Tag: FriendsoftheLibrary

• Burrow Into a Good Story: All About Summer Reading 2026

  Summer is officially here, and that means it’s time for one of our favorite traditions of the year: Summer Reading at Russell Library! Whether you’re looking to keep your kids engaged between school years, finding a sanctuary of books and games for your busy teen, or diving into that stack of novels you’ve been putting…

  Amy S.

  June 15, 2026

  AI, Contests, Events, Giveaways, Kids and Teens, SummerReading

  Adults, AmatosToyStore, BurrowIntoAGoodStory, DinosaurContainment, DinosaurPassportProgram, FarmFriends, FriendsoftheLibrary, FurryScalyFriends, HangWithTheChicks, Kids, MysticAquarium, PettingZoo, SummerReading, SummerReadingTracker, Tweens, XensCritters, YoungAdults

• Thank You For Being a Friend!

  by Ramona Burkey October 20-26, 2024 is National Friends of Libraries Week. Have you ever attended a free concert at the Russell Library?  Have you checked out a pass for free or reduced admission to one of Connecticut’s fantastic museums?  Have you logged on to one of our popular online author talks with best-selling authors…

  Amy S.

  October 14, 2024

  History of Russell Library, Inside Stories, Library Services

  BeaArthur, CityOfMiddletown, FriendsOfRussellLibrary, FriendsoftheLibrary, HeroesInDeed, JoinTheFriends, MiddletownStrong, MuseumPasses, NationalFriendsOfLibrariesWeek, RosemarieVecchitto, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, TheGoldenGirls

• 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

• 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

  AfterParty, EasternConnecticutParanormalSociety, ECPS, FrancesRussell, FriendsoftheLibrary, ghosts, HauntedLibrary, HistoricalTours, OldChurch, Secrets, SecretsAfterDark, SecretsJr, SecretsOfRussellLibrary, Spirits