July 27 - August 2, 2015

In This Issue

Final Days to Find Waldo

Tech Topics: 3D Printing Using Tinkercad

Garden Lunch & Reading

Memoir Writing Group

Summer Reading Is Underway

Special Children's Programs this Week

Weekly Drop-In Children's Programs

Summer Time for Teens

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New Adult Non-Fiction

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New Children's Chapter Books

New Picture Books

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Final Days to Find Waldo

In Ridgefield you can find this beloved character at the Library and 24 other locations around town through July 31.

Pick up your passport at Books on the Common and start searching today! Visit 20 stores or more and you can submit your entry form at the bookstore for special raffle prizes.

Tech Topics: 3D Printing usingTinkercad

Monday, July 27, 6:00 PM

Donofrio Family Technology Center

3D Printing Using Tinkercad
A hands-on 3D Design Workshop for those who are looking for a simple online modeling tool. The class is led by Chris Iorillo.

Please register.

Weekly Garden Lunch & Reading

Wednesday, July 29 , 12:30 - 2:00 PM

The Garden of Ideas, 653 North Salem Road

Garden Lunch & Readings

The Garden of Ideas, the Ridgefield Library and 109 Cheese and Wine will present a weekly Garden Lunch at the Garden of Ideas on Wednesday afternoons through September 30. Enjoy lunch in a beautiful setting (prepared for you or bring your own)...in solitude, with old or new friends, with colleagues... with an option for a bit of added inspiration if desired. This week's reader is Ingrid Polonius.

Cost: $5, excludes lunch, CSA members $3. For more information and to purchase tickets click here.

Memoir Writing Group

Saturday, August 1, 1:00 PM

Memoir Writing Group
Monthly session will include advice from other writers, a prompt with writing time, critique and sharing. No registration. Please contact Eileen O'Halloran, eohalloran509@gmail.com or 914-441-8092 for more information.

Summer Reading Is Underway!

Summer Reading Programs for preschoolers, elementary students, teens and adults run through August 9th.

Click here for more information about how you and your whole family can participate.

Special Children's Activities this Week

Nutmeg Logo Tuesday, July 28, 12 noon

Kellen Family Children's Program Room

Nutmeg Nibblers

Kids going into grades 4 - 6 get together for lunch to discuss the Nutmeg Award nominees. A different book will be discussed each week. Please bring a bag lunch. This week's book: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Registration required.

Wednesday, July 29, 5:00 PM

Main Program Room

Heroes of the Animal Kingdom
Animal Embassy will present an educational and entertaining program with a diverse group of live animals who lead heroic lives. For children ages 5 and older. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgefield Library. No registration.

Thursday, July 30, 10:15 AM

Main Program Room

Toddler Tunes
Robert Messore will perform a concert for little ones. Enjoy old favorites and some original songs for children ages 5 and under. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. No registration.

Thursday, July 30, 2:00 PM

Donofrio Family Technology Center

Code Like a Superhero for Grades 4 and 5

Be a coding Super Hero using Scratch! Join Children's Services Librarian Mary Beth Rassulo to learn how to code using MIT's SCRATCH. See how much fun coding can be! Registration required.

Weekly Drop-In Children's Programs

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.

Monday, 6:00 PM

Leir Children's Program Room

PJ Storytime

Preschoolers ages 3 - 5 are invited to wear their PJs to the library to hear stories and see a short film all about nightime. Accompanying adults may attend.

Tuesday, 10:15 and 11:30 AM

Leir Children's Program Room

Mother Goose

Language enrichment program for infants through age 2 and a caregiver, including finger plays, music and movement.

Tuesday, 5:30 PM

Leir Children's Program Room

Scrabble

Play Scrabble with an experienced tournament instructor. Learn the secrets to winning this wonderful game! For children in grades 4 - 8.

Wednesday, 11:00 AM

Leir Children's Program Room
Art Explorers for Grades K & 1
Children going into Kindergarten and first grade are invited to explore different types of art including watercolor, collage, printmaking and others.

Thursday, 11:00 AM

Leir Children's Program Room

Heroes & Heroines for Grades 2 & 3
Children going into grades 2 & 3 are invited to explore different types of heroes and make a craft or special activity about the heroes.

Friday, 11:30 AM

Leir Children's Program Room
Friday Flicks

Book-based movies for ages 2 and up.

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.

Summer Time for Teens

Monday, July 27, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Ellis Family Teen Center

Teen Crafternoons

Drop in every Monday during Summer Reading for crafts!

This week: pendulum painting. No registration needed. Come in & stay for as long as you like; leave when you want.

Tuesday, July 28, 3:00 PM

Dimitri's Diner

Middle School Critics

Attention people going into grades 6 - 8! Let's meet at Dimitri's! You bring money to pay for your food, I'll bring along news of not-yet-published books. We'll all snack and talk about whatever books we enjoy (or dislike!).It's not a traditional book club. We share whatever we've been reading and enjoying lately. No registration.

Scrabble tile Tuesday, July 28, 5:30 PM

Leir Children's Program Room

Scrabble

Play Scrabble with an experienced tournament instructor. Learn the secrets to winning this wonderful game! For children in grades 4 - 8. No registration.

Wednesday, July 29, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Ellis Family Teen Center

Anything Can Happen Wednesday

Drop in and see what's going on - something different each week of Summer Reading. Some weeks we'll create with technology, some weeks we'll write poetry, some weeks we'll play a game.

Drop in program, no registration needed. Come in & stay for as long as you like; leave when you want. This week: we'll set up book dominoes all through the Teen Center...then knock them down!

Thursday, July 30, 3:00 PM

Dimitri's Diner

High School Critics

Attention people going into grades 9-12! Let's meet at Dimitri's!

You bring money to pay for your food, I'll bring along news of not-yet-published books. We'll all snack and talk about whatever media we enjoy (or dislike!). It's not a traditional book club. We share whatever we've been reading, watching, or playing and enjoying lately. No registration.

Friday, July 31, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Ellis Family Teen Center

Maker Camp

Don't just consumer, create! As a Make Magazine Maker Camp affiliate, we'll create something different each week of Summer Reading. Drop in program, no registration needed. Come in & stay for as long as you like; leave when you want. This week: Learn about electricity with some simple circuits.