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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
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Summer Reading Wraps Up
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While Summer Reading officially ended on August 9th, you will still be able to access the online reading log until August 24th to enter your last books and to print out a list to take to school.
We will also continue to give out prizes and take photos until then.
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Last Call for the Community Mural
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The deadline is September 7th to recognize a family member or a favorite author on the Community Mural in the Gallery on the Library's Lower Level. Various sizes of book spines and silhouettes are available at donation levels starting at $150. Print a form here, pick one up at the Circulation Desk or contact Laureen Bubniak at lmbubniak@ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282 x11029. |
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Business Program Survey Extended
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We want to her from you! The Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce, SCORE and the Ridgefield Library are making plans for meetings, speakers and workshops for our Skillsbox series for 2015-2016. If you are interested in programs for small and home-based businesses at the Library, please take a moment to complete this short survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSWFJZ3 by August 24h. Thank you!
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Panel Discussion on Immunizarion
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Saturday, August 22, 3:00 PM
Main Program Room
To Immunize or Not to Immunize? That Is the Question
This program is presented by the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association and the Library. This program will feature Dr. Steven Novella, a neurologist at Yale, Mary Ellen Porrata, a nurse with the RVNA and Sandra Novella, a dietician with the RVNA. Registration recommended.
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Tech Topics: Chrome and Downloadables
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Tuesday, August 18, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Donofrio Family Technology Center
How to Get Started with eBooks, Downloadable Audiobooks, and Digital Magazines
Do you need help getting started accessing the Library's eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, or digital magazines using OverDrive and Zinio. Drop-in anytime between 1 and 3 PM for one-on-one training with staff members. All you need is your Ridgefield Library card to access thousands of books and issues of over 48 magazines from wherever an internet connection is available.
Thursday, August 20, 1:00 PM
Donofrio Family Technology Center
How to Use the Chrome Browser:Beyond Beginner
In this class, we'll cover organizing bookmarks, downloading files, privacy and security, integrating with a Google account, and other features that make Chrome a popular browser. You should have a basic familiarity with Chrome for this class. Registration required.
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Book Discussions this Week
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Tuesday, August 18, 7:00 PM
Dayton Program Room
Critics' Circle Book Discussion
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
No registration required for Library book discussions - new readers always welcome.
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Weekly Garden Lunch & Reading
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 Wednesday, August 19 , 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 Rosalind Till.
Cost: $5, excludes lunch, CSA members $3. For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
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Art Walk Opens this Weekend
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Friday, August 21, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Ruggles Fine Arts Reading Room and on the Library lawn
ART Walk Opening Reception
Saturday, August 22, 12 noon - 4:00 PM Ruggles Fine Arts Reading Room and on the Library lawn Meet the Artists Art Walk is an initiative for artists to display works of art in unique out-of-gallery settings such as merchants up and down Main Street and beyond. It is co-sponsored by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists and the Ridgefield Arts Council. Art Walk is designed to support the arts in Ridgefield while expanding each venue's foot traffic. The Ridgefield Library will host a Friday evening reception from 5-8 pm with Art Walk artists, sculptor David Boyajian (on the Library lawn) and sculptors Susan Margolis and Mike Cerullo (on the front lawn--and in the Ruggles Fine Arts Reading Room in the Morris Building). Friday evening from 5-8pm and Saturday from 12-4pm, the artists will be available to speak with visitors at the Library site. Musicians from RMAC (Ridgefield Music and Art Center) will also perform on the lawn Friday evening. Boyajiian and Margolis work with large-scale organic forms. While Boyajian's sculptures are more abstract and inspired by the energy of nature, Marogilis's smaller sculptures are mysterious, quiet and figurative. Cerrulo, on the other hand, will be exhibiting his painted, abstract, geometrically, graffiti-inspired "live painting event" as a work in progress on the front lawn. The works on display will be up through September 11th with a take-down period from September 12th - September 16th on business days. There will be a closing reception at The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane in Ridgefield, on Friday, September 11th to celebrate the conclusion of Art Walk and the Walk on Down Guild Gallery Show. |
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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, 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.
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.
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Chance Browne Exhibit Now Open
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The Gallery on the Lower Level
Exhibit - Outside the Box: Chance Browne Comic and Fine Art
Robert "Chance" Browne is an American comic strip artist and cartoonist, painter, and musician. Along with a selection of his comic art, Chance will exhibit a selection of his paintings, drawings and prints of his 3-D constructions.
 Drawing the comics, as a rule, involves staying inside boxes. "Outside the Box" will include a selection of Browne's original "Hi and Lois" illustrations as well as his fine art. In addition to landscapes and portraits, Browne will show constructions made from found materials. The eldest son of the late cartoonist Dik Browne ("Hagar the Horrible," "Hi and Lois"), Chance grew up in Wilton, Connecticut. He attended The New York School of Visual Arts and studied painting at Park College in Missouri. He has served as president of the family's company, Browne Creative Enterprises Inc., since 1989, while illustrating "Hi and Lois" and editing material for "Hagar the Horrible."
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