Ridgefield Library
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About Us
The Ridgefield Library is an intellectual and cultural gathering place, adapting to the changing needs of our community in an evolving world. We commit to encouraging creativity, enrichment and lifelong learning, through: - Expert and supportive staff - Diverse and relevant programming - Emerging and tested technologies - Collections available in myriad formats For more information go to: http://www.ridgefieldlibrary.org/index.shtml
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Contact Information
472 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Call 203-438-2282
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Wednesday November 5 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Chair Yoga with Liz Wendel
A bi-monthly Yoga class, using a chair (standing and seated) as a prop for support. Chair Yoga makes practicing yoga accessible for all populations, ages and conditions.Chair Yoga classes with Liz Wendel give you the full benefits of any other yoga class: centering, yog......More
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Thursday November 6 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Murder by the Book
The title this month is Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman.The 19th novel featuring the Navajo cops focuses on police officer Bernadette "Bernie" Manualito, who's married to Chee. When Leaphorn leaves a restaurant, Bernie witnesses his shooting in the parking lot......More
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Monday November 10 10:30am - 11:00am EST
All-Age Family Storytime
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No registrat......More
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Monday November 10 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Books and Brunch
Join us for our monthly chat about books. Members of our staff will share selected new fiction and nonfiction titles as well as staff pick recommendations. Then we hope you will briefly share about what you have been reading. All participants will receive an email after......More
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Monday November 10 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Online: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club is a unique community-based book club program for adolescents (16 & up) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members love books for the same reasons most people do: they enjoy being transported to different worlds where......More
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Tuesday November 11 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attend......More
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Tuesday November 11 6:30pm - 8:00pm EST
Critics' Circle Book Group
The title this month is Our Missing Hearts by Celest Ng.This deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel explores the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear.Critics' Circle meets in-person on the second Tuesday of the month (except Decem......More
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Wednesday November 12 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Online: Basic French Conversation for Beginners
Join us for this French conversation class for beginners via Zoom.Learned a little French in high school and would like to revisit it? Then why not join Anette Roth at one of our Lunchtime Language workshops. Through simple texts, poems, songs, videos and more, learn m......More
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Thursday November 13 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Rosen Movement with Betty Ross
Looking for a new way to relax, reduce stress and connect with your body? Rosen Movement encourages relaxation through range of motions and simple, easy-to-do stretching exercises done to music.These movements are designed to lubricate the joints, expand the chest, and ......More
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Monday November 17 10:30am - 11:00am EST
All-Age Family Storytime
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No registrat......More
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Monday November 17 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Chibi Chats: Manga Book Club
Let's talk manga! On the third Monday of each month, we will read the first volume in a series, or a single volume of stand-alone manga. The title for this month is: Soara and the House of Monsters by Hidenori Yamaji."Soara is a young girl who was raised to fight agains......More
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Monday November 17 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Online: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club is a unique community-based book club program for adolescents (16 & up) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members love books for the same reasons most people do: they enjoy being transported to different worlds where......More
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Tuesday November 18 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attend......More
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Wednesday November 19 10:00am - 11:30am EST
Hybrid: A.M. Book Group
The title for this month is The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford.The novel starts with “This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” It’s the story of the break-up of two marriages, an example of literary Impressionism, and a precursor to Modernism. The A.M. Book Discus......More
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Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Online: Intermediate/Advanced French with Anette Roth
Join us for this French conversation class for those with intermediate to advanced French. The class takes place via Zoom. Through texts, poems, songs, videos and more, learn more about the language and culture, improve your language skills, and meet new friends. Please......More
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Wednesday November 19 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Chair Yoga with Liz Wendel
A bi-monthly Yoga class, using a chair (standing and seated) as a prop for support. Chair Yoga makes practicing yoga accessible for all populations, ages and conditions.Chair Yoga classes with Liz Wendel give you the full benefits of any other yoga class: centering, yog......More
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Wednesday November 19 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Online: Women & Money: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead this very popular, lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio.*You must register for this program to receive the Zoom Link. *Zoom Link will be sent by the Darien Lib......More
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Wednesday November 19 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Love at First Page Book Group
This month we'll be reading The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava.A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this witty and irresistible rom-com by debut author Danica Nava.Ember Lee Cardinal has not alw......More
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Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Italian Films with English Subtitles: 'Once We Were Strangers'
Join us to watch 'Once We Were Strangers' (1997) (1hr 36m)Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job, lives as a squatter and enjoys a carefree romantic tryst with a wealthy art dealer. When he falls in love wit......More
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Thursday November 20 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Infinite Worlds Book Group
The title for this month is The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. CoreyScience Fiction: When the Carryx decimate the human population, taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society to serve on their world, Dafyd Alkhor, is forced to compete against the other captive species......More
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Monday November 24 10:30am - 11:00am EST
All-Age Family Storytime
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No registrat......More
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Monday November 24 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Online: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club is a unique community-based book club program for adolescents (16 & up) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members love books for the same reasons most people do: they enjoy being transported to different worlds where......More
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Tuesday November 25 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attend......More