Tag: Ebooks

• Wait … Adults Have A Summer Reading Challenge, Too?

  By: Briana G, your Adult Summer Reading Guru I have the best news ever. Seriously. Summer is here! Well, almost. June 20th is officially the first day of Summer. AKA the longest day of the year. However, nothing revitalizes me more than the season of Summer and all it has to offer. Summer, to me,…

  brianarusselllibrary

  June 9, 2025

  Contests, Events, Giveaways, Library Services, Trending

  adult summer reading, adult summer reading challenge, Audiobooks, Bingo, book challenge, bookish, Ebooks, giveaway, Hoopla, Libby, Librarians, Libraries, library, LoveOfReading, middlesexcounty, Middletown, MiddletownCT, Prizes, readers, reading, RussellLibrary, summer, summer reading, summer reading challenge

• Tournament of Books 2025 Recap – How “The Women” Won

  The readers have spoken. The Tournament of Books has concluded, and the results are in! Middletown readers have voted Kristin Hannah’s The Women to be the 2025 Tournament of Books Champion! Going into the tournament, many foresaw this outcome–in fact, 65% of all brackets submitted this year predicted The Women to emerge victorious. In a…

  Jack B.

  April 14, 2025

  Book Reviews, Events, Recommendations

  Audiobooks, Ebooks, FourthWing, I’mGladMyMomDied, IronFlame, KillersOfTheFlowerMoon, TheWager, TheWomenByKristinHannah, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks

• The Tournament of Books Returns!

  Brackets are SO back in 2025. We’re somehow nearly halfway through February 2025, which means its time to get ready for the Tournament of Books 2025! Yes, the ultimate battle for bookish glory returns for the second year, including four rounds of voting to decide the Tournament of Books Champion 2025! You will also have…

  Jack B.

  February 10, 2025

  Contests, Events, Libraries, Middletown, CT, Sports

  AdultFiction, Audiobooks, BookTournament, Ebooks, Hoopla, Libby, NonFiction, TournamentOfBooks

• “How Do You Read So Much?” Six Tips from a Librarian on How to Read More Books

  The question so many of my friends and family ask me is “How do you read so much?” The answer I tend to give them is “Reading when I’m not working is literally all I do!” This is why I’ve already read 78 books in 2023 (and counting). Don’t get me wrong, I have a…

  brianarusselllibrary

  July 24, 2023

  Inside Stories, Recommendations, Technology

  Audiobooks, bookstagram, DNF-ing, Ebooks, Goodreads, Hoopla, kindle, Libby, LibrarianTips, NetGallery, PalaceApp, Storygraph, TBR

• Meet The Palace Project App

  If you are someone who loves reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks, you’ll love this new app! The Palace Project, founded by the New York Public Library, is an app that provides patrons with access to over 15,000 ebooks and audiobooks. Thanks to the Connecticut State Library, Russell Library patrons have access to this app.…

  brianarusselllibrary

  June 12, 2023

  Library Services, Technology

  Audiobooks, Ebooks, PalaceApp