Category: Secrets of Russell Library

• Secrets of Russell Library 2023

  Welcome to Fall! Or, as we call it at Russell Library, Secrets Season. This will be our second year of October spooky/historical tours in the library. The Secrets team has been working all summer to come up with new stories, new decorations, and a new route. This year, the tours kick off on Friday the…

  Amy S.

  October 2, 2023

  Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Secrets of Russell Library

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• The Secret Room

  On Saturday, July 8th, Assistant Director Mary had just moved into the newly renovated office space in the basement under the Old Bank. The entire space had to be emptied, rewired, repainted, and refurnished after the Flood of 2022. Mary was the first librarian to move into the new main office. When Mary sat down…

  Amy S.

  August 28, 2023

  Inside Stories, Secrets of Russell Library

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• Ghosts at the Library?

  A shadow not castBy a visitor who passedHaunts the long dark hall -Brandie, Assistant Director How well do you know your ghost-hunting equipment? Try matching the tools to their use: A. A device that captures ghostly voices or sounds B. A device that detects sources of electromagnetic radiation C. A device the uses AM radio…

  Mary

  June 19, 2023

  Inside Stories, Secrets of Russell Library

  Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society, ghosts, old church, paranormal activity, Secrets of Russell Library