Category: Movies

• Haunted Houses in Books and Film

  Why do we love the Fall and Halloween season so much here in New England? I’ve lived in every region of the country, and only in New England is the Spooky Season such a dominating force. I can think of two reasons: the dominance of trees, and history. New England has more forests and more…

  Amy S.

  October 6, 2025

  Book Reviews, Movies, Mysteries

  BrahmStoker, ClassicHorror, DaphneDeMaurier, DorothyMacardle, Dracula, GhostStories, GothicHorror, Halloween, HauntedHouses, MelBrooks, Rebecca, ShirleyJackson, TheHauntingOfHillHouse, TheUninvited

• No Buy? No Problem! Russell Library and the No Buy Movement

  $27.40 cents a day doesn’t seem like a lot, does it? Yet by spending that amount each day, you will wind up spending $10,000 per year. It’s scary how fast money can slip away, almost unnoticed. Hence the No Buy 2025 movement. No Buy January, a trend that challenged folks to spend money only on…

  Mary

  September 1, 2025

  Libraries, Library Services, Movies, Trending

  BingeBoxes, BookMatch, CalendarOfEvents, DownloadableResources, Downloadables, MuseumPasses, NoBuyMovement

• What’s Up This Summer at Russell Library?

  Summer at Russell Library is in full swing. If you haven’t joined in yet, it’s not too late. Even if you’ve already signed up for Summer Reading, we have plenty more to offer. Join the almost 3,000 people who have already signed up for Summer Reading. With three age/ability levels, everyone can participate and it’s…

  Amy S.

  July 7, 2025

  Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Library Services, Movies

  AirHocky, ChessClub, ChickCam, Crafternoon, DanceWithUs, DollyPartonImaginationLibrary, Eggs, Fables&Frolic, family, FamilyFolkConcert, FarmersMarketStorytime, FarmFriends, Foosball, HangWithTheChicks, Kids, MegaChess, MondayMovie, news, PettingZoo, PlayPals, PS4, PS5, SarahLouRichards, SplatterArt, SummerFamilyBingo, SummerReading, Switch, Switch2, TheSpace, TheWildRobot, travel, Wicked, writing, Xbox, XensCritters, YogaForLittles

• Gothic Mysteries for the Summer

  When it’s too hot outside to even go to the beach, run yourself a cool bath or take a cold shower and keep the chill on with a gothic mystery. Nothing keeps you from overheating like reading about cold tombs and drafty cathedrals. The following are some of my favorite gothic chillers. The Curse of…

  Amy S.

  June 24, 2024

  Book Reviews, Movies

  ACuriousBeginning, BarbaraMichaels, CharlotteBronte, DaphneDuMaurier, DeannaRaybourn, ElizabethPeters, GothicMystery, JaneEyre, JessArmstrong, RachelHawkins, Rebecca, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, TheCurseOfPenrythHall, TheDeedsOfTheDisturber, TheVilla, ThornfieldHall, VeronicaSpeedwell

• Animation that Excites, Manga that Inspires

  As graphic novels are trending more and more, the term “manga” might have tickled your ear. What is manga and where did it come from? My name is Dillon, I am a new Library Associate here in our Information Services and Adult Learning Department. I’m here to shed some light on the subject.  Manga (pronounced…

  dillhelm

  December 18, 2023

  Book Reviews, Graphic Novels / Manga, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Library Services, Lost In Translation, Movies, Recommendations, Trending

  Anime, AsiaPacific, Cartoons, Comics, DCComics, GraphicNovels, Japan, Manga, Marvel, Toonami