T-9: Countdown to Opening Weekend

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 9th, the start of Opening Weekend for the new Ridgefield Library. The community dedication ceremony will kick off a full weekend of activities and celebrations including a volunteer-manned Book Brigade that will transfer the remaining few volumes from their temporary location over to the new library.   

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-10: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Attention youngsters and parents!  There will be ten brand new LeapPad 2 multimedia educational tablet computers in the Children’s Library – a great upgrade from the old “games ‘puters” we used to have!

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-11: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Eleven employees of the Ridgefield Library hold a Masters of Library Science or comparable advanced degree, ensuring a high level of professional knowledge and service for our patrons.  Others have extensive education and experience in early childhood development, technology and other related fields. 

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-12: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Twelve Ridgefielders with health or mobility limitations welcomed volunteers from the Library’s Homebound Delivery Service last year, who brought them books, audiobooks and even DVDs specially selected for them by Library staff.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-13: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Ridgefielders borrowed thirteen library items for every man, woman and child in town during 2012-2013, well above the state per capita average of 8.6. 

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-14: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

There are fourteen digits in the barcode number on your Ridgefield Library card – an indispensable tool for using convenient self-check, logging into online resources and taking advantage of reciprocal borrowing at libraries across the state.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-15: Countdown to Opening Weekend

Sign up today for one of fifteen e-newsletters that alert you to new releases and reading recommendations from our staff.  Choose from topics such as New Fiction, Teen Scene, Romance, Business, and Nonfiction Bestsellers, and get periodic updates, complete with links to our catalog so you can check availability of anything that catches your eye.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-16: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

May 16th is the day for Great Expectations, the Library’s new annual signature event, where Nancy and Larry Bossidy will receive the inaugural Hope H. Swenson Visionary Award. Make your reservations at ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-17: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Seventeen library-based and community book groups held discussions of The Grapes of Wrath and related books during The Big Read in 2010.  Co-sponsored by the Library and the Ridgefield Playhouse and featuring activities presented by 17 town organizations, this project of the National Endowment for the Arts engaged hundreds of Ridgefielders of all ages in exploring the impact of John Steinbeck and his masterwork.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-18: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Eighteen individuals and groups have received the Paccadolmi Award, given out by the Library each year since 2007 to honor extraordinary leadership and volunteer service.  This year’s honorees, Christine and Philip Lodewick and the Friends of the Ridgefield Library, will be recognized at the dedication ceremony on May 9th.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-19: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Nineteen new titles have been added in the past year to the Book Club Corner, our collection of multiples copies of titles selected for their suitability and interest for book discussion groups.  Over 60 fiction and non-fiction titles are now available, from the brand-new releases like Transatlantic by Colum McCann to classics like Elie Wiesel’s Night.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-20: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Twenty hardy readers completed the Library’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offering during the 2013 Summer Reading Program for adults, finishing 10 major works of literature in 10 weeks and attending weekly video lectures and in-person discussions.  Several dozen more participated as time allowed, and all were at the cutting edge of library programming nationwide, as the Ridgefield Library’s MOOC program was one of the first of its kind.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-21: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

In 2012, Ridgefield Library operations moved to our temporary location at 21 Governor Street while the new building was being constructed. And we’re now 21 days away from saying goodbye to that space. We’ll miss it (a little).

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-22: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

The Library’s Museum Pass Program, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, offers free or discounted admission to 22 wonderful cultural institutions, from NYC’s Guggenheim Museum to Old Sturbridge Village.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-23: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

The Dayton Program Room hosted thousands of adult programs in the 23 years following its opening in 1990, from book discussions and concerts to author talks and art exhibits.  While the physical structure was demolished last year to make way for a much expanded, sate-of-the-art program room suite in the new Library, a portion of this complex will retain the Dayton Program Room name in recognition of this rich history.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-24: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

Through the portal of ridgefieldlibrary.org, Ridgefield Library cardholders have 24/7 access to dozens of authoritative, up-to-date reference databases such as Literary Reference Center Plus and EBSCO’s Health Source Consumer Edition.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-25: Countdown to Opening Weekend

“Storytime” is the name of the life-sized bronze sculpture by Glenna Goodacre of a woman reading to a child that has graced the Library since 2001, when it was given by an anonymous donor to honor Anita Daubenspeck’s retirement after 25 years of service as Library Director.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-26: Countdown to Opening Weekend

Twenty-six current and former Ridgefield residents are represented in the Authors’ Corner on the Community Mural, allowing their books to have a permanent place on the “shelves” of the Library.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-27: Countdown to Opening Weekend!

2014 will be the 27th year of our popular Summer Reading Program, generously sponsored for all that time by the Friends of the Library. We started in 1988 with school-age readers, expanded to include teens and then adults, and this year will be adding a component for pre-school youngsters as well.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-28: Countdown to Opening Weekend

The new Ridgefield Library will feature 28 Public Access Computers with highspeed Internet access, a comprehensive menu of reference databases, and in-demand personal and business productivity software: ten near the adult reference desk, eleven in the Donofrio Technology Center, six for homework use in the Lodewick Children’s Library and one equipped with assistive technology for users with special needs.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-29: Countdown to Opening Weekend

Questions about February 29th and leap year are among those asked frequently at the Library’s  Reference Desk, along with inquiries about triskaidekaphopbia (fear of the number thirteen), the symbolism of the number 8 in Judaism and other fascinating facts about dates and numbers.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

T-30: Countdown to Opening Weekend

It was 30 years ago, in 1984, that the Ridgefield Library was one of the first libraries in our area to introduce an automated circulation system as part of the Bibliomation consortium.  In 2014, we are moving even further into the future, with the introduction of Radio Frequency Identification technology and an automated materials handling system to make check-in and check-out even more convenient, efficient and accurate.

Want to learn more about Ridgefield and our Library?  Visit our beautiful new building starting May 9th.  If you can't wait that long, you can go to ridgefieldlibrary.org today.

Ridgefield Library On the Move!

We're closing operations at 21 Governor Street Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 PM. We will re-open with full service at 472 Main Street Saturday, May 10th at 9:00 AM.

Find out what this means for you.

Living In...Ridgefield

If you are thinking of living in Ridgefield, according to the New York Times Real Estate section, you'll definitely want to check out the new Library.

Read the full article about "Americana With an Upscale Twist" at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/realestate/ridgefield-conn-upscale-americana.html?ref=realestate&_r=0