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A March Book Tournament at Russell Library!

Bracket Season is almost here! Yes, as February draws to a close, many of us can’t help but get caught up in March Madness, the college basketball tournament put on by the NCAA every March. Many of us know the tension of watching your favorite team battle to win it all, or the thrill of…

Jack B.

February 26, 2024

Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Recommendations, Sports, Trending

AdultFiction, AdultNonFiction, Basketball, Belonging, BookBracketPredictionContest, BookTournament, CryingInHMart, DemonCopperhead, DowntownMiddletownGiftCard, GoToDinners, HangtheMoon, HappyPlace, HeartBones, HelloBeautiful, I’mGladMyMomDied, LessonsInChemistry, MadHoney, March15th, MarchMadness, MarchTournament, PovertyByAmerica, SomeoneElsesShoes, Spare, TheWager, TheWomanInMe, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks
The Novelty of NoveList

If you’re like me, when I find a series I love I burn through it in record time and then am left mourning that I have finished the series. Finding a new series can be challenging, so invariably I turn to NoveList for help. NoveList is an online database available through Russell Library’s website that…

Mary

February 19, 2024

Inside Stories, Library Services, Recommendations, Technology

AppealMixer, BestAdultFiction, BookALike, NoveList
Lost in Translation: the Confession

Hey everybody! It’s Dillon again back to talk about more manga. I hope that in the new year, a few of you have picked up some manga to try it out. I would be curious to hear your thoughts and opinions, so come and find me in Russell Library and chat. I thought about starting…

dillhelm

February 5, 2024

Book Reviews, Graphic Novels / Manga, Kids and Teens, Lost In Translation, Recommendations

Aharen-senWaHakarenai, Anime, GraphicNovels, Horimiya, Kaguya-sama, KomiCantCommunicate, LoveIsWar, Manga, MyDressUpDarling, Shikimori’sNotJustACutie, TomoChanIsAGirl
Wine & Words: A Somm’s Guidebook

Welcome to the New Year! We are either excited and still proactively working on our resolutions, or we are among the “antiresolutionist.” Either way, if you are looking to get into wine and don’t know where to start – then here it is. Simply drink! Visit your local ‘packy’ and start buying the ten dollar…

sbarillari

January 22, 2024

Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

AdventuresOnTheWineRoute, BiancaBosker, CorkDork, KermitLynch, Sommeliers, TastingAdvice, WineBooks, WineIndustry, WineTasting
What Did the Paranormal Investigators find at Russell Library?

Part One – The Virginia Hatch Room Not everyone was able to make the December presentation by the Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society at Russell Library about their 2023 findings. For those who have been asking what happened, this post is the first in a series of what you missed — plus more information from your…

Amy S.

January 15, 2024

Inside Stories, Secrets of Russell Library

DirectorLaura, EasternConnecticutParanormalSociety, ECPS, EdnaWilder, ghosts, LauraPhilbrook, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, SouthFarmsBranch, VirginiaHatchRoom

A March Book Tournament at Russell Library!

The Novelty of NoveList

Lost in Translation: the Confession

Wine & Words: A Somm’s Guidebook

What Did the Paranormal Investigators find at Russell Library?