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Library Open Veterans Day
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 The Library will be open 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 11th. Stop by and observe Veterans Day with our display of materials exploring our nation's military services and armed conflicts. |
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Training for Using the 3D Printer
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Are you interested in printing your own 3D design on the Library's Makerbot? We are now ready to offer use of our 3D printer to Ridgefield Library cardholders. Before reserving printer time (available in two-hour blocks), we require attendance at a 90-minute orientation session to go over how to format a design to be print ready, how to operate the Makerbot, and for an overview of our usage policies. Patrons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Books & Breakfast Monday
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 Monday, November 10, 10:30 AM Dayton Program Room
Books & Breakfast
Join us for our monthly chat about our favorite books. Members of our staff will share of their personal recommendations and then we hope you'll share your memorable reads. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Registration is not required.
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Presenting...The Prospector
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Wednesday, November 12, 8:00 AM
The Prospector, 25 Prospect Street
Tour: The Chamber of Commerce @ The Prospector
The Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce invites its members and prospective members to come for a tour of the new Prospector Theater. Business owners will have an introduction to the unique business model of the Prospector and very special mission of this nonprofit organization, while getting a sneak peak at a first rate venue that will be available to host business meetings and events. Please register.
 This program is part of the Skillsbox: Tools for Business Success series that is presented by Ridgefield Library, the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce and SCORE.
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Foundation Funding Workshop
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Friday, November 14, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Main Program Room
How to Secure Funding from Foundations with Judith Margolin
Foundations are mysterious institutions to those unfamiliar with them. This workshop demystifies the process of securing foundation funding. It provides a thorough grounding in what foundations are all about, including how many there are, who runs them, trends in foundation giving and how to learn more about them. The workshop focuses on what motivates foundations to give and helps participants determine why a funder might or might not support their nonprofit organization.
Judith Margolin is an independent consultant, workshop and webinar leader on foundations and grants. She served as Vice President for Planning and Evaluation at the Foundation Center, the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, for a number of years. She is the author of several books, including The Individual's Guide to Grants and Financing a College Education and has served as editor of multiple editions of the Foundation Center's how-to books.
This program is aimed at nonprofit organizations, their staff, board members and volunteers. Individuals will also learn valuable information. 3 hours - light refreshments will be served. Please register.
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Odyssey of the Mind Informational Meeting
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Saturday, November 15, 2:00 PM
Main Program Room
Odyssey of the Mind Informational Meeting
Parents and kids of Ridgefield, please join us for an informational presentation on Odyssey of the Mind, an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Please come if you might be interested in forming your own team sponsored by the Ridgefield Library.
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Writers Guild Advanced Critique Group
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Saturday, November 15, 2:00 PM
Study Room 213, Upper Level
Writers Guild Advanced Critique Group
The advanced critique group is for serious writers working on a project intended for publication. The group is limited to 10 members. A 500-word writing sample is required for admittance into the group. Submit your writing sample to rwgcritique@gmail.com. Paste your submission in the body of the email. In the subject line, include the word "submission."
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ARTalk: Creative Wisdom
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Sunday, November 16, 2:00 PM
Main Program Room
ARTalk: Creative Wisdom - New Thinking About Aging and Creativity in the 21st Century
Steve Dahlberg, Director of International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, will lead participants as they explore questions about "Creative Wisdom" in a format that will be part dialogue, part experiential workshop. No matter what your age, come and explore:
- What your age means to you - and whether this fits with the expectations society has taught you about certain ages.
- What opportunities and challenges you see ahead for yourself - and for an increasingly older society.
- What role creativity can play in helping you explore transitions from full-time work - and in living the second half of your life on purpose.
- How Creative Wisdom might be applied to improve community well-being and the common good.
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The Big Read
|  Ridgefield's Big Read of The Great Gatsby continues through November 24. Here are highlights of activities coming soon. See our Big Read page for more about these and upcoming events in this exciting community-wide project. Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 PM@ Ridgefield Library Lecture: World War I and American Literary Modernism
The great American poet T. S. Eliot wrote in The Waste Land, "I had not thought death had undone so many," uniting in the image of a crowd of dead men passing over London Bridge the unreality of The Inferno with the reality of the aftermath of the First World War. Mark Schenker, Dean of Academic Affairs in Yale College, will discuss the impact of WWI on a number of American writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, T. S. Eliot and Willa Cather, as these authors took up what one critic has called "the task of restoring freshness to a much-abused language." Please register.
Thursday, November 13, 3:00 PM @ Founders Hall Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby Open to members of Founders Hall. No registration.
Thursday, November 13, 7:00 PM @ Ridgefield Library Film and Discussion: Alice Paul - Ridgefield Radical
Did you know that a Quaker woman is responsible for securing the right of women to vote by using radical protest tactics such as civil disobedience and hunger strikes? And did you know that this woman lived part of her life in Ridgefield? Join the Ridgefield League of Women Voters for a talk and film presentation by Lucienne Beard of the Alice Paul Institute. We will learn about the pivotal role Alice Paul played in the women's suffrage movement, her Quaker roots, her Ridgefield residency, and her life-long work for women's equality around the world. Discussion and refreshments will be enjoyed after the presentation. Please register.
Friday, November 14, 2:00 PM
@ Founders Hall
Reception: Jazz-Era Tea and Charleston Demonstration
Monthly social gathering features a Jazz Era theme and Charleston demonstrations. Open to members of Founders Hall. No registration.
Sunday, November 16, 2:00 PM
@ Ridgefield Theater Barn
The Last Flapper: A Play Reading
Join us for a play reading of William Luce's The Last Flapper, a one-woman play based on the writings of Zelda Fitzgerald, chronicling her unorthodox life and tumultuous relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald. Light refreshments will be served. Free. No registration.
Tuesday, November 18, 6:30 PM
@ Ridgefield High School
Intergenerational Book Chats: The Great Gatsby
Discussions will be led by Ridgefield High School students and will be interactive, inter-generational exchanges that will probe the meanings and history of this great novel. Gatsby-era snacks and (non-alcoholic) beverages will be provided by the Friends of the Library. Please register.
PLEASE NOTE: Earlier lectures by Mark Schenker and Maureen Corrigan are now available as podcasts on the Big Read page on the Library's website at www.ridgefieldlibrary.org.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with Arts Midwest. Support has also been received from Connecticut Humanities (CTH), a non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities that funds, creates and collaborates on hundreds of cultural programs across Connecticut each year. This program is also made possible with support from Liz and Steven Goldstone. The 2014 Big Read in Ridgefield is presented by The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts and the Ridgefield Library, along with numerous community partners.
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Special Events for Kids
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Tuesday, November 11, 2:00 PM
Main Program Room
Airborne Jugglers Performance and Workshop
The Airborne Jugglers will perform a 30 minute comedy juggling routine followed by a 30 minute hands on workshop for children ages 5 and older. Adults may accompany children. The workshop is not appropriate for children under 5. No registration.
Wednesday, November 12, 4:30 PM
Leir Children's Program Room
American Sign Language Stories
Children in grades kindergarten through 2nd are invited to a very special telling of stories using ASL (American Sign Language). Some signs will be taught after the readings. No registration.
 Thursday, November 13, 4:30 PM
Kellen Family Children's 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. This month's title: Henrietta and the Golden Eggs by Hanna Johansen. Snacks will be served. Registration required.
Saturday, November 15, 11:00 AM
Main Program Room
Concert: Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band
Gigi and her band will entertain families with children ages 5 and under in a lively interactive concert. No registration.
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Weekly Drop-In Children's Programs
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Monday, 10:30 AM
Leir Children's Program Room
Drop-In Storytime
Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based film.
Tuesday, 9:30 or 11:00 AM
Leir Children's Program Room
 Mother Goose A language enrichment program for infants through age 2 including finger plays, music and movement. Tuesday, 5:30 - 6:30 PM Leir Children's Program Room Scrabble Play Scrabble with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4 - 8.
Friday, 11:00 AM Leir Children's Program Room Friday Flicks Movies based on favorite children's books for ages 2 and older. Saturday, 10:30 AM Leir Children's Program Room Drop-In Storytime Children ages 3 and up are invited for stories, songs and a short book-based film. |
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Time for Teens
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 Tuesday, November 11, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Leir Children's Program Room
Scrabble
Play Scrabble with a tournament experienced teacher. For children in grades 4 - 8. No registration.
Saturday, November 15, 12:30 PM
Kellen Family Children's Program Room
High School Critics
We'll chat about books, movies, plays, music, games, and more. Bring your opinions about whatever media you've been consuming lately! Drop in - no registration required.
TEENS: Check out the details above of Big Read programs on The Great Gatsby and 3D printer training.
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