Category: Library Services

• Would you invest in a business that gives a 400% return?

  By Ramona Burkey Over the past ten years, the S&P 500 has achieved an average annual rate of return of just over 12%. Not too bad. Now imagine an investment that produced a return of 400%. That would be absolutely incredible. Since you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with this particular investment. I’m…

  Mary

  July 29, 2024

  Inside Stories, Libraries, Library Services, Middletown, CT

  Downtown, Goman+York, Investment, LocalRevenue, ManchesterCT, RamonaBurkey, S&P, S&P500, Standard&Poor, WHO

• Want To Become A Bookstagrammer? Here Are A Few Tips To Get Started! (From Your Local Librarian/Bookstagrammer)

  By Briana G I know what some of you may be thinking: what the heck is Bookstagram? A Bookstagram is simply an Instagram account dedicated to books/bookish topics. Those accounts share giveaways, book reviews, book challenges, and general posts about their love of books, reading, and libraries too! I created mine in February of 2023…

  brianarusselllibrary

  July 22, 2024

  Library Services, Recommendations, Technology, Trending

  bookstagram, BookTok, Canva, CharterBooks, Instagram, Props, QOTD, TikTok

• 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

• The Joy of Audiobooks

  If you think of beaten up CD cases containing scratched up discs when you hear the term “audiobooks,” the time has come to revisit them. During the pandemic, audiobook use skyrocketed when folks wanted to avoid public places. But their use has continued to gain in popularity even post-pandemic. Today, over half of audiobook listeners…

  Amy S.

  April 29, 2024

  Inside Stories, Library Services, Recommendations, Technology

  Audiobooks, Eaudiobooks, Hoopla, Libby, Overdrive, ThePalaceApp, ThePalaceProject