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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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Buy a Brick
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Souvenir bricks from the old Library building are now available for $10 each. Purchase yours today online or at the Circulation Desk.
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Holiday Week Schedule
|  The Library will be closed on Friday, March 29th and Sunday, March 31.
We will be open on Saturday our regular hours (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) for your convenience. |
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Love Letters Performance
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 Wednesday, March 27, 700 PM
Library Program Room
Love Letters performed by Larry Greeley and Andrea Garmun
Love Letters is AR Gurney's most loved play. From their first scrawled valentines of childhood, to the last guilty good-byes, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd's letters envelop us in a unique nostalgia. While the images they create bring back youth's universal innocence, fears and fancies, they further reveal themselves, their goals and their dreams in a "love affair" that takes them from grade school through middle age. And as they ponder opportunity lost and love squandered, we see the very essence of their life-long relationship...all in the letters that were at its very root. Love Letters is a co-production of M&M Productions and with the new theater group, Village Stage, in Milford CT. Please register as space is limited.
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Book Discussions this Week
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Wednesday, March 27, 11:15 AM Library Program Room |
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Ridgefield Remembers the Civil War
|  The Library joins with numerous other community organizations from January through June 2013 to present activities and events in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Learn more about the many upcoming programs for all ages. This Week:Thursday, March 28, 7:00 PM Library Program Room Discussion - Does the American Civil War still matter today? Recollections of a Virginia family through four generations.
Randy Lewis will conduct an interactive discussion with the audience referring to statistics as to the devastation of the war, especially in the South, generational histories and experiences, particularly to the personal letters and diaries of the Brooks family of Waynesboro, VA, whose four sons fought in the famous Stonewall Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia, and current attitudes, issues and opinions. Please register.
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Taste, Listen & Learn: A Craft Beer Symposium to Benefit the Library
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Saturday, April 6, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Library Interim Location @ 21 Governor Street
Taste, Listen & Learn: A Craft Beer Symposium to Support the Library
Join us for an educational celebration of Craft Beer. Nosh on a variety of hors d'oeuvres with a paired sampling of Craft Beers while learning about the nuances of the booming Craft Beer industry. Mitch Ancona of Ancona's Wines & Liquors and David VanWees, Latice Imports, will kick off the evening's festivities. Mitch and Dave, along with representatives from notable craft brew houses, will be on tap to keep the evening flowing with their knowledge and answers to all of your questions. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned beer drinker, you will be sure to leave with an enhanced appreciation for all things Beer. CHEERS!
Sponsored by Suni & Woody Harford
$60 per person; proceeds support Library operations.
Please purchase tickets online or call 203-438-2282 x1027.
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Extreme Draw On! @ the Library
|  Our partnership with the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for Extreme Draw On! starts March 24th and runs through May 4th. We will be hosting a "drawing horse" at our interim quarters at 21 Governor Street. Come by and make a drawing inspired by the work of our beloved Maurice Sendak and we will post it in our front windows for all to admire. Draw the "wild thing" in you or pay homage to another favorite Sendak character with your own interpretation. |
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Children's Programs
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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 4:30 PM, Library Program Room Junior Critics Children in grades 4 & 5 get together to share the books they've been reading. Snacks are served. No registration. Tuesday 6:00 PM, Library Program Room Scrabble Play with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4-8. No registration. Wednesday 2:00 PM, Library Program Room Storytime for Threes and Fours
Children ages 3 and 4 are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based film. No registration. Thursday 2:00 PM, Library Program Room
Kids' Crafts
Kids age 3 and 4 accompanied by an adult are invited to make crafts. Adult supervision required. Make and take home creations! No registration. Saturday 10:30 AM, Library Program Room Drop-In Storytime Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories and more. No registration. |
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Attention OverDrive Users
|  Our popular subscription service for borrowing downloadable audiobooks and eBooks has just introduced a completely new platform. While the purpose is to provide an enhanced and more user-friendly interface, it is very different from what we are all used to. Just stop by the Information Desk or call 203-438-2282 x1003 for help finding your way around the new configuration.
Not used OverDrive yet? |
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