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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
give online today.
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Children's Program Registration through 9/16
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Register this week using our online registration system for children's fall programs including storytimes for two, four and five year olds. Please note that some programs now take place at different times or locations than in the past. Some programs are now being offered on a drop-in basis instead of preregistered for your convenience.
Also register for after school programs that require registration including Nutmeg Nibblers for gr. 4 & 5, and Act it Out for Grades 1 & 2. Children wishing to attend Bookworms for Grades 2 & 3 sign up in person at the library.
Visit http://www.ridgefieldlibrary.org/children/programs/index.shtml and click on the name of a program for more details.
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Visit Us at our New Location - During our New Hours
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The move is complete and we are now settling in at our new temporary home at 21 Governor Street (the former HayDay/Balducci's location). The mailing address remains 472 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877 and phone is still 203-438-2282. Staff emails are all the same, but some phone extensions may have changed. Check our staff directory for details. Please note that our hours have changed: Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 7 PM Friday - Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM Sunday 1-5 PM starting this week, September 9th |
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Q & A about Library Service in the Temporary Location
| What's changed? What hasn't? What about parking? Programs? See the attached for details of what you can expect in our temporary location. Have a question that isn't addressed here? Send it to mfrind@ridgefieldlibrary.org.
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Donations Now Accepted for Friends Book Sale
|  The next Friends of the Ridgefield Library Used Book Sale will take place October 19-22 at Yanity Gym, and donations are now being accepted. You may bring your used books in good condition to the Library's Governor Street location during library hours only. Please separate children's books from other materials and pack all items into small boxes (liquor store boxes are perfect). Check the donation guidelines first. |
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Adult Book Discussions this Week
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Thursday, September 13, 3:00 PM Please note new time.
Founders Hall
Founders Hall Book Discussion
Join us for a monthly book discussion led by Mary Rindfleisch, Ridgefield Library Assistant Director. Open to members of Founders Hall. This month: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. No registration.
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Scholarly Series on Proust Starts this Month
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 The Library is pleased to announce its latest scholarly program series. This fall we will join forces with The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum to present Dipping into Proust, a multi-media series of programs based on Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, better known as Remembrance of Things Past or, in its original French, À la recherche du temps perdu. The novel, in seven volumes, is one of the longest in the world at 1.5 million words. Our series will focus on just the first book, Swann's Way, the volume that contains the now famous "episode of the madeleine" which sparked the involuntary memories of the book's narrator.
Events taking place in September and October include book discussions, a lecture by Yale scholar Mark Schenker, and a concert of classical music from Proust's era. Click here for a full schedule and information on how you can participate.
Dipping into Proust is made possible by the support of the Friends of the Ridgefield Library and the Wadsworth Russell Lewis Fund.
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Calling All 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Muggles, Wizards & Witches!
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Announcing the very first Ridgefield Harry Potter Book Club, to take place Tuesday afternoons this fall at 4:30 PM at the Branchville Elementary School Library. Open to students from all Ridgefield elementary schools. Limited to 25 members; contact Mary Tichey-Staack at BES to sign-up 203-544-7980 x2137 or mticheystaack@ridgefield.org.
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Children's Programs this Week
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Please note that some old favorites are now at new times or in new locations.  Monday 10:30 AM, Library Program Room
Drop-In Storytime
Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based film. No registration.Tuesday 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.
Tuesday 6:00-7:00 PM, Library Program Room
Scrabble
Play scrabble with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4 - 8. No registration. Thursday 4:30 PM, Library Program Room
Nutmeg Nibblers
Readers in grades 4 & 5 are invited to read and discuss the Nutmeg nominee books. Book to be discussed: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Snacks are served. Registration required. Friday 11:00 AM, Library Program Room Friday Flicks Movies based on favorite children's books for ages 2 and older. No registration. Saturday 10:30 AM, Library Program Room
Drop-In Storytime
Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based film. No registration.
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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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