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  • Ramblings from the Russell Library Reading Room Radiator

    Are you a reader? (Oh, who am I kidding . . . if you’re reading this library blog, you must be.) Do you live in or around Middletown? If the answer to both of these questions is, “Yes,” then chances are you’ve been to the Russell Library’s Reading Room more than just one time. Whether…

    Hana T.

    May 11, 2026
    Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT, History of Russell Library, Libraries
    FrancesRussell, ghosts, ReadingRoom, Renovations, RussellLibraryRadiator, SamuelRussell, TheRadiator, WorldWarII
  • Cheat Code

    Hints for winning the Russell Library Games, May 2026 Edition Fun-loving Middletonians know that the Russell Library Games are in full swing. You’ve seen our signs about the town. Maybe you found Frances along the way. Serious players learned how the Games work and have earned mad prizes over the past few weeks. If you…

    brandiedoyle

    May 4, 2026
    Technology, Trending, Contests, Giveaways, RussellLibraryGames
    FindFrances, FrancesRussell, RussellLibraryGames, Scoreboard
  • Wine & Words: Bridging Connections with Sancerre

    The Correspondent by Virginia Evans People express themselves in various ways. Some of those expressions are unconventional, and others are sometimes through the simplest forms. Artists may express themselves through a painting and actors through a performance. Mechanics express it through refurbishing a 1967 Mustang; an influencer through the content they create for their followers…

    sbarillari

    April 20, 2026
    Book Reviews, Trending, Wine & Words
    BuzzBook, JoanDidion, KermitLynch, KimCrawford, Merlot, PinotNoir, Sancerre, SauvignonBlanc, Sideways, SleeperHit, SybilVanAntwerp, TheCorrespondent, VirginiaEvans, WutheringHeights
  • Back-to-Back: Tournament of Books Recap 2026

    Middletown readers can’t get enough of Kristin Hannah. When the bracket for this year’s tournament was unveiled in late February, the librarians at Russell Library were puzzled about which ones to pick in their brackets. “I have NO idea which one is going to win,” said one of my coworkers. “I could honestly see at…

    Jack B.

    April 13, 2026
    Book Reviews, Contests, Libraries, Middletown, CT, Recommendations
    Bracket, EverythingIsTuberculosis, MarchMadness, RussellLibraryGames, TheWomenByKristinHannah, TournamentOfBooks
  • Why Vote for Russell Library?

    Update: check out the July issue of Connecticut Magazine for the winner of the 2026 Best Cultural Attraction for Families category. Thanks to our fabulous patrons, Russell Library has been nominated for CT Insider’s 2026 competition for Best Cultural Attraction for Families. If you look at the listing of other nominees, you might notice that…

    Amy S.

    April 6, 2026
    Contests, Events, Graphic Novels / Manga, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services, Recommendations
    ActivityRoom, BuildingBlocks, BuildingTable, Chicks, Concert, ConnecticutMagazine, CTInsider, DinosaurBones, IndoorPlayroom, LEGOs, MegaChess, PettingZoo, PingPong, SarahLouRichards, ScienceSaturday, TheSpace, ToniesAndYotos, TrainTable, WallMaze, YogaForLittles
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