The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County is now offering MP3 downloads of programs presented at the library as part of the Tuesday Topics, Books Sandwiched In, and Thursday Thinkers series offered by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

More files will be added as the programs occur and are recorded. The files are in MP3 format, which means they can be played on most audio devices, including iPods and cell phones. To save a file to your computer, right click the link and select "save target;" to listen to the file on your computer without saving it, left click the link to open the file and start the recording.

To browse the Brighton Memorial Library's collection of Books Sandwiched In podcasts, please visit this link: http://www.brightonlibrary.org/tour/resources.htm.

• Rochester City School Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard  on School Reform in Rochester - presented at Tuesday Topics on January 27, 2009.
• David Cay Johnston presenting The Credit Crisis: Your Wallet and Wall Street - presented at Tuesday Topics on February 3, 2009.
• 1001 Movies You Must See with Jack Garner - presented at Thursday Thinkers on February 5, 2009.
• Impact of the Uninsured and Underinsured on Health Care Costs with Dr. Jamie Kerr - presented at Tuesday Topics on February 10, 2009. Download the accompanying presentation.
• Carbon Footprint Free with Bob Bechtold - presented at Tuesday Topics on February 17. Download the accompanying presentation.
• Mathematics & Poetry: You Have to Be Kidding! - presented at Tuesday Topics on March 3, 2009 by Marcia Birken and Anne C. Coon. Accompanying presentation.
• The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution - presented at Thursday Thinkers on March 5, 2009 by John Lovenheim. Accompanying presentation.
• Locally Grown: Green and Economically Viable? - presented at Thursday Thinkers on March 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Henderson.
• Outliers - a book review presented at Books Sandwiched In on March 17, 2009 by Dan Burns.
• Are the Russians Still Coming? - presented at Thursday Thinkers on March 19 by Randall Stone.
• American Lion - a book review presented at Books Sandwiched In on March 24 by Dr. Alan Shank.