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Civil War Soldiers Fair Saturday
|  Saturday, June 8, 1:00 - 4:30 PM Ballard Park Soliders FairPeriod music, singing, re-enactors, hands-on activities and games for children, a display of Civil War artifacts, local actors portraying men and women from the Civil War era and much, much more. Family-friendly, educational and fun! Rain date June 9. Find out more. |
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Ridgefield Remembers the Civil War: More Events
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The Library joins with numerous other community organizations to present activities and events in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Learn more about these and other programs for all ages. Tuesday, June 4, 2:45 PM Founders Hall Lecture: "All You Ever Wanted to Know About the Battle Hymn of the Republic" With Rev. John Heeckt; open to the general public Tuesday, June 4, 7:00 PM Keeler Tavern Museum Lincoln-Douglas style DebateWith members of the Ridgefield High School debate team Friday, June 7, 8:30 PM Ridgefield Community Center - on the Lawn at Lounsbury House Outdoor Screening of "Gettysburg"Bring a blanket or a deckchair and a picnic! |
Ridgefield Library Annual Fund Headed towards Goal - With Your Help
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 Please help meet this year's goal!
These dollars go to help support the ongoing programming, collections and services of the Library.
As of 5/31, we are at 87% of our goal for the fiscal year ending 6/30. Every gift counts - please help today.
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Energy Literacy and Classic Homes
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Monday, June 3, 7:00 PM Keeler Tavern Museum Workshop: Energy Literacy and Classic HomesRidgefield Library, Ridgefield Historical Society, Keeler Tavern Museum and Ridgefield's Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge are pleased to sponsor this historic homes workshop, featuring energy experts from Next Step Living. The presentation will help owners of historic and classic homes figure out where to start making energy efficiencies improvements. New upgrades that pay for themselves create greater comfort in both summer and winter and reduce energy waste, without compromising the intrinsic historical integrity of the building. Please register. |
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Book Discussions this Week
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Shutterbugs Meet Saturday
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Saturday, June 8, 9:00 AM
21 Governor Street
Shutterbugs
The Library's photography group meets on the second Saturday of the month to discuss their craft and/or head out on their many field tr AM then go out on field trips. New members are always welcome.
Please contact Mary Harold at 438-7350 or e-mail ridgefieldshutterbugs@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining the group and to find out the location of the field trips.
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Summer Readers Will Meet Up for MOOC
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This year's Summer Reading Program for adults will feature 'The Fiction of Relationship," a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from Coursera, taught by Dr. Arnold Weinstein of Brown University. It's cutting edge, it's educational, it's interactive - and we hope it will be fun!
We will view together Dr. Weinstein's lectures and discuss the assigned reading. To participate, we ask that you register with both the Library and Coursera.
See how on our Adult Summer Reading page.
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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, 6:00 PM, Library Program Room Scrabble Play Scrabble with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4 - 8. No registration. 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 and more. No registration. |
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