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Your Library On the Go!
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On the go? Check out these Library resources you can access 24/7 from anywhere! Click the arrow to watch this video and others on YouTube featuring your Ridgefield neighbors.
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National Voter Registration Day @ the Library
|  Tuesday, September 22, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Main Lobby Voter Registration Drive In the state of CT, public libraries are among the locations where voter registration forms are distributed. To celebrate National Voter Registration Day, we are teaming up with Ridgefield's town registrars and the League of Women Voters Ridgefield chapter to offer convenient onsite registration. Stop by anytime between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. |
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College Admissions Series Continues this Week
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 Tuesday, September 22, 6:00 PM
Main Program Room @ Ridgefield Library
Finding a College that Fits
with Dr. William Elliot, Vice President Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University
The Ridgefield Library is excited to co-sponsor the Wooster School College Admissions Speaker Series for 2015 to bring in professionals from a diverse pool of excellent colleges and universities to look at the complex college selection, application and funding process from different perspectives, helping local students and their parents think more deeply about how to best match their search with who they are and the experience they would like to have in college.
Three of the series events will occur at the Ridgefield Library and four will occur at Wooster School. The Library events are open to the public and seats can be reserved through the Library website. Limited seating is available to the general public for the events at Wooster School and can be reserved by calling (203) 830-3900. Learn more about the series.
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B Wurtz and Wayne Koestenbaum: Artist and Poet in Dialogue
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Thursday, September 24, 6:30 PM
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street
B Wurtz and Wayne Koestenbaum: Artist and Poet in Dialogue
Aldrich exhibiting artist B. Wurtz and poet Wayne Koestenbaum talk about inspiration in and across different art forms. Join us for this intriguing conversation about cross-pollination in the arts and artists' unexpected muses. Presented in partnership with the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. FREE! Registration encouraged. RSVP: aldrichart.org or 203-438-4519.
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Writers Conference Reading and Reception
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Friday, September 25, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Main Program Room
Ridgefield Writers Conference Reading and Reception
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Readings by award-winning authors Peter Spiegelman and Sonya Huber
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Networking with fellow writers, authors and conference coordinators
This free event is open to the public. Come and bring your friends and family to meet our writers, authors, faculty and conference staff. No registration.
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Monthly Community Sing-Along
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 Sunday, September 27, 3:00 PM Main Program Room
Let's Sing! - A Community Sing-Along
Join us for Let's Sing! A community sing-along in the spirit of Pete Seeger that will take place every other month at the Library. "The songs are part of a project from the Music Educators National Conference, chosen for their wonderful spirit and singability," says Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray, who began the series as a way to bring the community together. Get America Singing Again! is the book that will be used and there is no fee. Members of the public are encouraged to bring friends, family and portable instruments for an uplifting, shared musical experience. Musical hosts are Edwin Taylor, Faith Ferry, and Deborah Katchko-Gray. For more information contact cantordebbie@gmail.com. No registration.
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Tech Topics: LinkedIn, iPad Cases
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Monday, September 21, 10:30 AM
Donofrio Family Technology Center
How to Build Your Network on LinkedIn in 14 Minutes a Day with Kate Fitzpatrick
No matter what your job or experience, LinkedIn is truly the most effective social media platform for building your professional network and everyone needs to know how to leverage this free yet invaluable tool. If you're looking for a way to stand out professionally, display yourself as an authority in your field and build your network, Kate Fitzpatrick can show you how to do this in just fourteen minutes a day. In this hands-on, 60-minute presentation, Kate will walk you through the essentials of an optimized LinkedIn profile, offering tips and suggestions you can implement immediately. She will then outline her 14 Minutes a Day structure for making new connections, positioning yourself as an expert, building relationships and engaging with key influencers in your field. Please register.
Tuesday, September 22, 3:30 PM Dayton Program Room Making an iPad Case from a Book We'll be repurposing old books to make one-of-a-kind iPad cases. Suitable for ages 13 and up. Please indicate the model of the iPad you want your case to fit when registering. |
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Book Discussions this Week
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 Wednesday, September 23, 10:00 AM
Randolph Room
AM Book Group
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
No registration required for Library book discussions. New readers always welcome. Inquire at the Circulation Desk about obtaining copies of the chosen titles or purchase at a special discount at Books on the Common. |
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Weekly Garden Lunch & Reading
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 Wednesday, September 23 , 12:30 - 2:00 PMThe 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 readers: Terri Bearden-Rettger and Carol Mark. Terry and Carol both live in Ridgefield, love to read and work together at Books on the Common here in Ridgefield. Terry is the children's and young adult book buyer for the store. Terry and Carol will be reading a mixed selection of new and old favorites for children and adults.
Cost: $5, excludes lunch, CSA members $3. For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
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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.
Wednesday, 11:30 AM
Leir Children's Program Room
Baby & Me
Finger plays and songs for newborns through age 12 months with a caregiver. Parents of infants are invited to network with each other.
Wednesday, 2:00 PM
Leir Children's Program Room
Just 3s!
A program just for the three year old including stories, songs and a short film. Children may attend alone or with an adult.
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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Time for Teens
|  Saturday, September 26, 12:30 - 1:30 PM Kellen Family Children's Program Room High School Critics
For people in grades 9-12. We'll chat about books, movies, plays, music, games, and more. The Library will provide snacks, you bring your opinions about whatever media you've been consuming lately! Drop in program, no registration needed.
Don't miss Tuesday's iPad case workshop and college admissions presentation, described above.
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