Suggested Listening & Viewing: June 12, 2026

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!).

First off the music – with a collection of mellow vocals and cheerful big bands.

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Begin The Beguine by Artie Shaw & his Orchestra

Found on the Album: The Essential Artie Shaw (2005)

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Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman & his Orchestra

 

Found on the Album: The Essential Benny Goodman (2007)

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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling by Bing Crosby

 

Found on the Album: Top O’ The Morning / His Irish Collection (1996)

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Oh, Lady, Be Good! by Count Basie

 

Found on the Album: The Essential Count Basie (2014)

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Take The “A” Train by Duke Ellington

Found on the Album: The Essential Duke Ellington (2007)

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Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered by Ella Fitzgerald

 

Found on the Album: The Best Of The Song Books (1993)

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Blue Skies by Frank Sinatra

 

Found on the Album: The Essential Frank Sinatra (2010)

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In The Mood by Glenn Miller

 

Found on the Album: The Essential Glenn Miller (2005)

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At The Swing Cat’s Ball by Louis Jordan

Found on the Album: Let The Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938 – 1953 (1999)

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I’ve Got The World On A String by Nat King Cole Trio

Found on the Album: The Nat King Cole Trio – The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions(2005)

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Suggested Viewing

This week I’m going to suggest something different! Instead of a usual movie , TV show or documentary you can stream, here is a long (11+ hours) video titles “Reading by the Fire in Summer” – the perfect background for reading and relaxing!

Reading by the Fire in Summer

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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.