Middle Country Public Library Podcast

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Episode 274 - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May 11, 2023

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Sara has some interesting facts for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and Nicole discusses this past Tuesday's National Fentanyl Awareness Day.

Episode 273 - Breathing Heavily Thinking of Eggs May 04, 2023

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Did you ever wonder if there was a proper way to breathe? It's something you probably don't think about, but Nicole has tips on how we all should be breathing based on one of her favorite podcasters. Sara loves eggs and wants to share information from a Harvard study on the bad rap eggs get, plus some great recipes and a book you can take out from the library. Listen with headphones to get the full "us breathing in your ear" effect. Or maybe not.

Episode 272 - Special: Miller Business Center + Strictly Business Apr 27, 2023

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Elizabeth Malafi is here to chat about the Miller Business Center and all the wonderful resources that are available to small businesses, budding entrepreneurs, those looking for a job or applying to college, and much more. PLUS - we preview our big business-to-business event coming up next week : Strictly Business! If you want to learn more about what the Miller Business Center can offer you, visit http://www.millerbusinesscenter.org or call us at 631-585-9393 x 133.

Episode 271 - Children’s Books About Feelings + AI Podcast Ideas Apr 20, 2023

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Discussing feelings with young children can be challenging. Nicole has a list of books that cover a range of feelings from anger to fear to loss and more to help parents handle kid's questions when they ask. Plus Sara dives into ChatGPT and asks it to come up with some podcast show ideas. Listen to find out if they work or not!

Episode 270 - The Hummingbirds are Coming! Apr 13, 2023

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The annual mass migration of hummingbirds is upon us, as well as the warmer weather. We have a "nature themed" show for you this week, along with the opening of our Nature Explorium in Centereach. Sara has interesting facts about hummingbirds, how to attract them, what they eat, and more. Plus Nicole has some great choices for books about nature to get you and your kids excited about being outside again.

Episode 269 - This Week in History : Richmond Retreat + Hank Aaron Apr 06, 2023

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For this edition of This Week in History, Jim discusses such events as the introduction of the Apple iPad, the South's retreat from Richmond, Lincoln's eerie premonition, and Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run.

Want to get into more history? Check out our History Bites series on YouTube here: https://tinyurl.com/mcpl-historybites

Episode 268 - Arrrgh...Earworms! Mar 30, 2023

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Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? You'd be surprised that there's science behind it, and Sara has the info! Plus Nicole picks some of her favorite new databases available to patrons from the library's vast collection of electronic resources.

Episode 267 - Seed Library Trivia Mar 23, 2023

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It's Spring and Amber is here to chat about our amazing Seed Library here at MCPL. Learn about the great programming that we offer, along with some interesting facts as she tries to stump Sara and Sal with Seed Trivia.

Episode 266 - Fascinating Facts about Women’s History Month Mar 16, 2023

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We're celebrating Women's History Month with fascinating facts about women in history, including the women's suffrage movement, the first woman in space, the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and how Women's History Month was established.

Episode 265 - Reducing Social Media + Oscar Preview Mar 09, 2023

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Nicole and Sara discuss a report that reducing social media use improves body image in teens and young adults. Instead of browsing TikTok, why not come to the library? Sara also has her annual look at Oscar nominations...and this year's list is huge. Thankfully, most of the movies will be available to check out here at MCPL! PLUS: Thank you for helping us hit 1,000 subscribers on YouTube. Let's try for 2K...take a look at the great things we have on our channel, http://mcpl.tv!

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