The Library Vault

Voices from behind the scenes at Russell Library.

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
Dear Laura and Dear Edna

Letters to the first two female library directors in honor of Women’s History Month Dear Laura, You were the first female director of Russell Library. The first director, George Winchester, resigned after 8 years. The library struggled financially during its first years and Winchester resigned partly because of his disinclination of dealing anymore with the…

Mary

March 25, 2024

History of Russell Library, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Secrets of Russell Library

ChildrensDepartment, ConnecticutPublicLibraryCommission, DirectorLaura, LauraPhilbrook, LibraryBoard, LibraryDirector, WomensHistoryMonth
Lost in Translation: Honorifics

Welcome back to the blog! This is a segment I started to help new and casual readers of manga understand things that are mistranslated or lost crossing cultures. In this next segment, I want to cover honorifics. You might have noticed little words tacked onto the end of names in your reading. These “little words”…

dillhelm

March 18, 2024

Graphic Novels / Manga, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Lost In Translation, Recommendations, Trending

Chan, GraphicNovels, Honorifics, JapaneseHonorifics, KatashiHatake, Kun, Manga, Naruto, Sama, San, SpyXFamily, VinlandSaga
What Are You Reading In 2024? Here Are 15 Books For Every Reader, Librarian Approved

2024 is proving to be a fantastic year for new book publications. I have had the privilege of receiving ARCS (advanced readers copies) through sites like Netgalley, Edelweiss Plus, and Librofm for many 2024 publications. I receive these electronically and either listen to audiobooks in app or send ebooks to my Kindle. Once I read/listen…

brianarusselllibrary

March 11, 2024

Book Reviews, Inside Stories, Recommendations

AlexMichaelides, ALoveSongforRickiWilde, AustinSiegemundBroka, BrianaBookReviews, CharlesDuhigg, DeborahJacksonTaffa, ElizabethGonzalezJames, EmilyWibberley, ErikLarson, FangirlDown, FreidaMcFadden, IndianBurialGround, JamesByPercivalEverett, KristinHannah, LeighBardugo, NickMedina, OurMoon, PercivalEverett, RachelHawkins, RebeccaBoyle, Supercommunicators, Swifties, TessaBailey, TheBreakupTour, TheBulletSwallower, TheDemonsOfUnrest, TheFamiliar, TheFury, TheHeiress, TheTeacherByFreidaMcFadden, TheWomenByKristinHannah, TiaWilliams, WhiskeyTender
Wine & Words: Rhône on the Road

Kerouac: A Biography By Ann Charters A breeze wisps against my face as the wind tunnels through my soul. Grey marks the sky and the painted art on the buildings tell a story of community. The passerby’s are dressed to impress, while I am bundled head to toe. The cold doesn’t phase these brave souls, while…

sbarillari

March 4, 2024

Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

AnnCharters, ChateauRedortier, ChâteauneufDuPape, CoteDeRhoneVillages, EastVillageBooks, France, HyannisCapeCod, JackKerouac, KerouacABiography, MenthonFamily, RedortierBeaumesDeVenise, RhoneValley, RhoneWine, StMarksPlace

Check Out Passports to Connecticut Libraries

Dear Laura and Dear Edna

Lost in Translation: Honorifics

What Are You Reading In 2024? Here Are 15 Books For Every Reader, Librarian Approved

Wine & Words: Rhône on the Road