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  • It’s Summer (Reading Season)! Here are Librarian Approved Recommendations for Every Book Lover

    It’s that time of year! The MOST wonderful time of year. It’s summer (reading season) everyone! 2023 has been such a great year for book publications. It’s so hard to choose just a few books per category! I know the summer is winding down, so grab one of these books and get reading. General Fiction:1.…

    brianarusselllibrary

    August 14, 2023
    Book Reviews, Recommendations, Uncategorized
    APatriotsPromise, BetterLivingThroughBirding, BrianaBookReview, BusinessOrPleasure, ChloeGong, CovenantOfWater, CryingInTheBathroom, Drowning, Fable, FlagsOnTheBayou, Flawless, FollowMeToHell, FourthWing, HappyPlace, HotelNantucket, ImogenObviously, InkBloodSisterScribe, InTheLivesOfPuppets, InTheUnlikelyEvent, KillersOfTheFlowerMoon, KingALife, LadyTansCircleOfWomen, NeverVacationWithYourEx, OnlyTheDead, Pageboy, PinkLemonadeCakeMurder, RawDog, SilverNitrate, SummerReads, TheBeachAtSummerly, TheBeastYouAre, TheFirstLadies, TheMilitiaHouse, TheNanny, TheOnlyOneLeft, WarriorGirlUnearthed, YellowFace, ZeroDays
  • Remaking Memories

    I hadn’t seen the video of my wedding in nearly 30 years. A friend recorded a VHS tape of my wedding as a gift. Then time moved on, video formats changed, my old DVD player died and, well, the video got shoved onto a shelf and forgotten. And then Russell Library created a Digital Conversion…

    Mary

    August 7, 2023
    Library Services, Technology
    8mmFilm, DigitalConversion, DigitizationStation
  • Books that Saved My Family’s Sleep

    When my husband and I had our first child, we thought we had done everything we possibly could to prepare. We read a ton of medical books on pregnancy and infant care. We attended every relevant class offered at the local university’s hospital. Because my husband had a generous course reduction from his college, he…

    Amy S.

    July 31, 2023
    Book Reviews, Kids and Teens, Recommendations
    BringingUpBebe, ConnecticutKindergartenLaw, Cribsheet, DrMichelCohen, DrowsyButAwake, EmilyOster, ExpectingBetter, ParentData, ParentingBooks, RedShirting, SleepTraining, TheFamilyFirm
  • “How Do You Read So Much?” Six Tips from a Librarian on How to Read More Books

    The question so many of my friends and family ask me is “How do you read so much?” The answer I tend to give them is “Reading when I’m not working is literally all I do!” This is why I’ve already read 78 books in 2023 (and counting). Don’t get me wrong, I have a…

    brianarusselllibrary

    July 24, 2023
    Inside Stories, Recommendations, Technology
    Audiobooks, bookstagram, DNF-ing, Ebooks, Goodreads, Hoopla, kindle, Libby, LibrarianTips, NetGallery, PalaceApp, Storygraph, TBR
  • Life Improvement 101

    Who doesn’t want to feel a little happier, make things a little easier, find a better way to live? Pretty much everyone! That’s where Russell Library Webinars and Online Events comes in. When we subscribed to this online service one year ago, we were able to offer an average of three bestselling author events each…

    Mary

    July 17, 2023
    Book Reviews, Library Services, Recommendations
    AuthorTalk, BookTalks, DanaKWhite, DavidAllen, DeclutteringAtTheSpeedOfLife, DrAziz, DrAzizGazipura, DrMikeRucker, EthanKross, GettingThingsDone, MicheleBorba, NotNice, TheFunHabit, TheVoiceInOurHead, Thrivers
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