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  • Play Your Cards Right

    Hints for winning the Russell Library Games, September 2026 Edition Bust out your wallet, player, because September is all about library cards! In celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month, Russell Library hosts an annual Library Card Crawl which is this month’s Game Changer event. Mark your calendar for Saturday, 9/19 from 10am-1pm because we have…

    brandiedoyle

    August 31, 2026
    Middletown, CT, Kids and Teens, Technology, Trending, Contests, RussellLibraryGames
    FrancesRussell, RussellLibraryGames, Scoreboard, FindFrances
  • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at Russell Library

    A Legacy for Children’s Literacy by Amy S. You may have heard the mournful news of Dolly Parton’s passing. Here at Russell Library, we are deeply saddened by the loss of such a guiding light in America. Dolly Parton chose to use her fortune and influence to help children learn to read and to love…

    Amy S.

    August 28, 2026
    Giveaways, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Recommendations
    Channel3News, Channel8News, DollyParton, DollyPartonImaginationLibrary, FindYourLegislator, FreeBooksForKids, GiveTheGiveOfReading, MiddletownCT, ReadToGrow
  • In Defense of “Aggressive Ductwork”

    A Totally Tubular Story from 1981 Woah … Hold up. I’m not aggressive. I’m a connector, man. I know how to listen, and I like to just hang out. I’ve been doing that for over 40 years now. I’m the ductwork in the Russell Library, and I’ve come to correct the record. The architects who…

    Kim S.

    August 17, 2026
    History of Russell Library, Inside Stories, Libraries, Secrets of Russell Library
    Activity Room, AggressiveDuctwork, CharlesSaltsman, CheSeraSera, Ductwork, HardyHolzmanPfeiffer, LobbyDesk, MIT, NavalArchitectureAndEngineering, RaymondEngineering, SpiralStaircase, VirginiaHatchRoom
  • Che Sara Sara… a Window Reflects

    Dear Lord … are we all expected to do one of these now? How tedious. Oh, very well. The radiator insists it is important for posterity. He has been repeating that argument since my installation, and after 150 years I have learned that it is often easier to let him have his way. Since you…

    Kim S.

    August 10, 2026
    History of Russell Library, Middletown, CT, Secrets of Russell Library
    1940s, AggressiveDuctwork, AHistoryOfTheGothicRevival, BroadStreet, CheSeraSera, ChristChurch, EdnaWilder, FrancesRussell, HardyHolzmanPfeiffer, HEParsons, JaneAusten, JCPenney, LordByron, MainStreet, MiddleOak, MiddlesexMutualAssuranceCompany, MrClitonOsborne, MrsAliceOsborne, NationalTrustForHistoricPresevation, PoeticalWorks, PrideAndPrejudice, Radiator, ReadingRoom, RussellFamilyMotto, RussellLibraryHall, StickyCorner, TheChildrensCorner, WhateverWillBeWillBe
  • Show Up!

    Hints for winning the Russell Library Games, August 2026 Edition Alright players, we’re throwing you for another loop! In August you’ll want to keep your eye on our events calendar, because program attendance will earn you 150 points apiece (up from the usual 25). Swing by any of our public service desks afterwards to collect…

    brandiedoyle

    August 3, 2026
    Contests, Kids and Teens, Middletown, CT, RussellLibraryGames, Technology, Trending
    FindFrances, FrancesRussell, RussellLibraryGames, Scoreboard
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