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.

Drive-Up Book Drop on Tap

Many people have asked whether we can have a drive-through book drop at the New Ridgefield Library.  A full drive "through" option would take up more parking spaces than we want to lose, so we have planned a drive "up" alternative.

A return box will be positioned to the left of a designated parking space at the front of the building, so people can pull in, load their returns into the box through the driver's side window without getting out of the car, then back out and continue on their way. Fast and easy!

The outside book return box has already been purchased, and we are putting it to good use at the temporary library on Governor Street!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Can you believe it has been one year since we opened our temporary library space at 21 Governor Street to the public?  The staff celebrated this week with coffee and cookies, then turned their attention back to the next pressing task: starting to plan our return to 472 Main Street in the spring of 2014!

Our temporary space has turned out to be more congenial than we could ever have hoped, and we thank all our patrons for their good cheer and patience during this interim period.

Tell us what you like about this space!

Is this where I return a book?

Believe it or not, people still regularly drive or walk onto the construction site at 472 Main Street trying to return a book or attend a program.  Our construction crew had to deal with so many puzzled people that we finally put up a sign directing folks down the street to our temporary location.

We are definitely still open for business, but you will have to go down the street to 21 Governor Street for storytime or summer reading recommendations!