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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 play.  The activities we have planned are aimed at children age 1-5, and a caregiver, but all ages are welcome!This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library.To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other week, sign up for our Children & Teens newsletter.

Getting regular cancer screenings can help find cancers early, when treatment is likely to work best. Middlesex Health Cancer Center will be in the lobby of Russell Library to share information and answer questions about this important topic. Awareness to recognize any changes, understanding the critical role screening plays empowers Middlesex County residents to make informed health choices. More importantly, when there are barriers preventing someone from receiving needed healthcare services, Middlesex Health Cancer Center is there to see what can be done to alleviate the hurdle. The goal is to reduce the cancer statistics in Middlesex County.

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.

Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson's Gamble reveals how, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation's developing identity.Register now to take part in the conversation and learn about the trials, errors, and incredible legacy of the Smithsonian’s foundation.If you cannot make the time or date, don't worry! This event will be recorded for on-demand viewing. Register to receive a link to the recording.

Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Drop-in, no registration required. Recommended for children ages 0-5, siblings welcome. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library.To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other week, sign up for our Children & Teens newsletter.

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 play.  The activities we have planned are aimed at children age 1-5, and a caregiver, but all ages are welcome!This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library.To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other week, sign up for our Children & Teens newsletter.

Mystery! is a Russell Library-run book club for mystery lovers. The book group discusses a new mystery novel every month. The group meets on last Thursday of the month (or, if Russell is closed at that time, the latest Thursday in the month that we’re open). The group will meet in the Courtyard whenever weather allows. When weather does not allow, we will gather in Meeting Room 2.Book copies are available at the Circulation desk. Click Here to See the List of Upcoming Mystery! Books.  Registration is recommended for event updates.

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. After stories and songs, we will do a craft based on the books we read together!

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, February 3rd, 2026. Expected hatching occurs around Tuesday, February 24th. The chicks will live in the kids department until pick-up by their mother farm on Tuesday, March 10th. On this Saturday, come visit with the chicks and learn about them from staff members. Gentle petting will be permitted. Younger children will need close adult supervision.

Love chess or just want to learn? All ages and abilities are welcome at our new Russell Library Chess Club. Local chess expert and author Sal Berrios will be leading. Drop-in, no registration required.   This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library. To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other week, sign up for our Children & Teens newsletter

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, February 3rd, 2026. Expected hatching occurs around Tuesday, February 24th. The chicks will live in the kids department until pick-up by their mother farm on Tuesday, March 10th. On this Saturday, come visit with the chicks and learn about them from staff members. Gentle petting will be permitted. Younger children will need close adult supervision.