Between the Shelves

Sean, Marianne and Alex discuss the snubs, surprises and biggest moments of the 97th Academy Awards.

01:06 - Anora's Big Night

07:12 - Zoe Saldaña & Opening Number

09:34 - Best Actor & A Complete Unknown

12:28 - Best Picture conventionality

14:52 - Emilia Pérez

17:56 - Oscar Firsts

19:06 - Panels vs Montages

22:00 - Conan

26:57 - Other Standout Moments & Performances

37:58 - Nickel Boys & Screenplays

43:52 - Closing Thoughts & The Actual Best Picture

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Alex is joined by Rob Anen, Project Archivist from the Long Island Library Resources Council, and Steph, Sayville Library's Local History Librarian, to discuss their recent work digitizing Sayville Library's local history archive.

00:53 - Introduction

07:01 - NY Heritage Collection

13:08 - Sayville Library Audio-Visual Collection

16:53 - Emil Polak Collection

20:33 - Rob's Future Projects

22:44 - Sayville History

30:24 - Media Preservation

43:40 - Archive Highlights & Final Thoughts

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Alex, Marianne and Tory highlight some upcoming books to look out for in 2025, including:

01:04 - These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means by Christopher Summerfield

02:14 - The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World by Vicky Osterweil

04:08 - The Love Simulation by Etta Easton

07:03 - The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb

09:45 - Mark Twain by Ron Chernow

10:45 - Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life by Dan Nadel

12:54 - Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O'Brien

17:30 - The Tenant by Frieda McFadden

21:48 - Tedward by Josh Pettinger & Baby Blue by Bim Eriksson

24:47 - A Star Brighter Than the Sun by Kazune Kawahara

27:35 - No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris

30:50 - Tongues by Anders Nilsen & Cannon by Lee Lai

34:23 - The Climber by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

36:12 - Karen: A Brother Remembers by Kelsey Grammer

39:02 - The Antidote by Karen Russell

42:19 - Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

44:20 - Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

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Peter, Sean and Alex discuss media-tracking apps, like Goodreads and Letterboxd, and how they affect our reading/watching consumption habits.

00:37 - Introduction

03:03 - Social Aspects & Recommendations

11:05 - Reviews & Other Features

17:53 - Lists

20:22 - Do the apps affect your media consumption habits?

28:29 - Yearly Goals & Challenges

31:16 - History Tracking & TBR Lists

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Alex and Sean discuss their 2024 movie standouts then turn their attention to the 2025 Oscars and beyond!

01:17 - Standouts & Surprises of 2024

21:34 - Looking Ahead to the Oscars

31:02 - Movies We're Looking Forward to in 2025

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Steph, Morgan and Kristina join Alex to chat about their favorite books, albums, shows and video games of the year!

01:11 - Sayville Library checkout stats

06:55 - Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

10:12 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

13:06 - A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

16:40 - Wicked

26:09 - Death Becomes Her

28:34 - Tiger's Blood by Waxahatchee

31:33 - What Now by Brittany Howard

34:15 - Medium Build

35:28 - Little Comets

36:36 - Astro Bot

41:03 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Marianne, Peter and Rachel join Alex to discuss their favorite books, music, TV shows, movie and podcast of the year!

00:57 - James by Percival Everett

06:20 - Olivetti by Allie Millington

08:38 - The Name of the Band is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin

11:10 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

14:27 - They Came for the Schools by Mike Hixenbaugh

18:17 - Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp

23:08 - Woodland by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

25:29 - Across the Tracks by Boldy James & Conductor Williams

28:04 - A Man on the Inside

32:24 - Somebody Somewhere

34:46 - All of Us Strangers

38:53 - Will & Harper

41:19 - Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

44:55 - The Telepathy Tapes

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Sean, Lizzie and Tim join Alex to discuss their favorite albums, books and concerts of 2024.

01:07 - Brat by Charli XCX

05:02 - EELS by Being Dead

07:55 - Funeral for Justice by Mdou Moctar

11:13 - The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift

15:28 - Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

18:03 - Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee

21:14 - Glory Days by Simon Rich

23:10 - Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schrier

25:44 - The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden

27:32 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

28:09 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

30:13 - The Women by Kristen Hannah

35:19 - Concerts

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Alex goes out in the field to document our fourth annual Sayville Fan Fest!

00:00 - Setup & Disaster!

01:41 - Makery, Raffle & Arcade

08:17 - Toy MiniNatures

10:58 - NY Improv Theater

13:40 - Friends table & Patron Services

17:18 - Children Services

22:54 - Staff Check-In

26:02 - I LUG NY

29:37 - Teen Central

30:38 - The Midnight Tavern

34:47 - Game Master Games

42:11 - Community Outreach

46:26 - Wrap-Up

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Tory and Kristina join Alex in celebrating the cult classic animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall for its 10th anniversary.

02:55 - Style & Tone

08:22 - Influences

13:56 - Cast

17:16 - Music

24:44 - Themes

36:31 - Final Thoughts

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