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)
Mobile Blood Drive
Donate blood and save a life!
The Blood Collection bus will be parked outside the library from 9:30am-5:00pm on Tuesday, March 19th.
CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment.
Blood Donor FAQs.
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, March 19, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 23 seats left
Russell Library Board Meeting In-Person
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
Fables and Frolic (Story Time) 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.
- Date:
- Wednesday, March 20, 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! - 40 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, March 21, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 33 seats left
On Retelling Greek Classics: An Exploration of the Modern Epics with Madeline Miller (Online)
You’re invited to a fascinating exploratory conversation with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, as she chats with us about her body of work and her process in...
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Mini Movers In-Person
Join us for music and movement with your child. We'll use bean bags, scarves and shakers to move to the music.
Registration is suggested for event updates.
For kids age 0-6 (Babies - first grade),...
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- Date:
- Friday, March 22, 2024
- Time:
- 11:00am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 24 seats left
Easter Candy Hunt Eggstravaganza @ The Middletown Recreation Center In-Person
Join Russell Library at the Middletown Recreation Department as they host an Easter Egg Hunt. No registration necessary. All activities will be indoors at 150 Wilderman's Way. Candy hunt times are as...
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- Date:
- Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Time:
- 9:30am - 12:50pm
- Location:
- Other 1, In person: offsite
- Audience:
- Ages 12-18 Ages 6-11 Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
Frida Kahlo and Female Surrealists In-Person
Join Bernadine as she explores women and the 20th century art movement Surrealism. Dominated by male artists, women harnessed the Surrealist aesthetic, “channeling the unconscious as a means to...
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Open Sunday 1-5pm
Russell Library is open Sundays from October 2023 - March 2024 from 1pm - 5pm.
- Date:
- Sunday, March 24, 2024
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- Time:
- 1:00pm - 5:00pm
- Audience:
- General Interest
- Categories:
- Hours/Other
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:
- Monday, March 25, 2024
- 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
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...
More
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 35 seats left
Russell Library/City Hall Feasibility Study Committee In-Person
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
Fables and Frolic (Story Time) 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.
- Date:
- Wednesday, March 27, 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! - 40 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, March 28, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 31 seats left
Mystery! In-Person
What: Mystery! is a Russell Library-run book club for mystery lovers. The book group discusses a new mystery novel every month.
When: The group meets on last Thursday of the month at 3pm (or, if...
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- Date:
- Thursday, March 28, 2024
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- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:30pm
- Location:
- Meeting Room 2, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- General Interest
- Categories:
- Adult Book Group
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 4 seats left
Mini Movers In-Person
Join us for music and movement with your child. We'll use bean bags, scarves and shakers to move to the music.
Registration is suggested for event updates.
For kids age 0-6 (Babies - first grade),...
More
- Date:
- Friday, March 29, 2024
- Time:
- 11:00am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 31 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, March 30, 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! - 50 seats left
Weird Barbie Art Party In-Person
Come and get creative with destroying and rebuilding some Barbie dolls! Buzz their hair, graffiti their skin, give them wild expressions and weird clothing choices! These toys are open pallettes for...
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- Date:
- Saturday, March 30, 2024
- Time:
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Location:
- Other 1, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 12-18
- Categories:
- Teen
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 30 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:
- Monday, April 1, 2024
- 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
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...
More
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Hubbard Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 35 seats left
The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us–A Sweeping History of Food and Culture with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson (online)
Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and...
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Narcan Training In-Person
It's National Public Health Week and the Middletown Health Department would like to offer a Narcan Training to the public.
In this training, participants will...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Hubbard Room
- Audience:
- Ages 19+
- Categories:
- Adult
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 24 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, April 3, 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! - 40 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...
More
- Date:
- Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Activity Room, In person: onsite
- Audience:
- Ages 0-5
- Categories:
- Children
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 29 seats left
Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Russell Library
123 Broad Street
Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-2528
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