Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).
Happy May Day and Beltane to all who celebrate and happy weekend wishes for everyone!
And now, on to the music; this week we’re turning our listening spotlight on the music of musicians born in May.
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If I Had A Hammer by Pete Seeger (b. May 3, 1919)
Found on the Album: The Essential Pete Seeger (2013)
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Music! Music! Music! By Teresa Brewer (b. May 7, 1941)
Found on the Album: The Best of Teresa Brewer (1989)
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Aries by Mary Lou Williams (b. May 8, 1910)
Found on the Album: Zodiac Suite (1995)
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Avalon by Red Nichols (b. May 8, 1905) and His Five Pennies
Found on the Album: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (Miff Mole – Jimmy Dorsey – Glenn Miller – Pee Wee Russell) [Recorded 1928 -1930) Encore 2 (2020)
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Piano Man by Billy Joel (b. May 9, 1949)
Found on the Album: The Hits (2010)
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Catch The Wind by Donovan (b. May 10, 1946)
Found on the Album: The Essential Donovan (2012)
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The Jitterbug Waltz by Fats Waller (b. May 21, 1904)
Found on the Album: The Essential Fats Waller (2014)
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Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan (b. May 24, 1941)
Found on the Album: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)
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Moon Dreams by Miles Davis (b. May 26, 1926)
Found on the Album: The Birth of Cool (1957)
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Come To My Window by Melissa Etheridge (b. May 29, 1961)
Found on the Album: Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005)
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And onto the Streaming Videos
Recommended Mainstream Stream of the Week
A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.
Man on Fire (2026) (Netflix)
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Recommended Kanopy Stream of the Week
H is For Hawk Trailer
Have a great weekend!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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Information on the four library catalogs
The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.
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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.
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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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