Ridgefield Library
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About Us
The Ridgefield Library is an intellectual and cultural gathering place, adapting to the changing needs of our community in an evolving world. We commit to encouraging creativity, enrichment and lifelong learning, through: - Expert and supportive staff - Diverse and relevant programming - Emerging and tested technologies - Collections available in myriad formats For more information go to: http://www.ridgefieldlibrary.org/index.shtml
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Contact Information
472 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Call 203-438-2282
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Library Building Anniversary Celebration!
It's the 10th Anniversary of the New Ridgefield Library! Join us as we celebrate a decade of discovery, lifelong learning and enhancing community connections in our beautiful library building! Stop by any time between 10:00am and 2:00pm and learn more about what's happ......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Library Tours
It's the 10th Anniversary of the New Ridgefield Library! As a special treat to our community during this celebration, Senior Adult Services Librarian Christie Mitchell will be providing brief tours about the area that the Adult Services Department is housed in, as well ......More
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Saturday May 4 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
In Person: Caffe Italiano
Join Angela Tropeano one Saturday a month as she goes over some basic Italian vocabulary and grammar to help you get started with the language, improve your basic language skills, and meet new friends. Following this half hour is Caffe' Italiano, a group that meets and......More
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Saturday May 4 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Read to ROAR
Children entering grades 1-4 enhance their oral reading skills by reading to trained therapy dogs from ROAR Ridgefield. Time slots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring a favorite book to read or pick one out in the library before your sessi......More
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Saturday May 4 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Grassland: Hidden Sites and Treasures
Healthy grassland habitats in Connecticut are few and far between. It’s no surprise that many of the bird species that are listed as special concern, threatened, or endangered in our state are dependent on these vital habitats. In this presentation from Woodcock Nature ......More
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Sunday May 5 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Group A: Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher
Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:00 to 3:00. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both.Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand for that day. It will be r......More
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Monday May 6 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
All-Age Family Storytime
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No registrat......More
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Monday May 6 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Tweens & Teens Write!
Available for those in grades 6-12 who want to write! Join our teen librarian, Erica, for writing fun including prompts, story ideas, and creative challenges.Writers can work on whatever they choose to, be it a short story, novel, poetry, screen play, or anything else t......More
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Monday May 6 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Scrabble Club
For students in grades 3-12. Learn strategies and techniques with Scrabble Master Cornelia Guest. No registration required. Please contact Cornelia Guest at [email protected] with any questions.Preference may be given to Ridgefield Residents as space is limited.P......More
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Monday May 6 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Online: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club is a unique community-based book club program for adolescents (16 & up) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members love books for the same reasons most people do: they enjoy being transported to different worlds where......More
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Monday May 6 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
In Person: Community Mindfulness Meditation
The Community Mindfulness Project will be hosting in-person sessions twice a month. Time for community building, mindful meditation instruction, a guided meditation, sharing and reflection. Suitable for first-timers and pros alike. No special clothing or equipment neede......More
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Tuesday May 7 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attend......More
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Tuesday May 7 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Hybrid: Senior Voices: Understanding Your Real Estate Choices
The Ridgefield Library and the Commission on Aging Senior Voices Forum have invited William PittSotheby’s International Realty to present a roundtable discussion about “Understanding YourChoices.” Real estate agents Paul Gervais, Colette Kabasakalian and Cal Lampert wil......More
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Tuesday May 7 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Online: iPhone 101 - Exploring Essential Features
Join this session for an overview of some of the iPhone’s essential features such as the Control Center, backing up to iCloud, StandBy mode, and AirDrop/NameDrop. Learn about the iPhone’s newest security features, device vs iCloud storage, controlling data usage, connec......More
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Tuesday May 7 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Pokémon Players Club 4:30pm
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All levels welcome, and it is not neces......More
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Tuesday May 7 4:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Dungeons and Dragons Club - Group A
Club meeting of gamers in grades 7-12 (rising 7th graders welcome!) alternates weeks to learn the basics of playing Fantasy Role Playing Games like Dungeons & Dragons.Interested in joining the club when space permits? Please email [email protected]
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Tuesday May 7 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Pokémon Players Club 5:30pm
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All levels welcome, and it is not neces......More
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Tuesday May 7 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Hybrid: Nonfictioneers Book Discussion
The title for this month is Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, 2020This book takes an unconventional look at how the economy really works, from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what really matters and what really drives th......More
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Tuesday May 7 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Book Launch: Flown, Poems by Barb Jennes
Join us for the launch of Flown, a new poetry chapbook by Barb Jennes. An elegy-in-verse, the poems in Flown weave between portentous childhood memories and the inexorable progress of the disease that would ultimately take her sister's life.Says poet Terry Blackhawk, "J......More
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Wednesday May 8 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Preschool Storytime
Children ages 3-5 explore a new book every week through song, dance, and crafts in this active storytime! No registration.Programs like this are supported by the generous donations of our patrons.
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Wednesday May 8 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
In Person: World Lit Now!
The title for this month is The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai - VIETNAMTrần Diệu Lan, born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young gr......More
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Wednesday May 8 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Embroidery Machine Orientation
Are you interested in learning how to use the Library's Baby Lock Flare embroidery machine? Join us for a hands-on one hour orientation where we will review all the steps you need to know to get started embroidering. Learn how to hoop your material, thread the machine, ......More
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Wednesday May 8 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Online: Basic French Conversation for Beginners
Join us for this French conversation class for beginners via Zoom.Learned a little French in high school and would like to revisit it? Then why not join Anette Roth at one of our Lunchtime Language workshops. Through simple texts, poems, songs, videos and more, learn m......More
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Wednesday May 8 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Italian Film with English Subtitles: Fellini's 8 1/2
8½ (1963) 2 hours, 18 minutesOne of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ marks the moment when the director’s always-personal approach to filmmaking fully embraced self-reflexivity, pioneering a stream-of-consciousness style that darts exuberan......More
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Wednesday May 8 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
eBooks, eAudiobooks and Digital Magazines
Your Ridgefield Library card gives you access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and digital magazines. We’ll show you what Libby and Hoopla have to offer and how to get started.Please feel free to bring your mobile device.
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Wednesday May 8 4:30pm - 5:15pm EDT
Little Red Hen Story Science
Students in Grades K-2 will explore the folk tale The Little Red Hen through books, science, and fun snacks! Registration is required and opens on April 8, 2024.
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Wednesday May 8 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
Megan Searfoss: The Rewarding (and Painful) Path to Opening a Business
Come hear from Megan Searfoss, owner of Ridgefield Running Company, honored as America's Best Running Store (2022) and recently honored by the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce as the Woman of the Year, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the community and her exe......More
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Thursday May 9 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Terrific Twos
For walking toddlers ages 24-35 months and their parent or caregiver. This three-week class includes free play, songs, fingerplays, stories, and activities. Registration is required and is for all three sessions. No siblings please.Preference may be given to Ridgefield ......More
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Thursday May 9 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Using Gmail More Effectively
During this program, we will present the very popular email application, Google Mail (Gmail). We will review important Gmail basics such as: Sending, Receiving, Replying, Forwarding, Printing, etc. Additionally, we will cover many of the really interesting capabilities ......More
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Thursday May 9 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Baby & Me Playtime
Non-walking infants ages birth to 12 months with a caregiver are invited to drop into this informal group to network and enjoy baby time together. There will be a short introduction by a member of the library staff before each session.No registration. Siblings are welco......More
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Thursday May 9 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Rosen Movement with Betty Ross CANCELLED
Looking for a new way to relax, reduce stress and connect with your body? Rosen Movement encourages relaxation through range of motions and simple, easy-to-do stretching exercises done to music.These movements are designed to lubricate the joints, expand the chest, and ......More
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Thursday May 9 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Founders Hall Book Discussion
The title for this month is The Library by Susan Orlean (nonfiction).Susan Orlean reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution, our public libraries.The Founders Hall......More
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Thursday May 9 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Creative Writing Club
Join our Creative Writing Club to meet with other young writers and share your work! Using prompts and guidance from Ms. Heather, writers in grades 3-5 will work on their writing projects, whether it be a short story, poetry, or a longer project. Imagination and registr......More
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Thursday May 9 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Want to make a difference in your community and earn service hours? Join the Ridgefield Library Teen Advisory Group! Open to students in grades 6-12, the TAG's mission is to promote and grow library services for teens in the Ridgefield community.Click here to learn more......More
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Thursday May 9 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
LinkedIn for Job Seekers
In this hands-on, 60-minute presentation, Kate Fitzpatrick will walk you through the essentials of an optimized LinkedIn profile specifically for job seekers. This presentation will also cover how to search for and apply to jobs on the platform. LinkedIn is now essentia......More
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Friday May 10 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Fungi, Mosses and Ferns-Drawing with Colored Pencils
This is an added session to the series, to enable us to concentrate on mushroom drawing. Those who have registered for the first four are automatically enrolled in this one.
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Friday May 10 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Big Picture
Families with children ages 3 and up are invited to watch short films based on favorite and classic picturebooks. Books related to the weekly themes will be displayed for check out. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program was formerly "Friday Flicks." No ......More
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Friday May 10 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Poetry Study Group with Ira Joe Fisher: The Multiverse of Poems
The Multiverse of Poems: Exploring and Explaining Exquisite Words from Exquisite Writers. Poems rise to the eye and heart and bring good minutes with them. We'll encounter poems that will move you; poems you will never forget. Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher will select t......More
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Friday May 10 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Teen Hangout
Relax with friends on Friday afternoon - play board, card or video games, make a craft, have a snack...no registration necessary, just drop in!
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Saturday May 11 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
RBR - Shutterbug Photographers
The Shutterbug Photography group is a gathering of photography enthusiasts of all levels, who use many different kinds of cameras. We meet at the library on second Saturdays at 9:00 am to discuss our craft or take a field trip. All are welcome. Please email ridgefields......More
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Saturday May 11 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Spanish-English Bilingual Storytime
Families with children of all ages are invited to join Ms. Christie to talk, sing and read together in Spanish and English in this bilingual storytime! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No regi......More
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Monday May 13 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Fifth Grade and Middle School Parent Circle 5-1
Each circle has 3 sessions. Topics typically include:Understanding and parenting your changing adolescentEstablishing and maintaining effective limits, while simultaneously maintaining a warm, trusting parent-child relationshipNavigating drugs and alcohol, technology an......More
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Monday May 13 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
All-Age Family Storytime
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No registrat......More
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Monday May 13 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Hybrid: Books and Brunch CANCELLED
Join us for our monthly chat about books. Members of our staff will share selected new fiction and nonfiction titles as well as staff pick recommendations. Then we hope you will briefly share about what you have been reading. All participants will receive an email after......More
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Monday May 13 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Scrabble Club
For students in grades 3-12. Learn strategies and techniques with Scrabble Master Cornelia Guest. No registration required. Please contact Cornelia Guest at [email protected] with any questions.Preference may be given to Ridgefield Residents as space is limited.P......More
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Monday May 13 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Online: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club is a unique community-based book club program for adolescents (16 & up) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members love books for the same reasons most people do: they enjoy being transported to different worlds where......More
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Tuesday May 14 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attend......More
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Tuesday May 14 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Pokémon Players Club 4:30pm
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All levels welcome, and it is not neces......More
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Tuesday May 14 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Pokémon Players Club 5:30pm
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All levels welcome, and it is not neces......More
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Tuesday May 14 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
In Person: Web Developer Coding Bootcamp
Join us for our first ever Web Developer Coding Bootcamp with Fiero Code, a self-guided online software program that teaches you how to code through hundreds of coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects. During this 12-month bootcamp, Ridgefield Library will ho......More
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Tuesday May 14 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
In Person: Critics' Circle Book Group
The title for this month is The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, 2020A woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, dragging countless fortunes with it in this captivating novel of money, beauty......More
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Tuesday May 14 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Fifth Grade and Middle School Parents Circle 5-2
Each circle has 3 sessions. Topics typically include:Understanding and parenting your changing adolescentEstablishing and maintaining effective limits, while simultaneously maintaining a warm, trusting parent-child relationshipNavigating drugs and alcohol, technology an......More