Category: Recommendations
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Beach Reads
One of the best things about living in Connecticut is living near enough to so many beaches within an hour’s drive. As a child of the Midwest, I’m perpetually amazed by all the things we can do while living in our tiny state. We can reach both New York City and Boston within two hours.…
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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…
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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…
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Wine & Words: The Unexpected
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Great Expectations was not what I expected. No, I did not read Dickens in high school and yes, this was my first time reading Dickens. The inclination to read Dickens was due to an entirely different author. This author is from the modern era, but is an acquired taste. A…
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