Category: Inside Stories
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Thank You for Your Support …
Hello… It’s so nice to finally… Excuse you! Yes, the Children’s Room is that way… As we were saying… Ouch! Someone just kicked… Focus! People rarely notice us. Until they run into us. Which happens more often than you’d think. We’re the columns in the Russell Library’s lobby and second floor. We’re not flashy, but…
Kim S.
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A Cool Public Servant
What? I can’t hear you… It’s pretty loud here, and we don’t get a lot of visitors to this part of the basement. What? You’ve never heard of me? I’m Will, the chiller for the HVAC system at the library. I’ve been here since 1994. I submitted my retirement paperwork in 2016, but they must…
Kim S.
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In Defense of “Aggressive Ductwork”
A Totally Tubular Story from 1981 Woah … Hold up. I’m not aggressive. I’m a connector, man. I know how to listen, and I like to just hang out. I’ve been doing that for over 40 years now. I’m the ductwork in the Russell Library, and I’ve come to correct the record. The architects who…
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More’s the “Pit”-y
as narrated to Ramona Burkey The year was 1983. Michael Jackson performed the “Moonwalk” for the first time, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel to space … and Middletown was expanding its public library. Up until then, the Russell Library had consisted of an old converted church, a 1930 addition, and a…
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A Rainbow Remembers…
Like … Wow. Where am I? Right … Middletown… Broad Street in Middletown. I’ve been here in front of the Russell Library since, like… 1973? You’ve probably seen me. I’m Rainey … the Rainbow, and I’ve been spreading good vibes at the library for over 50 years. I became part of the scene when they…
Kim S.
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