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Fifth Grade and Middle School Parent Circle 5-4

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Kellen Family Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Parenting
Description:
Each circle has 3 sessions. Topics typically include: Understanding and parenting your changing adolescent Establishing and maintaining effective limits, while simultaneously maintaining a warm, trusting parent-child relationship Navigating...

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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.

Fifth Grade and Middle School Parent Circle 5-5

10:15am - 11:45am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Parenting
Description:
Each circle has 3 sessions. Topics typically include: Understanding and parenting your changing adolescent Establishing and maintaining effective limits, while simultaneously maintaining a warm, trusting parent-child relationship Navigating...

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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.

Group A: Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:
Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:30 to 3:30. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both. Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand fo...

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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.

Fifth Grade and Middle School Parent Circle 5-1

10:15am - 11:45am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Parenting
Description:
Each circle has 3 sessions. Topics typically include: Understanding and parenting your changing adolescent Establishing and maintaining effective limits, while simultaneously maintaining a warm, trusting parent-child relationship Navigating...

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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.

All-Age Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: All Ages/Families, Ages 0-2, Ages 3-5
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy
Description:
Families with children of all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, move, and sing together in the Children's Library! This program engages both the caregiver and the child together, so all attendees should expec...

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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.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tweens & Teens Write!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Kellen Family Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed, Special Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:
Available for those in grades 6-12 who want to write! Join our teen librarian, Erica, for writing fun including prompts, story ideas, and creative challenges. Writers can work on whatever they choose to, be it a short story, novel, poetry, screen ...

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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.

Online: Next Chapter Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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 transpor...

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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.

Online Programs

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

Eighth Grade and High School Parent Circle 8-1

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Parenting
Description:
Each Circle has two sessions. Topics typically include: Maintaining connection and influence during the high school years Anticipating risky situations and behaviors Providing the support your child needs to thrive For more information...

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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.

Online: The Lustrous Beauty of Pearls

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
The classic beauty of pearls has been known, worn, and loved for centuries, dating back over 4,000 years. Since pearls are the birth stone for people born in June, what a perfect time to discuss their history in different cultures, their place in art...

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Online Programs

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

Eighth Grade and High School Parent Circle 8-2

10:15am - 11:45am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Parenting
Description:
Each Circle has two sessions. Topics typically include: Maintaining connection and influence during the high school years Anticipating risky situations and behaviors Providing the support your child needs to thrive. For more informatio...

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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.

Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Ages 0-2
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy
Description:
For families with walkers ages 12-24 months. Join us for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the caregiver and the...

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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.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Pokémon Players Club 4:30pm

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Description:
Join other interested gamers in grades 2-12 to learn the basics of playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) from educator Mike Garguilo. If you know the basics, learn strategies and deck-building tips to maximize your own deck. All ...

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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.

Hybrid: Nonfictioneers Book Discussion

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
The title for this month is Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paula Bren, 2021 Built in 1927 at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the Barbizon Hotel was intended as a safe haven for the "Modern Woman" seeking a career in the arts. It be...

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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.

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.

Rainbow Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group: All Ages/Families, Ages 3-5, Grades K–2
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy
Description:
Join families of all types as we celebrate LGBTQIA+ themes of acceptance, love, individuality, difference, family, and belonging. This active storytime welcomes all families to sing, dance, play, socialize, and craft in an inclusive and celebratory s...

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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.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Chair Yoga with Liz Wendel

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
A bi-monthly Yoga class, using a chair (standing and seated) as a prop for support. Chair Yoga makes practicing yoga accessible for all populations, ages and conditions. Chair Yoga classes with Liz Wendel give you the full benefits of any oth...

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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.

Physical Activity

Participation in physical activities involves risk of injury. Participants agree to obey the safety standards of the program and the instructions of Ridgefield Library staff and other authorized program staff, as well as to hold all parties free from liability.

Eighth Grade and High School Parent Circle 8-3

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Parenting
Description:
Each Circle has two sessions. Topics typically include: Maintaining connection and influence during the high school years Anticipating risky situations and behaviors Providing the support your child needs to thrive For more information...

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.

In Person: Murder by the Book

10:30am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Dayton Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Description:
The title for this month is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, 2017 In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people are murdered in cold blood. It is a searing indictment ...

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

Baby & Me Playtime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Ages 0-2
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy
Description:
Non-walking infants ages birth to 12 months with a caregiver are invited to drop into this informal group to network and enjoy baby time together. There will be a short introduction by a member of the library staff before each session. No registra...

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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.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Eighth Grade and High School Parent Circle 8-4

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Randolph Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home Page Feed, Parenting
Description:
Each Circle has two sessions. Topics typically include: Maintaining connection and influence during the high school years Anticipating risky situations and behaviors Providing the support your child needs to thrive For more information...

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.

Big Picture

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group: All Ages/Families, Ages 3-5, Grades K–2
Program Type: Films
Description:
Families with children ages 3 and up are invited to watch short films based on favorite and classic picturebooks. Books related to the weekly themes will be displayed for check out. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program was formerly ...

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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.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Read to ROAR

11:30am - 12:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Grades K–2, Grades 3–5
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:
Children entering grades 1-4 enhance their oral reading skills by reading to trained therapy dogs from ROAR Ridgefield. Time slots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring a favorite book to read or pick one out in the libra...

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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.

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

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration
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.

Reception - Floral Prints Through Five Centuries, 17th to 21st

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Exhibits & Art Talks, Home Page Feed
Description:
Joel Third, Art Collector, will welcome guests to a reception on Saturday afternoon, June 8 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm celebrating his collection of floral prints spanning five centuries. The reception will take place immediately after his lecture at 2:00 p...

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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.