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-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-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.

Something to Look forward To

There will be a lot of things for many different people to enjoy in the new Ridgefield Library. One thing that has the Library staff very excited is the new technology we will be able to offer in the program rooms and also in our new Technology Resource Center. Just this week, our A/V vendors finished installing whiteboards for presentation and instruction and overhead projectors for showing films or for broadcast from a laptop.  There will also be an assistive listening system for the hearing impaired in the main program room, a 3D printer and many more goodies.  We are looking forward to being a truly 21st century Library!

Computer Delivery!

ALL of the computers for the new building have arrived! That is some big pile of boxes - all full of equipment waiting to be configured and installed.  Opening day is getting closer!

Current Print and Time Management System To Be Discontinued 12/31/13

The service we use for print and time management on our Public Access Computer workstations is being discontinued as of the end of this month. We will switch to an honor system for paying for print-outs and monitoring fair time allowances until we move to the New Ridgefield Library this coming spring. If you believe you may have a credit towards printing on your card, please check at the Reference Desk now about getting a refund; after 12/31 we will no longer have access to this information and will not be able to issue refunds.

Once we move to the new building, we will offer a much more flexible and user-friendly system, which will also accommodate printing from laptops and other portable devices using our wireless access!

Technology Proposals Sought for the New Ridgefield Library

Ridgefield Library Association, Ridgefield, CT is seeking cost proposals for new Technology Equipment – Voice Communications, Audio Systems, Video Surveillance and Network Equipment. Documents for Proposals can be obtained only on the Library website (click here).  Proposals are due no later than December 17, 2013 @ 2:00 PM.

RFID Tagging Underway!

Adult Services Librarian Dorothy Pawlowski and Friends of the Library President Rhonda Hill hard at work "tagging."  With the help of the Friends and other volunteers, the Library staff are placing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag in every book and other item we own.  This will allow us to introduce a new automated circulation system in the new Library that will be more accurate and efficient. It will automatically check items out without finding and scanning barcodes.  The book return slot will feed directly into an automated materials handling conveyor belt that will check things in and sort by department.  Anyone interested in volunteering to help out with this project should contact Mary Rindfleisch at 203-438-2282 x1009 or mfrind@ridgefieldlibrary.org - no experience necessary!