Events at Russell Library
Russell Library Hours
Monday-Thursday, 9am-8pm
Friday & Saturday, 9am-5pm
Sunday, 1pm-5pm (October-March)
Curbside Service is available during all open hours.
Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Fables and Frolic In-Person
Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Open to all ages with an emphasis on children 0-4 years. Siblings welcome. Registration suggested but NOT required, drop-ins welcome.
The weekly...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 35 seats left
QPR: Suicide Prevention Training In-Person
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Middletown Health Department is offering a QPR- Suicide Prevention Training.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 18 seats left
A Murder Mystery, Family Story, & Love Letter to Strong Women Everywhere: Author Talk w/ Nina Simon (Online)
Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door.
You’re invited to join Nina Simon online as she chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur...
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Play Pals! In-Person
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week on Thursday mornings to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building...
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- Date:
- Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 50 seats left
Books and Brews: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng In-Person
Our MAY title is Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.
Copies available at the Borrowing Desk.
Join us at Stubborn Beauty Brewing at 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT.
Questions? E-mail Christy...
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- Date:
- Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Other 1, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult Book Group
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 22 seats left
Preschool Power Storytime! In-Person
Join us for some Friday fun, for preschoolers and their families. We will be joined by the Family Resource Center.
Registration suggested for event updates.
For kids age 0-6 (Babies - first grade),...
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- Date:
- Friday, May 10, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 10:30am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 28 seats left
Science Saturday In-Person
Inspire wonder and Ignite curiosity at Science Saturday! This program explores big ideas in science using hands-on experiments, spectacular demonstrations, and plenty of live music and body movement...
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- Date:
- Saturday, May 11, 2024
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- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 6-11 Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 80 seats left
PRIDE Rock Painting In-Person
At this PRIDE-themed rock painting event, people of all ages can come together and show our pride by creating colorful rocks. The rocks can be taken home as well as left around Middletown in common...
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- Date:
- Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- General Interest
- Categories:
- All Ages
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 52 seats left
D&D in the Library: The Euclidia Campaign Continues! In-Person
Join us to continue our latest mini-campaign! All levels are welcome. This is a continuation of the Euclidia Campaign. In this three hour session (with built in breaks) everyone will get to learn...
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- Date:
- Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Other 1, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 12-18
- Categories:
- Teen
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 19 seats left
Play Pals In-Person
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building materials, crafts,...
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- Date:
- Monday, May 13, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 50 seats left
OUTDOOR Family Storytime In-Person
Join us for a fun family storytime where we will read books and share rhymes and songs for kids birth to 6 years old and their families.
Registration is suggested for event updates.
For kids age...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- South Lawn, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 39 seats left
Fables and Frolic In-Person
Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Open to all ages with an emphasis on children 0-4 years. Siblings welcome. Registration suggested but NOT required, drop-ins welcome.
The weekly...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 38 seats left
Play Pals! In-Person
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week on Thursday mornings to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building...
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- Date:
- Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 50 seats left
Georgiana, Like So Many in Middlesex County with author Claire Smith In-Person
What was life like for a Middlesex County woman in the years 1849 to 1930, an era of unprecedented change for the nation, for Connecticut and for women?
Come hear about Georgiana Smith Cook who, like...
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- Date:
- Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 57 seats left
Library Closed 9am-1pm
The Russell LIbrary will be closed from 9am-1pm for staff training.
- Date:
- Friday, May 17, 2024
- Time:
- 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Audience:
- General Interest
- Categories:
- Hours/Other
Middletown Kids Health & Safety Day In-Person
Come visit with Russell Library staff at the Middletown Kids Health & Safety Day. We will be giving out free books.
The Middletown Kids Health & Safety Day is an educational and fun-filled...
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Play Pals In-Person
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building materials, crafts,...
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- Date:
- Monday, May 20, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 50 seats left
OUTDOOR Family Storytime In-Person
Join us for a fun family storytime where we will read books and share rhymes and songs for kids birth to 6 years old and their families.
Registration is suggested for event updates.
For kids age...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 40 seats left
Russell Library Board Meeting In-Person
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
Asian American Representation in Literature: An Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang (Online)
We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with...
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Fables and Frolic In-Person
Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Open to all ages with an emphasis on children 0-4 years. Siblings welcome. Registration suggested but NOT required, drop-ins welcome.
The weekly...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, May 22, 2024
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- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 38 seats left
Play Pals! In-Person
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week on Thursday mornings to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building...
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- Date:
- Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 50 seats left
Dance With Me In-Person
Join our children's librarian for movement, music, and the art of dance! We will learn ballet moves, use props, and have some fun flowing and grooving to the music. No experience is needed!
This...
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- Date:
- Friday, May 24, 2024
- Time:
- 11:00am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 30 seats left
Saturday Family Storytime In-Person
Join us for a fun family storytime in the Hubbard Room where we will read books and share rhymes and songs for kids birth to 6 years old and their families.
Registration is suggested for event...
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- Date:
- Saturday, May 25, 2024
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- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
Block Party In-Person
Come build with us: Legos, giant blue blocks, magna tiles, duplos, and giant Lincoln Logs will be out for free play. Recommended for ages 3-12, but all kids and families are welcome.
Drop in; no...
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Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Russell Library
123 Broad Street
Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-2528
russelllibrary.org