Tag: HangWithTheChicks

• 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

• Summer Preview: 2026

  As the school year draws to a close, and the weather starts to warm up (please?), it’s time to start thinking about your summer plans. We hope that your summer plans include Russell Library. In just four short weeks, Summer Reading will kick off at Russell Library. Can you believe it? Here’s what you need…

  Amy S.

  May 18, 2026

  Events, Kids and Teens, Library Services, SummerReading

  BethanyOBriem, ChessClub, FamilyFolkConcert, FarmersMarketStorytime, FinaleParty, FurryScalyFriends, HangWithTheChicks, KickoffParty, MondayMovie, PettingZoo, SarahLouRichards, SugarGlider, SummerReading, SummerReadingTrackers, TheLuckyHusky, XensCritters

• Fowl Preview 2026

  by Amy S. You’ve been asking. We heard you. Chicks are returning in February 2026. Why so early? Because nothing helps beat the late-winter blues like little balls of adorable fluffiness. Once again, the Youth & Family Learning department is partnering with our local Hatch the Chicken affiliate, Farmer Joe’s Gardens of Wallingford, Connecticut, to…

  Amy S.

  February 2, 2026

  Events, Kids and Teens, Libraries

  BabyBunnies, Chicks, Cute&Cuddlies, DateWithADuck, DuckEggs, EggCandling, FarmerJoesGardens, HangWithTheChicks, HatchingChicks, HatchTheChicken, TakeYourChildToTheLibraryDay, TrevorTheDuck, XensCritters

• 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

• Chickens in the Library?!

  Last summer, we had fourteen very special guests in the library: two batches of seven chicken eggs, courtesy of a chicken farm in nearby Wallingford, Connecticut. Of the original 14 eggs, 13 hatched into chicks. The chicks visited with Russell Library patrons for about a week and a half, and then were picked up by…

  Amy S.

  April 7, 2025

  Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Kids and Teens, Libraries, Technology

  Chickens, Chicks, DET, EggHatching, Eggs, HangWithTheChicks, HatchTheChicken, PeepShow, RentTheChicken, WebCam