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Dyslexia: What Makes It Complicated and What We Can Do About It

6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels, Parenting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Dyslexia is the most well-researched and best understood specific learning disability; however, dyslexia often co-occurs with other learning difficulties which impacts individuals both personally and academically. The presenter will describe new insi...

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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.

Go Native! The Ecological Importance of Native Plants

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Go Native! The Ecological Importance of Native Plants Why are native plants so critical to a healthy ecosystem?  What happens when non-native invasive plants edge out our natives? Join us to learn from the Ridgefield Conservation Commission a...

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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.

Trash Talk: Celebrating Ridgefield Recycling 50th Anniversary

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels, Special Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Connecticut is experiencing a waste crisis. More waste is generated than we have the capacity to manage. What’s happening to all that waste? Where does it go? Managing waste and knowing what to recycle can be confusing. Come to this family-friendly e...

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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.

Ridgefield Garden Club: From Formal to Freedom: New Approaches to the Garden

10:00am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Combined Main and Dayton Program Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
As human and environmental health come under a litany of new pressures, our gardens can become sanctuaries. Working at the intersection of nature and culture, gardeners have a unique opportunity to impact biodiversity and help make landscapes more re...

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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.

Grassland: Hidden Sites and Treasures

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Healthy grassland habitats in Connecticut are few and far between. It’s no surprise that many of the bird species that are listed as special concern, threatened, or endangered in our state are dependent on these vital habitats. In this presentation f...

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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.

Hybrid: Senior Voices: Understanding Your Real Estate Choices

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
The Ridgefield Library and the Commission on Aging Senior Voices Forum have invited William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty to present a roundtable discussion about “Understanding Your Choices.” Real estate agents Paul Gervais, Colette Kabasaka...

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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.

Megan Searfoss: The Rewarding (and Painful) Path to Opening a Business

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Combined Main and Dayton Program Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels, Special Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Come hear from Megan Searfoss, recently honored by the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce as the Woman of the Year, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the community and her exemplary leadership in business. "It’s not what you sell but w...

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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.

Lecture Floral Prints Through Five Centuries, 17th to 21st

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Exhibits & Art Talks, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Art Collector Joel Third will give a lecture on Saturday, June 8 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm about his collection of floral prints that span five centuries, from the17th to the 21st. There will be a reception in the gallery immediately afterwards from 3:00 t...

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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.

Hybrid: Ridgefield Senior Voices

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Fire Safety, with Chief Jerry M. Meyers, Ridgefield Fire Department. Senior Voices is a free event and a hybrid program.  Individuals may attend in person and on-line. Light refreshments will be served.  If you have any questions, please...

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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: Connecticut’s Amazing Maritime Adventures, with Mike Allen

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Most of Connecticut’s coastline abuts Long Island Sound. As you venture east, the Sound opens to the Atlantic Ocean and, over the centuries, CT sailors have taken to the high seas on some notable journeys. The first American to spot Antarctica sailed...

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Jazzing Up the Garden with Color, Contrast and Movement

11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Combined Main and Dayton Program Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Create dynamic plant combinations without agonizing over the color wheel. Karen Bussolini packs this talk with dozens of exciting plant combinations photographed in gardens across the country. Starting with simple combinations, and an explanation ...

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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.

Photographs & Video

Photographs and video may be taken by Library staff during this event and used for Library publicity purposes, including in print and on social media.  Please let a staff member know if you do not wish to be photographed.

Photographing, filming, or recording patrons or staff by anyone other than Library staff is prohibited without the express advance permission of the Library Director.

Thank you.