Category: Contests

• Get Ready for the Tournament of Books 2026!

  Everything you need to know for this year’s book smackdown. March is on the horizon, and at Russell Library that can only mean one thing — the Tournament of Books has returned! Make a bracket, vote for your favorite books, and help decide the 2026 Tournament of Books Champion! Last year, from a crowded field…

  Jack B.

  February 16, 2026

  Recommendations, Middletown, CT, Events, Contests, Libraries

  book recommendations, Bracket, Contest, MarchMadness, MarchTournament, TournamentOfBooks, Vote

• 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

• Wait … Adults Have A Summer Reading Challenge, Too?

  By: Briana G, your Adult Summer Reading Guru I have the best news ever. Seriously. Summer is here! Well, almost. June 20th is officially the first day of Summer. AKA the longest day of the year. However, nothing revitalizes me more than the season of Summer and all it has to offer. Summer, to me,…

  brianarusselllibrary

  June 9, 2025

  Contests, Events, Giveaways, Library Services, Trending

  adult summer reading, adult summer reading challenge, Audiobooks, Bingo, book challenge, bookish, Ebooks, giveaway, Hoopla, Libby, Librarians, Libraries, library, LoveOfReading, middlesexcounty, Middletown, MiddletownCT, Prizes, readers, reading, RussellLibrary, summer, summer reading, summer reading challenge

• Summer @ Russell Sneak Preview

  What has rainbow colors,fuzzy wings,a pig snout,a down dog,lizard eyes,a paint palette,and a Bunsen burner? Summer Reading at Russell Library, of course. This summer, mark your calendars for a myriad of events at Russell Library featuring art, animals, science, music, books, and more. Help us kick off our Summer Reading theme, Color Our World, on…

  Amy S.

  May 5, 2025

  Contests, Events, Giveaways, Kids and Teens

  ColorOurWorld, FurryScalyFriends, Gecko, PaintersPalettes, PettingZoo, SummerReading, SummerReadingTrackers, XensCritters

• Chickens in the Library?!

  Last summer, we had fourteen very special guests in the library: two batches of seven chicken eggs, courtesy of a chicken farm in nearby Wallingford, Connecticut. Of the original 14 eggs, 13 hatched into chicks. The chicks visited with Russell Library patrons for about a week and a half, and then were picked up by…

  Amy S.

  April 7, 2025

  Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Technology

  Chickens, Chicks, DET, EggHatching, Eggs, HangWithTheChicks, HatchTheChicken, PeepShow, RentTheChicken, WebCam