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Fall in Love with Ridgefield this Weekend
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 Three great days celebrating Ridgefield's rich history, culture, unique shopping and dining, music and arts and much more! Activities on tap include Halloween window painting, face painting, balloon animals, pumpkin painting, scarecrow contest, tag sale, haunted hayride, seasonal restaurant specials and lots of cultural performances and exhibits.
Print a full brochure of activities for all ages.
Library programs include:
* Community Art Project with Watershed Gallery @ Governor Square Field, Saturday at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
* Meet the Natives with Woodcock Nature Center @ the Library, Saturday at 2:00 PM
* Ridgefield Folk with Susan McKeown @ The Aldrich, Sunday at 2:00 PM |
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Camp Snooze Is Coming!
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The annual library sleepover is a popular fundraiser for the Library and a "not to miss" experience for 4th graders. Dates for Fall 2013 are November 2nd for girls and November 16th for boys. Contact Leslie Vuilleumier at mlvuill@ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282 x1022 for registration information. Download a flyer to print or share.
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Author Michael Korda on Ulysses S. Grant
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 Thursday, October 17, 7:00 PM
Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main Street
Author Talk: Michael Korda on Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely HeroIn a new illustrated and oversized edition of the acclaimed biography of Ulysses S. Grant - a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, serve two terms as president, write one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature, and is today remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president, Michael Korda, former Editor in Chief of Simon and Schuster and author of more than 20 books, offers readers an in-depth look at the uniquely accomplished life of our 18th President . Co-sponsored by Keeler Tavern Museum and Books on the Common. Please register.
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Ridgefield Folk Returns with Susan McKeown
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 Sunday, October 20, 2:00 PM
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street
Ridgefield Folk with Susan McKeownAfter singing on the streets of her native Dublin as a teenager, Susan McKeown left for New York and soon became a regular performer at the legendary East Village club Sin-É. Her debut album Bones (1995) garnered wide critical acclaim, established her reputation as an inventive songwriter with a powerful voice, and set her on the road to an international touring and recording career. In 2009, McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg, the lead singer of The Klezmatics, released Saints & Tzadiks, an album combining Yiddish and Irish songs. In October 2010 she released the solo album, Singing in the Dark, an exploration of creativity and madness, and in November 2012 she released Belong, her third album of original songs.
Tickets are free thanks to the Friends of the Library and can be picked up at the door on the day of the show starting at 1:00 PM.
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Writers Guild Meeting
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Thursday, October 17, 7:00 PM Main Library Writers Guild of RidgefieldWriters get together monthly to network and talk about their craft. New members always welcome. Email Lauren Salkin at lasalk@gmail.com for more information. |
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Book Discussions this Week
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Friday, October 17, 1:00 PM Library Program Room Poetry Discussion GroupJoin us for a monthly discussion of a chosen poet. The discussion is led by retired English Professor, Dr. Alan Holder. This month: Selected Poems of Walt Whitman. This program is sponsored by the Friend of the Library.
No registration - new readers always welcome to Library book discussions.
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"Welcome to Night Vale" Listening Party for Teens
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Thursday, October 17, 5:30-6:30 PM
Library Program Room
Welcome to Night Vale Listening Party
Teen fans (grades 6-12) of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale," as well as those curious about this "small desert town where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful and mysterious lights pass over us while we all pretend to sleep," are invited to come to a Welcome to Night Vale listening party at the Library. We will enjoy Third Eye Cookies and other Sherrif's Secret Police Snacks while listening to this wonderfully creepy, yet funny podcast. No registration.
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Special Children's Programs
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 Thursday, October 17, 11:00 AM
Library Program Room
Bookworms
Readers in Grades 2 & 3 are invited to a book discussion group! Children pick up the book at the library and return to discuss it in this after school program. This month's book: The Boy who Harnessed The Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer pictures by Elizabeth Zunon. Snacks will be served. Registration required.
Saturday, October 19, 2:00 PM
Library Program Room
Meet the Natives with Woodcock Nature Center
The rainforest isn't the only place where you can find some incredible animals. Find out with WNC's professional naturalists, who might be living right in your own back yard, and what you can do to help them. Learn about our local habitats and where to look for some of the most interesting native animals through live specimens, mounted specimens, furs, feathers, and skulls. This 45 min. - 1 hr. program is appropriate for families with children aged 3 and up. No registration.
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Weekly Drop-in 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 and more.
Monday, 11:30 AM, Library Program Room
Baby & Me
A program just for infants 12 months and younger with a care giver. Language enrichment through lap-sit songs and rhymes.
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. Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Library Program Room Scrabble Play scrabble with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4 - 8. Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Library Program Room Storytime for 3s and 4s Children ages 3 and 4 are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based movie. Care-givers are welcome. No younger siblings please. Friday 11:00 AM, Library Program Room
Musical Storytime with Ann - NEW! A very special story and music program with Ann and her keyboard. A short book based film will be shown. For children ages 2 and older.
Saturday 10:30 AM, Library Program Room Drop-In Storytime Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories and more. Special theme this week in conjunction with Ridgefield Playhouse Pepsi Children's Series: The 3 Little Pigs! |
October Is National Arts and Humanities Month
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 Here at the Library you can enjoy book discussions for all ages, arts and crafts sessions, author talks and ARTalk presentations, live musical and dramatic programs, and workshops for aspiring poets, photographers and memoirists. For a full line-up of arts and humanities events at the Library this month, check our program calendar.
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