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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Friday August 15 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Level Up Movie Matinee
Enjoy a playful movie each Friday afternoon at 2:00 pm in the Leir Children’s Program Room. Movies are either rated G or PG and will run between 90 and 120 minutes.June 20: Super Mario Bros. (2023) PG June 27: Jumanji (1995) PG July 11: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) ......More
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Friday August 15 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Paint the Teen Center
Come make art on the windows of the Teen Center! We will have paint markers and stencils. All skill levels welcome. To hear about more of our programs and events, sign up for our monthly Teen Newsletter.
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Saturday August 16 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Storytime with the Aldrich
Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Storytime, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Perfect for children ages 6 and under.Registration is required. Please visit: https://thealdrich.org/events
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Sunday August 17 All Day
Library Closed Summer Sundays
The Library will be closed summer Sundays starting on June 22, 2025. We will resume Sunday hours on September 7, 2025.
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Monday August 18 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
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 August 18 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Drop-in Family Games
Families with children ages 3 years and up are invited to drop in for some fun family gaming on a summer afternoon. Try a new board game or jigsaw puzzle from the Library's collection! No registration. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This activity is part of t......More
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Monday August 18 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Mini Summer Scrapbook
Join us this week to make your very own coil bound mini summer themed scrapbook using the library's book binding machine. Please feel to bring in photos, ticket stubs, and other small mementos to add to your scrapbook. All materials will be provided.This program is fund......More
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Monday August 18 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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: One Punch Man by ONE."Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from h......More
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Monday August 18 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Veterans Park Elementary School Community Night
Members of the Veterans Park Elementary School community are invited to a community night at the Ridgefield Library. Share a story, snack, and some STEAM activities with your friends and classmates at the Ridgefield Library. Get a Library card, check out some summer rea......More
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Monday August 18 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
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 August 19 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
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 August 19 3:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
Online: iPad 101 – Overview of Standard (Preinstalled) Apps (Part Two)
Join us via Zoom as we continue our discussion of several other very useful Apps that are automatically installed on every iPad. Learn how easy these tools are to use. See how to use Notes to stay organized, and to scan documents and text. Reminders can help you create ......More
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Tuesday August 19 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Pokémon Players Club
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All levels welcome, and it is not neces......More
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Tuesday August 19 4:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
D&D Club: Summer Sessions
Club meeting of gamers in grades 7-12 (rising 7th graders welcome!) to learn the basics of playing Fantasy Role Playing Games like Dungeons & Dragons.Interested in joining the club when space permits? Please email [email protected] hear about more of our......More
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Tuesday August 19 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Branchville Elementary School Community Night
Members of the Branchville Elementary School community are invited to a community night at the Ridgefield Library. Share a story, snack, and some STEAM activities with your friends and classmates at the Ridgefield Library. Get a Library card, check out some summer readi......More
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Wednesday August 20 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Hybrid: A.M. Book Group
The title for this month is Howards End by E.M. Forster.The story of the rich Wilcoxes, the poor Basts, and the artistic Schlegel sisters and of Howards End itself, an example of an age that was ending on the eve of the Great War. It’s often considered Forster’s masterp......More
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Wednesday August 20 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Preschool Storytime
Children ages 3-5 explore a new book every week through song, dance, and crafts in this active storytime! No registration. Download a PDF of our Social Story "I Am Going to Storytime!" to help prepare your family to visit the Ridgefield Library for storytime. Programs l......More
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Wednesday August 20 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
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 August 20 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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 August 20 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Fast and Curious
For students entering grades 1-6. Buckle up and zoom over to the Library for a hands-on program designing, building and racing your own wind-powered race car! Registration is required and opens on August 6, 2025.This activity is part of the Ridgefield Library's 2025 Sum......More
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Wednesday August 20 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Volunteer: Clean-up Club
Meet up in front of the Library, and go across the street to Ballard Park to clean up any trash, dropped items, etc. We will provide trash bags and gloves. Teens will get volunteer hours for attending this program.Please wear closed-toed shoes, and, if it is sunny, suns......More
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Wednesday August 20 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Love at First Page Book Group
This month we'll be reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan.Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when ......More
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Wednesday August 20 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Scotland Elementary School Community Night
Members of the Scotland Elementary School community are invited to a community night at the Ridgefield Library. Share a story, snack, and some STEAM activities with your friends and classmates at the Ridgefield Library. Get a Library card, check out some summer reading ......More
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Thursday August 21 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Digital Scrapbooking with Canva
Digital scrapbooking, just like traditional paper scrapbooking, allows you to embellish your photos to create and share unique works of art celebrating the special moments in your life. In this program, we will be reviewing the basic features of Canva to create our scra......More
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Thursday August 21 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Baby & Me Playtime
Non-walking infants ages birth to 12 months with a caregiver are invited to drop into this informal group to network and enjoy baby time together. There will be a short introduction by a member of the library staff before each session.No registration. Siblings are welco......More
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Thursday August 21 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Players will participate in strategy based games using painted miniature figures and terrained boards reminiscent of some famous conflicts in history. Games are facilitated by experts from HMGS Next Gen, Inc. who have great experience in running games that are fun and c......More
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Thursday August 21 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Infinite Worlds Book Group
The title for this month is The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneFantasy: Linus Baker, a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, is unexpectedly given a curious and highly classified assignment to travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage where six dang......More
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Thursday August 21 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Ridgefield Academy and St. Mary's Elementary School Community Night
Members of the Ridgefield Academy and St. Mary's Elementary School communities are invited to a community night at the Ridgefield Library. Share a story, snack, and some STEAM activities with your friends and classmates at the Ridgefield Library. Get a Library card, che......More
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Friday August 22 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Decorate a Game Night Themed Frame
Join us for a workshop to learn how to create your very own game night themed picture frame using various pieces from your favorite board games! All materials will be provided.This program is funded by the Lewis Fund and the Friends of the Ridgefield Library
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Friday August 22 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Big Picture
Families with children ages 3 and up are invited to watch short films based on favorite and classic picturebooks. Books related to the weekly themes will be displayed for check out. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration.Programs like this are support......More
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Friday August 22 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Level Up Movie Matinee
Enjoy a playful movie each Friday afternoon at 2:00 pm in the Leir Children’s Program Room. Movies are either rated G or PG and will run between 90 and 120 minutes.June 20: Super Mario Bros. (2023) PG June 27: Jumanji (1995) PG July 11: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) ......More
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Saturday August 23 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Spanish-English Bilingual Storytime
Families with children of all ages are invited to join Ms. Christie to talk, sing and read together in Spanish and English in this bilingual storytime! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expect to participate. No regi......More
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Sunday August 24 through September 1
No Children's Programs
There will be no children's programs August 24 -September 1, 2025. Children's programs will resume on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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Sunday August 24 All Day
Library Closed Summer Sundays
The Library will be closed summer Sundays starting on June 22, 2025. We will resume Sunday hours on September 7, 2025.
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Monday August 25 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
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