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Starting a Small Business, with Mark Riser

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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:

Mark Riser of the Economic and Community Development Commission will give a talk explaining the process you need to start your own small business.

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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.

Portraiture Through the Ages, with ArtScapades

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

In this lecture, ArtScapades will look at the history of portraiture in art. From ancient times to today, portraiture has told us fundamental truths, whoever the subject.

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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
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.

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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: Fire Safety

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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:

Ridgefield Fire Chief Jerry Meyers will focus on the importance of safety in your home. He will point

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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.

Take a Hike! Ridgefield's Trails and Open Space

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:

Join RCC commissioners Matt Sharp and Jim Liptack for a discussion on the over 55 miles of hikes that are available on Town open space. They will discuss how to best prepare and what to bring for a day hike as well as key safety tips.

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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: 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.

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Online Programs

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

Hiking: Ruins of Southern New England

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Description:

The Ridgefield Historical Society and the Library present Hiking Ruins Southern New England: A Guide to 40 Sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island by Dr.

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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.

Travel to Türkiye (Turkey) with Toni McKeen

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Main Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

Turkey occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Throughout its history it has acted as both a barrier and a bridge between the two continents.

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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: Fashion: Cocktail Culture

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Ridgefield Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:

Travel through time to the Mad Men era with Fashion Historian Ren Antonowicz.

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Online Programs

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

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.

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.

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.

Nat Geo Live: Wild Wolves of Yellowstone

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Ridgefield Playhouse
Age Group: Adults, All Ages/Families, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Fundraisers/Outreach, Lectures & Panels, Technology & STEAM
Description:

Say hi to your Librarians, make a themed button, and discover more resources to learn about these fascinating topics!

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.

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.

Nat Geo Live: Diving the Great Barrier Reef

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Ridgefield Playhouse
Age Group: Adults, All Ages/Families, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Fundraisers/Outreach, Lectures & Panels, Technology & STEAM
Description:

Say hi to your Librarians, make a themed button, and discover more resources to learn about these fascinating topics!

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.

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.

Nat Geo Live: Penguins of Antarctica

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Ridgefield Playhouse
Age Group: Adults, All Ages/Families, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Fundraisers/Outreach, Lectures & Panels, Technology & STEAM
Description:

Say hi to your Librarians, make a themed button, and discover more resources to learn about these fascinating topics!

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.

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.

Nat Geo Live: Wild Wolves of Yellowstone

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Ridgefield Playhouse
Age Group: Adults, All Ages/Families, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Teens
Program Type: Fundraisers/Outreach, Lectures & Panels, Technology & STEAM
Description:

Say hi to your Librarians, make a themed button, and discover more resources to learn about these fascinating topics!

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.

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.