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You can support these and other Library services with a tax-deductible donation to the Library's Annual Appeal. You can mail your check or
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Summer Reading Starts Monday!
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Free Films Wednesday
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Wednesday, July 14, 1:30 and 7:00 PM Dayton Program Room
Hollister Film Series
Now Showing: Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows (2011, PG-13, 129 minutes). Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law repirse their roles as master detective Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson.
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Shutterbugs Meet Saturday
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Saturday, July 14, 9:30 AM History Room Shutterbugs
Photography club meets monthly to discuss their craft and/or head out on their many field trips. New members are always welcome.
As the group often goes straight out to take photographs contact Mary Harold at 438-7350 or ridgefieldshutterbugs@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining the group. |
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Book Discussions for Adults this Week
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Book Discussions for Children and Teens this Week
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 Tuesday, July 10, 12:00 noon, Children's Program Room
Nutmeg Nibblers
Readers in grades 4 & 5 bring their lunch and discuss the Nutmeg Nominees. Book to be discussed: My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian. Register in Children's Services or by phone.
Tuesday, July 10, 3:30 PM
YA Critics
People going into grades 6 - 8 are invited to meet at Dimitri's diner to eat and talk about books. You must bring $5 - $10 to pay for your own food. No registration.
Thursday, July 12, 12:00 noon, Children's Program Room
Jr. Critics
Kids going into grades 4 & 5 that love to share what they are reading meet to talk about titles! Bring your lunch. No registration.
Thursday, July 12, 3:30 PM
High School Critics
People going into grades 9 - 12 are invited to meet at Dimitri's diner to eat and talk about books. You must bring $5 - $10 to pay for your own food. No registration. |
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Children's Activities
| Weekly drop-in programs (no registration - In the Children's Program Room unless otherwise noted). Check out new summer offerings below!
 Mother Goose Is on the Move!
This popular program has moved to Thursdays at 10 AM (one session only). See you then!
- Monday 10:30 AM Drop-in Storytime (Stories, songs and a film for children aged 3 and up)
- Tuesday 6:30 PM Scrabble (Play with a tournament experienced teacher. For grades 4 - 8.)
- Wednesday 10:30 PM Night Owls (Children going into grades Kindergarten and First are invited to hear stories, play games and make crafts! )
- Wednesday 2:00 PM Dream Weavers (Children going into Grades 2 and 3 are invited read stories, play games and create crafts.)
- Thursday 10:00 AM Mother Goose (Music, movement and rhymes for infants through age 2 with a caregiver. In the Dayton Program Room.)
- Friday 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM Friday Flicks (Short films based on favorite picture books for ages 2 and up)
- Saturday 10:30 AM Drop-in Storytime (Stories, songs and a film for children aged 3 and up)
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Where's Waldo in Ridgefield?
|  At the Library, and at 19 other locations in town through July 31st, that's where! In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of this beloved character, independent bookstores across the country, including our own Books on the Common, are hosting a contest. Pick up a search list at the bookstore or the Chamber of Commerce and see how many places you can find the famous fellow in the striped shirt. Collect cards at each spot to win great Waldo prizes! Stop by the Library or call Books on the Common at 203-431-9100 for more information. |
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Book Buggy Buzzes In for July!
|  A pilot program introduced by the Friends of the Library, the Book Buggy is a cart stocked with reading material for people of all ages, available for casual use. Book Buggies will be found this month in Ballard Park (M-W-F 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM) and at the Recreation Center (during the center's hours of operation). |
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Buy a Brick!
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 You can take home a little piece of the Ridgefield Library once construction starts and a large part of the building is demolished. For just $10 you can purchase an authentic brick from the current Library as a keepsake. They make a great bookend, paperweight or doorstop. Reserve your bricks now at the Circulation Desk or purchase online, and we will contact you when bricks are ready for pick up. |
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The 2012 
Monday, July 9, 10:30 AM, Dayton Program Room