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Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Hybrid: Nonfictioneers Book Discussion

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? In ...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title for this month is Poverty, by America

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Books and Brunch

Hybrid: Books and Brunch

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

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 br...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Milkman by Anna Burns

In Person: Critics' Circle Book Group

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title this month is Milkman by Anna Burns. In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister is our protagonist. She is busy attempting to keep her mother ...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title this month is

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Win by Harlan Coben

In Person: Murder by the Book

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is Win  by Harlan Coben, 2017 Windsor Horne Lockwood III Book 1 - Twenty years ago, the heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted during a r...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Description:

The title for this month is Win&nbs

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Masking information

Library Masking Guidelines:

· Per current local, state and federal guidelines, masks are optional for all Library patrons and staff

· The Library welcomes patrons and staff to wear masks if they prefer

· The Library has masks available at all service desks

· Ask about our contactless and remote service options

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

The Wake-Up Call

In Person: Love at First Page Book Group

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is The Wake-Up Call  by Beth O'Leary. Workplace Romance - Two hotel receptionists - and arch-rivals - find a collection of old wedding rings a...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

The title for this month is The Wake-Up Call  by Beth O'Leary.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Masking information

Library Masking Guidelines:

· Per current local, state and federal guidelines, masks are optional for all Library patrons and staff

· The Library welcomes patrons and staff to wear masks if they prefer

· The Library has masks available at all service desks

· Ask about our contactless and remote service options

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

Infinite Worlds Book Group

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs Science Fiction: Jun Ironway—hacker, con artist, and occasional thief—has gotten her hands on a piece of c...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

The title for this month is These Burning Stars by

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

In Person: Murder by the Book

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a susp...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title for this month is Vera Wong

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future

Hybrid: Nonfictioneers Book Discussion

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future by Lawrence C. Smith. A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in f...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title for this month is

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Books and Brunch

Hybrid: Books and Brunch

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

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 br...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

In Person: Critics' Circle Book Group

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title this month is Trust Exercise by Susan Choi. Falling in love while attending a competitive 1980s performing arts high school, David and Sarah rise through the ranks bef...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title this month is

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Infinite Worlds Book Group

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Fantasy: Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is the foremost expert on the study of f...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

The title for this month is 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, August 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

The Bride

In Person: Love at First Page Book Group

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is The Bride by Julie Garwood. Scottish Laird / Highland - By edict of the King, mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

The title for this month is The Bride by Julie Garwood.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Masking information

Library Masking Guidelines:

· Per current local, state and federal guidelines, masks are optional for all Library patrons and staff

· The Library welcomes patrons and staff to wear masks if they prefer

· The Library has masks available at all service desks

· Ask about our contactless and remote service options

Next Chapter Book Club

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

Monday, August 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Description:

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 lov...

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Description:

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 trans

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Hybrid: A.M. Book Group

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The A.M. Book Discussion meets in person with an option to participate via Zoom on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am (except for December). This book group will also no...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The A.M. Book Discussion meets in person with an option to participate via Zoom on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am (except for December).

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Masking information

Library Masking Guidelines:

· Per current local, state and federal guidelines, masks are optional for all Library patrons and staff

· The Library welcomes patrons and staff to wear masks if they prefer

· The Library has masks available at all service desks

· Ask about our contactless and remote service options

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Hybrid: Nonfictioneers Book Discussion

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title this month is Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. Presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozen...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title this month is

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann

In Person: Murder by the Book

Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

The title for this month is The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann. Agnes Sharp Mysteries #1 - When Agnes and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share f...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

The title for this month is The Sunset Years of Agne

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Books and Brunch

Hybrid: Books and Brunch

Monday, September 9, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Dayton Program Room at Ridgefield Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

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 br...

Required
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Online Programs

The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.