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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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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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Take our Comic Con Survey
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Were you in the Library on Saturday, July 25th, when we had the first ever Ridgefield Library Comic Con? We want to hear what you thought so we can plan for future events. Please take a moment before August 31st to complete our brief survey at
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Book Discussions this Week
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Wednesday, August 26, 10:00 AM
Randolph Room
AM Book Group
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
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 26 , 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 Leah Rogers.
Cost: $5, excludes lunch, CSA members $3. For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
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Art Walk Exhibits Continue
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 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 Library is hosting 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). Boyajiian and Margolis work with large-scale organic forms. While Boyajian's sculptures are more abstract and inspired by the energy of nature, Margolis'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. 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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