Category: Library Services

• Making Thanksgiving Even Sweeter

  … with the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner? Do you look forward to turkey and gravy? Mashed potatoes? A slice of pumpkin pie? The Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project is working to make sure that families and individuals throughout the city can celebrate with a holiday meal – favorite…

  Kim S.

  October 26, 2026

  Library Services, Middletown, CT, Recipes, RussellLibraryGames

  AbrahamLincoln, AmericanCookery, AngelusMarshmallowCompany, BattleOfGettysburg, BeveragesFromTheOldSouth, Convolvulaceae, DioscoreaceaeFamily, FannieFarmer, FlorenceGreenbaum, GodeyLadysBook, InternationalJewishCookBook, JanetMcKenzieHill, LadiesMagazine, MarthaMcCullouch-Williams, MIddletownCommunity, MiddletownCommunityThanksgivingProject, PompkinsPotatoesOrYams, PresidentLincoln, RussellLibraryGames, SarahJosephaHale, SmithsonianInstitute, SweetPotatoes, SweetPotatoesAndYams, Thanksgiving, ThanksgivingBaskets, ThanksgivingHistory, TheBostonCooking-SchoolCookBook, USDA, Vegetables, Yams

• New Resources for Caregivers

  by Amy S. Are you an overwhelmed parent or caregiver? Or do you wonder why the ones in your life act so stressed (and, just maybe, you think they might be over-reacting)? In that case, these resources are for you. Now that the school year is in full swing, some of us may be feeling…

  Amy S.

  October 19, 2026

  Book Reviews, Events, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Movies, Trending

  AmericanMotherhood, BestsellingNovel, BirthTribe, CaregiverSupportGroup, CaroClaireBurke, CountryPeople, DanielMason, Documentary, DrainedBook, DrainedReduceYourMentalLoadToDoLessAndBeMore, DrLeahRuppanner, DrRuppanner, FilmScreening, GirlBoss, HubbardRoom, LeahRuppanner, MaternalOverload, MentalLoad, MentalLoadBurnout, MotherhoodDocumentary, NationalBooksCriticsCircleAward, NewEngland, NoCountryForMothers, NorthWoods, PENOaklandJosephineMilesAward, PostpartumDoula, PulitzerPrize, ReshmaSaujani, SarahUpton, Tradwife, Vermont, WesternMassachusetts, Yesteryear

• 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.

  September 7, 2026

  History of Russell Library, Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT

  1993, AggressiveDuctwork, AirHandlerUnit, AXEBodySpray, BasementAirHandlingUnit, Bats, BlowingHotAir, Chiller, CoolingTower, DanDePaolo, EmilyMiller, Facilities, FootballField, HVAC, KimberlySpachman, LibraryGrant, MechanicalRoom, Offerings, OfferingToChillyWilly, OfferingToTheGods, OfferingToWilly, PublicServant, PublicService, TheEngineeringMindset, TheHartfordCourant, TheMiddletownPress, TimTurner

• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at Russell Library

  A Legacy for Children’s Literacy by Amy S. You may have heard the mournful news of Dolly Parton’s passing. Here at Russell Library, we are deeply saddened by the loss of such a guiding light in America. Dolly Parton chose to use her fortune and influence to help children learn to read and to love…

  Amy S.

  August 28, 2026

  Giveaways, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Recommendations

  Channel3News, Channel8News, DollyParton, DollyPartonImaginationLibrary, FindYourLegislator, FreeBooksForKids, GiveTheGiveOfReading, MiddletownCT, ReadToGrow

• Concerts, Crafts, Clubs – Summer Programs for Adults

  “Summer is a-coming in”, and there’s plenty to do at the Russell Library! No, not just for kids (although there’s plenty for them, too). In fact, there is an entire slate of events for adults this summer. Here’s an overview of programs happening at the library. 1. Three Can’t-Miss Musical Events On Saturday June 27th,…

  Jack B.

  June 8, 2026

  Contests, Events, History of Russell Library, Libraries, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Movies, Mysteries, SummerReading, Technology

  AmericanRedCross, Books&Brews, ChessClub, Concert, Crafternoon, FinancialLiteracy, Indigenous, LocalHistory, Mysteries, pixar, popcorn, RussellLibraryGames, summer reading, summer reading challenge