Category: Kids and Teens

• A Play-Based Library?

  “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play IS serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood,” Mr. (Fred) Rogers. If you have children or are involved in the education or child care industries, you have probably heard the term “play-based”. It’s usually a way of…

  Amy S.

  August 26, 2024

  Events, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services, Middletown, CT

  AirHockey, AstronomyDepartment, Chicks, Courtyard, Families, Fiction, Foosball, JeffHorton, K9Bear, Kids, MagicShow, Meditation, MegaChess, MiddletownFireDepartment, MrRogers, NonFiction, Owls, Play, Play-based, Schools, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, Sideways, SpaceDome, SydneyTheSnake, TheSpace, WeirdBarbie, WesleyanUniversity

• Level-Up Your Summer: Video Games at Russell Library

  Played any good games lately? It might be time to check out Russell Library’s ever-growing video game collection! Russell Library began offering Nintendo Switch games approximately one year ago, and they quickly became one of our most popular collections. Now, we are pleased to offer titles for PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well! We plan…

  Jack B.

  August 5, 2024

  Contests, Events, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Recommendations, Technology, Trending

  Gaming, JediFallenOrder, MarioKart, MarioParty, MilesMorales, Minecraft, Nintendo, NintendoSwitch, NintendoSwitchSports, PlayStation, PS4, PS5, SpiderMan, StarWars, SuperSmashBrosUltimate, TheSpace, VideoGames, Xbox

• Summer Adventures at Russell Library

  Where can you find live baby chicks, a llama, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, nature center visits, an air hockey table, and a petting zoo … all for free?! Russell Library’s Summer of Adventure kicks off with the Country Quilt Llama Farm’s Llama Storytime, followed by a Block Party and a hangout with baby chicks…

  Amy S.

  June 10, 2024

  Contests, Events, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Middletown, CT

  Abrakadoodle, AirHockey, ARPA, BabyChicks, Bingo, BlockParty, CityOfMiddletown, CountryQuiltLlamaFarm, Crafternoon, DancinWithHoops, FamilyFeud, FriendsoftheLibrary, GrandReOpening, HatchTheChicken, HoolaHoops, JudiJones, KidsDepartment, LEGO, LionheartPuppetCompany, MakeMusicDay, MaticaCircus, MrMagic, NekitaWaller, NewHavenSymphonyOrchestra, NintendoSwitch, ParentingPlaygroup, Passports, PettingZoo, PostpartumDoula, SouthLawn, SummerOfAdventure, SummerReading, SwitchParty, TeenRoom, ThePoopMuseum, TheSpace, XensCritters, YouthAndFamilyLearning

• Celebrate PRIDE with Russell Library

  We love June in Middletown! As warm weather beckons us outdoors, we enjoy ample opportunities to gather with family, friends, and neighbors. One month-long celebration is a personal favorite of mine: Pride. In 2024, PrideFEST falls on Saturday, June 1, and Russell Library is honored to serve as a partner for a fifth consecutive year.…

  brandiedoyle

  May 27, 2024

  Events, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services, Trending

  BlockParty, Books&Brews, BookTalkWithAWalk, CountryQuiltLlamaFarm, DragArtistStoryHour, FablesAndFrolic, FarmersMarket, FreePeopleReadFreely, LEGOBuilders, LGBTQIA2S+, LibraryCard, MiddletownPRIDE, MiniMovers, OutdoorFamilyStorytime, ParentingPlaygroup, PlayPals, PreschoolPowerStorytime, PRIDE, PrideFEST, PRIDELibraryCard, PRIDEmarch, PRIDErally, SarahMcBride, SaturdayFamilyStorytime, StorytimeAtTheFarmersMarket, SummerFamilyBingo, TheMagicFish, TheSpace, TomorrowWillBeDifferent, TrungLeNguyen, YogaForLittles

• Lost in Translation: Genres

  In this installment of “Lost in Translation” I want to talk about genres in anime and manga and some of the tropes that are associated with them. Anime and Manga encompass a wide range of genres such as action/adventure, fantasy, science fiction, romance, slice-of-life, and comedy as well as various subgenres. You might hear shōnen,…

  dillhelm

  May 6, 2024

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

  Anime, Berserk, BlackClover, CardcaptorSakura, DemonSlayer, DragonBall, FruitsBasket, HappyMarriage, HunterXHunter, isekai, JoblessReincarnation, JujutsuKaisen, Manga, MyHeroAcademia, Naruto, Nichijou, OnePiece, Overlord, SailorMoon, seinen, shojo, shonen, SwordArtOnline, ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime, TheDevilIsAPartTimer, TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe, TokyoGhoul, Tsundere, Vagabond, VinlandSaga