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We Will Be Out of Touch Sunday - Tuesday
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IMPORTANT ALERT! Sunday through Tuesday we will be without phone or email service while our equipment is being transferred to Governor Street. You should be able to contact us again starting Wednesday - same emails, same phone, same mailing address, but a new street address.
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472 Main Street Library Is Now Closed
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The Library is now closed to the public at 472 Main Street and will reopen at our temporary quarters at 21 Governor Street on Tuesday, September 4th. Find out more about what the closing means for you and about our plans for the interim space. Here's what you can do while we are closed: - Visit a library in a nearby town while we are closed and borrow items there. You will need your up-to-date wallet-sized card to exercise this privilege.
- Use your library card to explore the many digital resources available on our website at www.ridgefieldlibrary.org. These include many reference/research databases, plus eBooks and downloadable audiobooks from TumbleBooks and Overdrive.
- Follow us on Twitter, connect with us on Facebook and sign up for our e-newsletters to receive the latest updates on our progress.
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Please Keep Your Borrowed Items Until After the Move
|  Please hold on to items you have out and return them after Labor Day. No items are marked as due during our moving period. No fines will accrue for the days we are closed.
To ease the pressure when we first re-open, we invite you to return borrowed items anytime between September 4th and 9th without penalty, even if marked as due during that week. This first week in the new location will be fine-free for everyone! |
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New Opening Hours Start September 4th
| Starting September 4th, the Library will have a new schedule of open hours:
Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 7 PM
Friday - Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM (during the school year, beginning Sept. 9th) |
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Some Programs Continue this Week in Alternate Locations
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Thanks to our generous neighbors and friends for hosting certain Library programs during our transition period. Look for us at the following locations this week.  Tuesday, August 28, 10:00 AM only Parks and Recreation Center, 195 Danbury Road
Mother Goose
Movement, music and rhymes for infants to 2 year olds with a caregiver. No registration.
Please note return to Tuesdays for Mother Goose.
 Thursday, August 30, 7:00 PM
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street
Author Talk & Book Launch with David Rich
Join us for the book launch of Caravan of Thieves by Ridgefielder David Rich published today, August 30 by Penguin. This program is co-sponsored by the Ridgefield Library and Books on the Common. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Refreshments will be served thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Saturday, September 1, 10:00 AM
Offsite location
Memoir Writing Group
Monthly session will include advice from other writers, a prompt with writing time, critique and sharing. Please contact Eileen O'Holloran, eohalloran@zeiss.com or 914-681-7488 for location or more information.
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Summer Reading Logs Still Open
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Summer Reading officially ended on Saturday the 18th. The online reading log program will be available through August 31st, so kids can continue to record their books and print out lists for school.
Remaining prizes may be collected at 21 Governor Street from September 4th through 7th.
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Library Tag Sale September 7th and 8th
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Friday, September 7, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, September 8th, 9:00 Am - 5:00 PM
Old Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street
Library Tag Sale
The Ridgefield Library invites individuals and organizations such as schools, libraries and non-profits to their 472 Main Street location on for a tag sale of furniture, fixtures and equipment. Among the items available will be quantities of chairs from our program room, glass front display cabinets, study tables,child-size furniture, display racks, chairs, desks, microform machines, kitchen-style cabinets and other built-ins, and more. Some items will be marked with very modest prices, "make an offer" for others; some will be free to a good home. Please be prepared to remove most items purchased by the end of the day on Saturday the 8th. For more information, contact Assistant Director Mary Rindfleisch at 203-438-2282 ormfrind@ridgefieldlibrary.org.
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It's Not Too Late to Reserve your Memento of the Old Library!
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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 old Library as a keepsake. They make a great bookend, paperweight or doorstop. Purchase your bricks now online. |
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