The Library Vault

The Joy of Audiobooks

If you think of beaten up CD cases containing scratched up discs when you hear the term “audiobooks,” the time has come to revisit them. During the pandemic, audiobook use skyrocketed when folks wanted to avoid public places. But their use has continued to gain in popularity even post-pandemic. Today, over half of audiobook listeners…

Amy S.

April 29, 2024

Inside Stories, Library Services, Recommendations, Technology

Audiobooks, Eaudiobooks, Hoopla, Libby, Overdrive, ThePalaceApp, ThePalaceProject
Wine & Words: The Devil Comes to Moscow

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Arm and arm, hand and hand, I stroll the neighborhoods filled with brownstones that reminisce a tale from the past. Warmth pulses from the sun, beating softly down on a different borough. The East Village has changed directions to the West. Vintage clothing line the streets. Records are…

sbarillari

April 22, 2024

Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

ArboisRouge, Behemoth, DomaineRolet, FrenchWines, Hella, JuraRegion, MikailBulgakov, Moscow, PinotNoir, Poulsard, ProfessorWoland, RougeTradition, SovietRussia, SovietUnion, Stalin, SympathyForTheDevil, TheMasterAndMargarita, Trousseau
Tournament of Books 2024 – Results and “Highlights Package!”

The results are in! And it wasn’t really close. And the Russell Library 2024 Tournament of Books Champion is… With a whopping 87.3% of the vote, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus was voted the Russell Library’s 2024 Tournament of Books Champion! Recently adapted into an Apple TV+ mini-series, Garmus’ debut novel about a chemist-turned-cooking show host really resonated…

Jack B.

April 15, 2024

Book Reviews, Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Sports

AdultFiction, AdultNonFiction, BarbaraKingsolver, Basketball, BookTournament, BritneySpears, CryingInHMart, DemonCopperhead, DowntownMiddletownGiftCard, HappyPlace, I’mGladMyMomDied, LessonsInChemistry, MarchMadness, MarchTournament, PovertyByAmerica, PrinceHarry, Spare, TheWomanInMe, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks
Libraries: A Love Story

Why did I become a librarian? Many reasons. From the time I learned to read, I hungered for new books. I would bring home the little Scholastic book pamphlets from school and pour over them, checking off all the books I wanted and confidently handing them to my father. I never doubted that he would…

Mary

April 8, 2024

Inside Stories, Libraries, Library Services

DearFarenheit451, DiggingForWords, Dreamers, Librarians, LibraryFines, LibraryLion, NationalLibraryWeek, ScholasticBookFair, TheBadAssLibrariansOfTimbuktu, TheBookWomanOfTroublesomeCreek, TheLibrary, TheLibraryBook, WhatYouAreLookingForIsInTheLibrary
Check Out Passports to Connecticut Libraries

Do you love the Connecticut Wine Trail Passport program, but wish there was one for book lovers? Do we have the passport for you! Passports to Connecticut Libraries is back and better than ever. From April 1st through April 30th, the Russell Library will be participating in Passports to Connecticut Libraries. This is an event…

brianarusselllibrary

April 1, 2024

Contests, Kids and Teens, Libraries

ConnecticutWineTrailPassport, FreedomToRead, KidsAndAdults, NationalLibraryOutreachDay, NationalLibraryWeek, NationalLibraryWorkersDay, PassportToConnecticutLibraries, Prizes, RightToReadDay, TakeActionForLibrariesDay, VisaGiftCards

The Joy of Audiobooks

Wine & Words: The Devil Comes to Moscow

Tournament of Books 2024 – Results and “Highlights Package!”

Libraries: A Love Story

Check Out Passports to Connecticut Libraries