This Week @ the Library: Online Literature Course, Caring for your Aging Parent, Graduate Tribute Program and More

This Week @ the Ridgefield Library
June 17-23, 2013

In This Issue

Honor a Graduate

Summer Hours Start This Week

Annual Fund Headed towards Goal - With your Help

Caring for your Aging Parent with Diane Johnston

Summer Reading Program Starts Monday

Book Discussions this Week

Writers Guild Meeting

Children's Programs

Quick Links

2011-2012 Annual Report of Giving

Q & A about our Temporary Location

What's New

New Adult Fiction

New Adult Mysteries

New Adult Non-Fiction

Selected New DVDs

Selected New Audiobooks

New Children's Chapter Books

New Picture Books

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.

Buy a Brick

Souvenir bricks from the old Library building are now available for $10 each. Purchase yours today online or at the Circulation Desk.

Learn more about the Campaign for the New Ridgefield Library.

Honor a Graduate with a Gift to the Library

Congratulations 2013 Graduates!
Now proud family and friends can honor a high school or college grad with a gift to the Library in recognition of their educational accomplishments. Find out more and donate today!

P.S. You can also honor a favorite teacher. Here's how.

Summer Hours Start this Week

Summer open hours begin this week, which means that the Library will be closed on Sundays through Labor Day. Our hours for the summer will be:

Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Friday & Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

And, of course, you can access many Library resources 24/7 at www.ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Ridgefield Library Annual Fund Headed towards Goal - With Your Help

Please help meet this year's goal!

These dollars go to help support the ongoing programming, collections and services of the Library.

As of 6/18, we are at 96% of our goal with just over 10 days to go before our fiscal year ends on June 30th. $10,000 will put us over the top. Every gift counts - please help today.

Caring for your Aging Parent: A Baby Boomer's Guide

Thursday, June 20, 7:00 PM
Library Program Room
Lecture: Caring for your Aging Parent with Diane Johnston

Diane Johnston will present a program for Baby Boomers who are dealing with the challenges of caring for aging parents. Among the subjects to be covered in this seminar include coping strategies, recognizing cognitive changes and finding resources.

Diane Johnston PNP is a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry in private practice in Westport, Connecticut, specializing in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. She works with adults, adolescents, couples and families from all over Fairfield County.

This program is part of our Adult Summer Reading program and is made possible thanks to the Friends of the Library. Please register.

Summer Reading Starts on Monday!

Summer Reading starts on June 24 and runs through August 10.
Visit our Summer Reading pages starting on Friday to find out more and start your online reading log. There are prizes and special programs for all ages!

Dig into Reading for children (going into Grades K-5)
Beneath the Surface for teens (going into Grades 6-12)
Groundbreaking Reads for adults

Book Discussions this Week

Tuesday, June 18, 7:15 PM
Library Program Room
Critics' Circle Book Group
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
No registration. New readers always welcome.
More about this and upcoming Critics' Circle selections.

Wednesday, June 19, 7:00 PM
Library Program Room
"The Fiction of Relationship" Online Course Meet-up
Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost
Learn more and register.

Friday, June 21, 1:00 PM
Library Program Room
Poetry Discussion Group
Kaddish and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Led by Dr. Alan Holder. No registration.

Writers Guild Meets Thursday

Thursday, June 20, 7:00 PM
Main Library
Writers Guild of Ridgefield

Writers get together monthly to network and talk about their craft. New members always welcome. Call Aurora Lopez at 203-244-5341 for more information. No registration.

Children's Programs

Good News! Mother Goose is back to drop-in for the summer.

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 or 11:00 AM, Library Program Room

Mother Goose

Drop in for fingerplays, music, movement and a book! For ages birth through age 2 years accompanied by an adult. No registration required during the summer months!

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.