The Library Vault

Wine & Words: Are you a Giggler?

How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less SeriouslyBy Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo Brat summer was so last year and this summer it is time to giggle. Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo are the OG gigglers. We first saw this dynamic duo from Bravo’s fascinating anthropological reality television show called Summer House. I…

sbarillari

July 28, 2025

Book Reviews, Podcast, Recommendations, Trending, Wine & Words

GigglySquad, Grenache, HamptonWater, HannahBerner, HowToGiggle, LoveYouBunches, PaigeDesorbo, Rosé, StolpmanVineyards, SummerHouse
Classic Mysteries: Nero Wolfe

Who is Nero Wolfe? He is everyone’s favorite gourmet, orchid-growing, beer-loving, rotund, stay-at-home detective. One of the quirkier detectives ever invented, Nero Wolfe was the creation of author Rex Stout. Both Wolfe and Stout have been nominated for Best Mystery Series of the Century and Best Mystery Writer of the Century, respectively. What makes Nero…

Mary

July 21, 2025

Book Reviews, Mysteries

AFamilyAffair, ArchieGoodwin, ArsèneLupin, BestMysterySeriesOfTheCentury, BestMysteryWriterOfTheCentury, CaptainArthurHastings, DeathOfADude, Fer-de-Lance, HerculePoirot, IreneAdler, JohnWatson, NeroWolfe, NewYorkCity, Orchids, RexStout, RicoTomaso, RobertGoldsborough, Rustermans, SherlockHolmes, TheAmericanMagazine, TheDoorbellRang, TheLeagueOfFrightenedMen, TooManyCooks
Wine & Words: Pour Local, Read Local

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life By Barbara Kingsolver Throughout our existence, humans have created environments to fit our needs. We are the most adaptable species. In some ways, some may think that we mastered Mother Earth, they could not be more wrong. By creating an environment to fit our needs, we are…

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July 14, 2025

Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

AnimalVegetableMiracle, BarbaraKingsolver, Breweries, ConnecticutBeerTrail, ConnecticutPizzaTrail, ConnecticutWinePassport, ConnecticutWineTrail, CTBeerTrail, CTpizzatrail, CTWinePassport, CTWineTrail, DemonCopperhead, Pizza, ThePoisonwoodBible, Wineries
What’s Up This Summer at Russell Library?

Summer at Russell Library is in full swing. If you haven’t joined in yet, it’s not too late. Even if you’ve already signed up for Summer Reading, we have plenty more to offer. Join the almost 3,000 people who have already signed up for Summer Reading. With three age/ability levels, everyone can participate and it’s…

Amy S.

July 7, 2025

Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services

AirHocky, ChessClub, ChickCam, Crafternoon, DanceWithUs, DollyPartonImaginationLibrary, Eggs, Fables&Frolic, family, FamilyFolkConcert, FarmersMarketStorytime, FarmFriends, Foosball, HangWithTheChicks, Kids, MegaChess, MondayMovie, news, PettingZoo, PlayPals, PS4, PS5, SarahLouRichards, SplatterArt, SummerFamilyBingo, SummerReading, Switch, Switch2, TheSpace, TheWildRobot, travel, Wicked, writing, Xbox, XensCritters, YogaForLittles
Wine & Words: How do you like them apples?

North Woods By Daniel Mason Winter has thawed and the warmth of spring has bloomed. The robin sings its melody while the sunrise glistens on the morning dew. The breeze rustles through the windows and the curtains dance to the tune of a new day. The trees are budding a fluorescent green and mother earth…

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June 30, 2025

Book Reviews, Recipes, Recommendations, Wine & Words

AppleAperitif, Apples, DanielMason, Elderflower, ElderflowerLiqueur, ElmsfordNY, Neversink, NewEngland, NorthWoods, Recipe, Spring, summer

Wine & Words: Are you a Giggler?

Classic Mysteries: Nero Wolfe

Wine & Words: Pour Local, Read Local

What’s Up This Summer at Russell Library?

Wine & Words: How do you like them apples?