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Dear Reader,   This week’s news article is a book review, courtesy of Librarian, Jessica Davies.   Genre: Adventure If you like this book, then I humbly recommend:  War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Currently available at the Russell Library in the New Release…

Dear Reader: Not every day does our small-town library have the honor of welcoming an Oscar winner to one of our Wednesday evening speakers’ events, but, when we do, our community turns out in spades.  The Russell Library Gallery was pleasantly packed with avid listeners as the illustrious Jan Murray shared vividly recounted stories from…

Dear Reader: Mur·phy’s Law /ˈmərfēz ˈlô,ˈmərfēz ˈlä/ noun a supposed law of nature, expressed in various humorous popular sayings, to the effect that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.   Not that anything went wrong, per se.  It’s just that attendance was down for Open Mic Night, due to harvest, beautiful weather, the cold that’s going…

Dear Reader: On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Amy & Ed kicked off our events season at the Russell & District Regional Library with an evening dedicated to the songs of John Prine.  The concert began at 6:30 pm and ended around 9:00 pm after two glorious forty-five-minute sets.  Amy’s sweet and airy voice complements Ed’s…

Dear Reader: The following is a week in the life of Russell & District Regional Library during Beef & Barley Festival. Wednesday, October 4th was Newcomer Welcome Night and this year the library had a newcomer on staff: Manager, Christine Podollan.  While Christine is new to Team Library, she is also the pleased new owner…

Dear Reader: “What home means to me.”  New in the Russell & District Regional Library Gallery this week is an exhibit by a group of Langenburg, Saskatchewan students: age 3-11.  Teacher, Bethany, has also set up a small canvas house, approximately 5’ x 5’ where the public can hang their own paintings or objects based…

Dear Reader: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!  We are pleased to inform you that our First Annual Community Appreciation & Book Sale was a wonderful success.  Thank you to everyone that came in to The Russell & District Regional Library on Saturday, September, 23.  Thank you for your support.  Already, we look forward to…

Dear Reader: “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”  Oscar Wilde Welcome back to our small town library column.  Please note, Beef & Barley Festival Free Movie Night will be The Super Mario Brothers movie: Thursday, October 5th. Doors open at 4:00 pm.  Full canteen with Pop-Corn & Hotdogs.  The Library Ladies look forward…

Dear Reader: Summer in review @ Russell & District Regional Library:  Russell Library Farmer’s Market and Hot Dog Sale began in June, every Friday from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, and will continue for several more weeks. Every Thursday, (until end of August), at the Binscarth Library, Christine and Madison conducted a Hot Dog Sale…