Category: Contests

• Why Vote for Russell Library?

  Thanks to our fabulous patrons, Russell Library has been nominated for CT Insider’s 2026 competition for Best Cultural Attraction for Families. If you look at the listing of other nominees, you might notice that we are the only library nominated. As a devoted reader of CT Insider’s Connecticut Magazine myself, it was news to me…

  Amy S.

  April 6, 2026

  Contests, Events, Graphic Novels / Manga, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services, Recommendations

  ActivityRoom, BuildingBlocks, BuildingTable, Chicks, Concert, ConnecticutMagazine, CTInsider, DinosaurBones, IndoorPlayroom, LEGOs, MegaChess, PettingZoo, PingPong, SarahLouRichards, ScienceSaturday, TheSpace, ToniesAndYotos, TrainTable, WallMaze, YogaForLittles

• Are you ready to play?

  Hint hint: there might be a “cheat code” of sorts way down below… What the heck are the Russell Library games? In celebration of Russell Library’s 150th year serving Middletown, we decided to spread joy in 2026 by running the Russell Library Games. Between the anniversaries of our doors opening to the public (April 5)…

  brandiedoyle

  March 30, 2026

  Contests, Events, Giveaways, Middletown, CT, Sports, Trending

  AnnArborDistrictLibrary, BirthdayBash, CheatCode, DowntownBusinessDistrict, FrancesRussell, GiftCard, LibraryCard, LibraryGiftCard, LoveClub, PokemonGo, RussellLibraryBirthday, RussellLibraryGames, RussellLibraryLoveClub, SummerGame

• Reading the Movies

  Have you ever read a book that you just loved, but then you watched the movie version and it’s just so different that you’re disappointed, sad, or even angry? As a librarian who also loves movies, I’ve had that happen many times. So what’s to be done? With few exceptions, movies and even series (formerly…

  Amy S.

  March 23, 2026

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

  AlfredHitchcock, AllisonPearson, AnneRice, Beloved, Buffy/Spike, BuffyTheVampireSlayer, DaphneDuMaurier, EJDickson, Hamlet, Hamnet, IDontKnowHowSheDoesIt, IfIHadLegsIdKickYou, InterviewWithAVampire, KPopDemonHunters, MaryBronstein, MeeshTheBadDemon, MinJinLee, Miyazaki, MyNeighborTotoro, NoveList, OneBadMother, OneBattleAfterAnother, Oscars, Pachinko, PhilipaGregory, Read-alike, Rebecca, RoseByrne, RyanCoogler, SarahJessicaParker, Shakespeare, Sinners, SpiritedAway, StudioGhibli, TheWhiteQueen, ThomasPynchon, ToniMorrison, VampiresOfElNorte, Vineland, WolfHall

• Oscar Predictions from a Local Movie Expert

  by Amy S. The 97th Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 15th. To get ready, we asked Professor Michael Slowik, Vice Chair of the College of Film and the Moving Image at Wesleyan University, to give us his predictions for the top awards. Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay: Sinners and One Battle After…

  Amy S.

  March 9, 2026

  Contests, Movies, Recommendations, Trending

  1930sAmerica, AcademyAwards, ActorsAwards, BAFTA, BestAdaptedScreenplay, BestAnimatedFilm, BestCinematography, BestDirector, BestInternationalFilm, BestOriginalScreenplay, BestSupportingActor, BestSupportingActress, CollegeOfFilmAndTheMovingImage, CriticsChoiceAwards, DrMichaelSlowik, FilmStudies, Golden, Hamnet, JessieBuckley, KPopDemonHunters, LeonardoDiCaprio, MichaelBJordan, OneBattleAfterAnother, Oscars, PaulThomasAnderson, SeanPenn, SentimentalValue, Sinners, StellanSkarsgård, TeyanaTaylor, TrainDreams, WesleyanUniversity

• 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

  Contests, Events, Libraries, Middletown, CT, Recommendations

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