Upcoming Events

Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Drop-in, no registration required. Recommended for children ages 0-5, siblings welcome. 

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, sensory toys and imaginative

Our April title is My Friends by Fredrik Backman.

Copies available at the Borrowing Desk.

Join us at Forest City Brewing at 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT.

Join us for music and movement with your child.  We'll use bean bags, scarves and shakers to move to the music.

Registration is not required but recommended for program/weather updates.

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 to keep all learners engaged and excited.

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 to keep all learners engaged and excited.

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of Russell Library bingo. Brought to you by the Russell Library 150th Anniversary Games. 

Love chess or just want to learn? All ages and abilities are welcome at our new Russell Library Chess Club. Drop-in, no registration required. 

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, sensory toys and imaginative

Join us for Movie Monday! We'll be serving popcorn and showing A Minecraft Movie, which is rated PG and has a run time of 1 hour and 41 minutes. Join us!

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. 

Families with children are welcome to join us to play classic BINGO and win books and small prizes. Recommended for ages 4-12. 

Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra partners with the Beardsley Zoo for a family concert. Explore how animals move while a brass quintet plays animal-themed pieces of music. Drop-in; no registration required. All ages welcome.  

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra partners with the Beardsley Zoo for a family concert. Explore how animals move while a brass quintet plays animal-themed pieces of music. Drop-in; no registration required. All ages welcome.  

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, sensory toys and imaginative

Award-willing  author/illustrator Barbara McClintock will be reading some of her works and conducting a brief artist's workshop.

Like axolotls? Or want to know what they even are? The Amphibian and Reptile Center will be bringing live axolotls to the Hubbard Room for a special Axolotl Spring Break. Learn around about them, and meet some in person. 

Love chess or just want to learn? All ages and abilities are welcome at our new Russell Library Chess Club. Drop-in, no registration required. 

Meet our new baby chicks! Rent the Egg's Hatch the Chicken program is partnering with Russell Library to help us incubate and then hatch chicken eggs. The eggs will be delivered on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026.

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, sensory toys and imaginative

Stop by the library lobby and chat with a representative from Ellafi Federal Credit Union (formerly Seasons FCU). 

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.