John Wick starring Keanu Reeves.    Here's the IMDb listing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Have a card with MCPL? Reserve your copy here : https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1665922  

Sara has some interesting things to share regarding our birthdays... take a look a the books she discussed on today's episode: The Secret Language of Birthdays The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need Plus if you'd like to check out more books like the ones above, check this out in our catalog. Nicole recently came back from a lovely vacation touring the mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. If you'd like to check out more information about them, as well as the wonderful mansions we have here on Long Island, use these resources: http://www.newportmansions.org https://www.thirteen.org/program-content/a-guide-to-long-islands-gold-coast-mansions/ https://www.discoverlongisland.com/listings/mansions-arboretums/ You can also check out books here. Plus don't forget to take advantage of our Museum Pass program!

Sal tries to stump Sara and Nicole to see if they can identify movies just by their official descriptions from Internet Movie Database.

Nicole has an interesting list of some theme park attractions/rides that have been made into movies (and visa-versa) plus Sara convinces us how wonderful Tom Cruise is. Do you agree?  Get some movies at the library that are also rides or attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean The Haunted Mansion Tower of Terror The Country Bears Fast and the Furious Mission to Mars PLUS: Tom Cruise movies at the library are here.  

Football season is upon us. Get ready with some interesting football facts.  Here's some books to get you in the mood: The ultimate Super Bowl book : a complete reference to the stats, stars, and stories behind football's biggest game-- and why the best team won / Bob McGinn ; foreword by Michael MacCambridge. https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1540736 In life, first you kick ass : reflections on the 1985 Bears and wisdom from Da Coach / Mike Ditka, with Rick Telander https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1437610 Badasses : the legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders / Peter Richmond. https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1547366 And of course, there are great football movies for you to check out: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-football-movies/ The season starts Thursday, Sept. 9th, 2021.  

We have a jammed-packed episode for you this week! National Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, Aug. 14th. Come down to the library to grab yours. Sara has some interesting Comic Book trivia...  Nicole is here with wrap-up of the Olympics plus a list of some interesting "firsts." Jim Ward gives us the lowdown on what to expect at next week's first MCPL Music Under the Stars featuring the country band Southbound. The concert takes place in the parking lot on Tuesday, Aug. 17th at 7pm. (Doors open at 5:30p) Come down early for line dancing instruction at 6pm!  

The 20th Annual NY Asian Film Festival starts this weekend, and if you can't make it to the city, how about creating your very own at home with a great selection of movies we have here at the library in our Foreign Film DVD collection! Sara can get you started with a few of her favorites. Plus it's the beginning of the month and Nicole is thrilled to once again use her absolute favorite website, Book Riot, to clue us in on our Book Horoscopes for August. Want to check yours out? Click here.  

National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August. We are pleased to have our colleague and Coordinator of Outreach Services Deborah Hempe here to chat with us about this year's event taking place on Tuesday, August 3rd from 5:30-8:30pm at the Centereach Pool. The local NNO event is a partnership between the 6th Precinct of the SCPD, Councilman Kevin LaValle at the Town of Brookhaven, and MCPL. While not required, registration for the event is highly recommended. Visit http://brookhavenny.gov/nno to RSVP.  If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the Councilman LaValle's office at 631-451-6647.

Another movie chat, and this time Nicole has spun the wheel to land on a new flick, The Birthday Cake. Is it delicious or deadly? Listen to find out. PS - there will be spoilers, obviously! MCPL patrons can reserve a copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2064580 Here's the IMDb listing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10719958/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 That scene from Family Guy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvpNdwh__Fc  

Nicole's been watching Ragnarok and Loki which has piqued her interest in Norse Mythology...she has some interesting books to check out next time you are at the library. Check out these books on Norse Mythology: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Treasury of Norse mythology stories of intrigue, trickery, love, and revenge by Donna Jo Napoli Plus some Norse God-themed fiction: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Sword of Summer Valhalla Rising (DVD) Plus Sara is here to talk butterflies and the best way to attract them and their mouth parts to your yard: A resource on Butterflies in the US The Rarest Butterfly on Earth Attracting Butterflies Parts of a Butterfly    

Where else can you hear about new DVD releases at the library plus interesting info on composting? Sara has an update on new DVD releases this month. If you'd like to view the current list, click here. Nicole has started a new project at the library: a worm composting bin. While it's currently in the beginning stages out of view, it will soon be available to see at our Nature Explorium. If you'd like to start your own Indoor Worm Composting Bin, check this out. Here is interesting information from Cornell on composting: Worm Composting Basics. There are also great books to be seen here. Want to get hyper-local weather info? Check out the library's weather station page here, or our Twitter feed here.

It's the time of year when many folks go camping...so why not we take a look at interesting facts from Statista on camping in the U.S. Just a reminder... Statista is an amazing online resource that gives you access to statistics and demographics on market and consumer data from around the world. It's available to all MCPL cardholders as well as our Miller Business Center members. For more information, visit http://www.statista.com Here are some resources for you if you are interested in going camping this summer: Kampgrounds of America https://koa.com/ Good Sam https://www.goodsam.com/ Reserve America https://www.reserveamerica.com/ NYS Parks https://parks.ny.gov/camping/ Home to the Largest NYS Park https://enchantedmountains.com/facts/home-largest-new-york-state-park-11 Want to find a book or eBook on camping? Click here.

We are so happy to let you in on some amazing programming coming this summer, both in person and virtual, for our patrons. Plus did you know we have discount tickets to some great attractions? Listen and find out. Read about all the programs mentioned in this episode here: http://www.mcplibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/MCPL_Quarterly.pdf See where you can get discounted attraction tickets here: https://www.mcplibrary.org/discount-tickets-area-attractions-mcpl/ Here's the information on where Nicole took a nice walk, Storm King Art Center.

The 2021 MCPL Summer Reading Club starts next week! We are happy to have Jessica, Michelle, Amber and Alex join us to talk about what to expect for this year's club throughout the library. Get all the details as well access Beanstack to sign up for this year's event here: https://www.mcplibrary.org/summer-reading-club/  

Summer is upon us and so are opportunities to cool down in either a pool or at the beach. Nicole has some information on water safety along with sobering facts. Here are some resources to check out before diving in: National Drowning Prevention Alliance Red Cross Water Safety Watersports Safety and First Aid reserve it here Make my World Safe - Around Water reserve it here PLUS: Sara has a new coming soon DVD list to share...it's not all that bad!

Sara has some interesting history on how Pride Month came to be; Nicole has some resources for you to check out. History of Pride Month: https://www.them.us/story/the-complete-history-of-pride LGBTQ+ Children's Literature: https://csulb.libguides.com/childrens/lgbtq Stonewall Book Awards: http://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored Great LGBTQ+ Books for kids and teens: https://www.readbrightly.com/9-great-lgbtq-books-kids/ YA Books: https://www.epicreads.com/blog/lgbtq-ya-books-pride/ and http://www.yapride.org    

Did you know patrons of the library have access to almost 200 online resources and databases to help with homework, research, business building, trivia and so much more? What better way to showcase some of them by having Sal ask Sara and Nicole another round of trivia questions? Can you guess the answers before they do? Listen and play along! Patrons of MCPL can browse our extensive list of resources here. Listen to Part I of our Trivia Showdown here: https://www.mcplpodcast.com/e/episode-162-trivia-showdown-2021-part-i/    

Happy Museum Day (or day after Nicole's birthday day)! On this episode, Sara has some unique New York City museums you might be interested in visiting; Nicole has a list of museums that will be doing virtual online events for today; and Sal reminds listeners about a fantastic resource to MCPL patrons, Museum Passes. Here's the list Nicole was mentioning regarding virtual events: https://www.mcplibrary.org/museum-day-2021-museum-resources-at-home/ Here's what Sara was talking about:  New York’s quirkiest museums (timeout.com) Want to visit one of the museums Sal mentioned and have an MCPL library card? Click here.

"Did you actually watch this movie, Sal?!" That... plus much more from the podcast team as we discuss 2019's Dreamland, starring Margot Robbie and Finn Cole! If you haven't seen the film yet and want to know what we are talking about (and confirm whether or not Sal actually WATCHED the film), you can reserve it with your MCPL card: DVD http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2041216 BluRay http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2041217 IMDb listing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5294522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2  

Nicole has some great movies you can watch with mom this Mother's Day. Here are some ideas: https://parade.com/1204242/stephanieosmanski/mothers-day-movies/ Sara has a list of Horror Books that you may (or may not) have missed reading last year. You can click on the link and use your MCPL library card to reserve a copy: Vampires never get old : tales with fresh bite / edited by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C. Parker http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2041373 Horrid [electronic resource eBook] / Katrina Leno http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2048654 The Hollow Places http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2016975 Burn Our Bodies Down http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2005613 Empire of Wild http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2016800 Ring Shout http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2021870 The Year of the Witching http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2011530 Survivor Song http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2016323 Plain Bad Heroines http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2022109 If It Bleeds http://mcp