Click for our event calendar. Pink events are for kids, green for teens, and yellow for all ages!

We want all of Middletown’s youth to have (and use!) their library card. For this reason, Russell Library has eliminated daily overdue fines for Juvenile and Young Adult materials checked out on youth accounts (for residents under the age of 18).

Articles, multimedia, primary sources, e-books, and other resources.

Easy-to-understand encyclopedia articles, magazine articles, an atlas & links to related websites.

Need help with a class? Over 70 languages available.

Need a book fast? Download it!

Over 120 animated stories designed to strengthen early literacy skills. Click here to access from home.

Book reviews, sample chapters, suggestions & read-alike lists.

Online reference databases: history, science, biography & more. Also, newspapers, magazines, genealogy, ebooks, audiobooks.

If your group wishes to visit the children’s library or have a children’s librarian visit your organization, please fill out our request form. Visits MUST be requested a minimum of 2 weeks in advance.

Library staff will respond to requests within 5 business days to confirm your visit or to work with you to find another date.