The Library Vault

Wine & Words: Bovary, Beaujolais, and Imperial Russia?

The books that are catching my attention recently have not been that of best sellers, nor of romance, or any nonfiction. The novels that are fulfilling my needs and feeding my desires are the classics. Classic literature is a funny genre, because is it a really a genre? Or a grouping of novels that people…

sbarillari

October 23, 2023

Book Reviews, Wine & Words

AnnaKarenina, ChateauThivin, MadameBovary, Tolstoy

Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society: The Second Investigation

This time it was a dark and stormy night. I stood in the bay window of the old white house next door to the library that serves as extra office space and stared over at the library. I could see lights moving around the upper level of the tower. Thunder rumbled and lightning lit up…

Mary

October 16, 2023

Inside Stories, Middletown, CT, Secrets of Russell Library

ClockTower, EasternConnecticutParanormalSociety, ECPS, FrankenBuilding, GhostHunters, ParanormalActivity

Wait … Is the Library Moving???

By Ramona Burkey, Director of Russell Library You may have read in the newspaper or on social media recently that the Russell Library is on the verge of making some momentous decisions about the future of our building. One comment I’ve been hearing a lot lately is “So, I hear the library is moving!” Well……

Amy S.

October 9, 2023

Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT

LibraryDirector, NewBuilding, RussellLibraryMoving

Secrets of Russell Library 2023

Welcome to Fall! Or, as we call it at Russell Library, Secrets Season. This will be our second year of October spooky/historical tours in the library. The Secrets team has been working all summer to come up with new stories, new decorations, and a new route. This year, the tours kick off on Friday the…

Amy S.

October 2, 2023

Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Secrets of Russell Library

AfterParty, EasternConnecticutParanormalSociety, ECPS, FrancesRussell, FriendsoftheLibrary, ghosts, HauntedLibrary, HistoricalTours, OldChurch, Secrets, SecretsAfterDark, SecretsJr, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, Spirits

Children’s Books I Love: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Magical, marvelous, and laugh-out-loud funny, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede captured my heart on the very first page of the first book. There are four books in the Enchanted Chronicles series: Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, and Talking to Dragons. The first three follow the adventures of Princess…

Mary

September 25, 2023

Book Reviews, Kids and Teens, Recommendations

Book Reviews, CallingOnDragons, DealingWithDragons, Dragons, EnchantedForestChronicles, Fantasy, Linderwall, PatriciaCWrede, Preteen, PrincessCimorene, TalkingWithDragons