Category: Inside Stories
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Secrets of Russell Library 2023
Welcome to Fall! Or, as we call it at Russell Library, Secrets Season. This will be our second year of October spooky/historical tours in the library. The Secrets team has been working all summer to come up with new stories, new decorations, and a new route. This year, the tours kick off on Friday the…
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The Secret Room
On Saturday, July 8th, Assistant Director Mary had just moved into the newly renovated office space in the basement under the Old Bank. The entire space had to be emptied, rewired, repainted, and refurnished after the Flood of 2022. Mary was the first librarian to move into the new main office. When Mary sat down…
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“How Do You Read So Much?” Six Tips from a Librarian on How to Read More Books
The question so many of my friends and family ask me is “How do you read so much?” The answer I tend to give them is “Reading when I’m not working is literally all I do!” This is why I’ve already read 78 books in 2023 (and counting). Don’t get me wrong, I have a…
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Color Explosion at the Library
If you haven’t been to Russell Library since the pandemic, a few things have changed. The library was closed for a few months in the Spring of 2020 and then again that winter. However, we were still hard at work inside the building. Not only did we offer Curbside Pickup, we looked at our plain…
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Ghosts at the Library?
A shadow not castBy a visitor who passedHaunts the long dark hall -Brandie, Assistant Director How well do you know your ghost-hunting equipment? Try matching the tools to their use: A. A device that captures ghostly voices or sounds B. A device that detects sources of electromagnetic radiation C. A device the uses AM radio…
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