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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Sep-Oct
2021
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Gallery
Age Group:
Adults,
Teens
Program Type:
Exhibits & Art Talks
Description:
This exhibit titled “I Am the Problem,” which represents over a decade of drawings and paintings by Edward Burke, is driven by the negative impact of environmental issues. It is intended to broaden community awareness of how poll...
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This event is in the "Grades K–2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Grades K–2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
Oct
8
2021
Fri
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Lodewick Children’s Library
Age Group:
Grades K–2,
Grades 3–5,
Grades 6–8
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Special Programs
Description:
Stop by the Library to pick up this week's October Take & Make: Paper Black Cat. These crafts or STEAM activities are geared for students in grades K-6.
Bags will be put out on Fridays and will be available while supplies last.
One per pers...
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
9
2021
Sat
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Combined Main and Dayton Program Rooms
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Films,
Home Page Feed
Description:
Please check the RIFF website for the film schedule and ticket information. RIFF requires vaccine confirmation and ID, as well as masking which is their policy and not that of the library.
https://www.riffct.org/film-guide-2021
For the Li...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
9
2021
Sat
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Randolph Board Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
20
Description:
The Shutterbugs Photography Group is a meeting of photographers at many levels, who use a wide range of cameras. They usually meet on the second Saturday of the month to discuss their craft and/or head out on their many field trip...
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This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
This event is in the "Ages 3-5" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
This event is in the "Ages 3-5" group.
Oct
4
2021
Mon
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Other
Age Group:
All Ages/Families,
Ages 0-2,
Ages 3-5
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Description:
Families with children all ages engage in an active storytime that lets us talk, read, play, and sing together in Ballard Park! No registration required. In the case of inclement weather, this program will be held indoors.
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Preferenc...
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.
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.
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This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group:
Ages 0-2
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
4
Description:
For families with walkers ages 12 - 24 months. Join Ms. Diane for fingerplays, movement, music and stories. This weekly storytime emphasizes rhymes and songs geared towards the development of toddlers. This program engages both the ca...
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.
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Dayton Program Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops,
Home Page Feed
Description:
You don't have to be an architect to draw freehand building facades (or floor plans) of your favorite historic building, childhood home, or various architectural features such as belfries, period doorways, stone archways, stylistic Baroque or Colonia...
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This event is in the "Ages 3-5" group.
This event is in the "Ages 3-5" group.
Oct
6
2021
Wed
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Library Branch:
Off Site
Room:
Other (off site)
Age Group:
Ages 3-5
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
25
Description:
For families with children ages 3-5. Join Ms. Diane in stories, songs and and fun near the gazebo in Ballard Park! Please bring something to sit on.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. Register with your information ONLY IF you want a r...
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.
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
7
2021
Thu
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Discussions,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
29
Description:
Join us for Murder by the Book, the Library's mystery book discussion group, which meets monthly January through November via Zoom until we are able to meet in person again! Check here for upcoming titles.
New readers are alwa...
The Library’s mystery discussion group meets on the first Thursday of every month (except December) at 10:30 AM. New readers are always welcome.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Donofrio Family Technology Center
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Do you have home videos in VHS format that you would like convert to DVD or digital format?* Reserve this individual two-hour session to make a DVD or digital file from one of your personal VHS videos (NTSC format only). Please note that you are...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
6
2021
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
38
Description:
Your Ridgefield Library card gives you access to thousands of magazines. We’ll show you what Overdrive has to offer and how to get started.
Please register, and you will receive an email invitation to the Zoom meeting the day b...
Disclaimer(s)
Online Programs
The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.
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This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-2" group.
Oct
7
2021
Thu
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group:
Ages 0-2
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
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...
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.
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
8
2021
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Donofrio Family Technology Center
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Do you have home videos in VHS format that you would like convert to DVD or digital format?* Reserve this individual two-hour session to make a DVD or digital file from one of your personal VHS videos (NTSC format only). Please note that you are...
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This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.
Oct
9
2021
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group:
All Ages/Families
Program Type:
Films,
Home Page Feed
Description:
Families of 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 "F...
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.
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
7
2021
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Donofrio Family Technology Center
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Do you have home videos in VHS format that you would like convert to DVD or digital format?* Reserve this individual two-hour session to make a DVD or digital file from one of your personal VHS videos (NTSC format only). Please note that you are...
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
4
2021
Mon
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Dayton Program Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Description:
We are pleased to have artist and weaver Susan Jackson as our latest Maker in Residence. She will teach a class, using rigid heddle looms, for teens as part of her Weaving History with Community initiative. Each class will combine...
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Donofrio Family Technology Center
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Technology & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Description:
Are you interested in printing your own design on the Library's Cricut Maker machine? Learn the basics of Cricut Design Space, a free design program, and then follow along with easy step by step instructions for creating...
Making STEAM is an initiative to offer activities and programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math to the community. Find out about the wide array of instructional programs, hands-on workshops, and special events the Library has to offer for all ages.
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults,
Teens
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Lectures & Panels
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
82
Description:
The first in a four-part series about extinct species.
The Dodo bird or Raphus Cucullatus was a flightless bird native to the island of Mauritius, near the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Its closest relatives are pigeons and doves, even...
Disclaimer(s)
Online Programs
The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group:
Grades 3–5,
Grades 6–8,
Teens
Program Type:
Games & Activities,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
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 ...
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
3
2021
Sun
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Lectures & Panels,
Special Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
89
Description:
The third program in the series "What Does the First Amendment Mean Today?" will be an online lecture by Dr. Gloria Browne-Marshall examining the freedoms of speech and assembly from the Civil Rights era through the social justice prot...
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
8
2021
Fri
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Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Ellis Family Teen Center
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
40
Description:
Welcome Back! It is a new school year and we here at Ridgefield Library are excited to welcome you back into the Teen Center. Enter through the Main Street doors!
Join us for a Welcome Back Party! We will be holding an open house from 5-7pm with g...
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.
Food Allergies
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
4
2021
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults,
Teens
Program Type:
Book Discussions,
Special Programs
Description:
Join our weekly book club designed especially for adolescents (16 and up) and adults with intellectual and developmental challenges. This inclusive book club is open to anyone who enjoys a good story! Non-readers, non-verbal, emerging readers, ...
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This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Leir Children’s Program Room
Age Group:
Grades 3–5,
Grades 6–8,
Teens
Program Type:
Games & Activities,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
12
Description:
For students in grades 3-12. Learn strategies and techniques online with Scrabble Master Cornelia Guest. Please contact Cornelia Guest at corneliasguest@gmail.com with any questions.
Registration required. You only need to register once to attend ...
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.
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This event is in the "Grades K–2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Grades K–2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3–5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6–8" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
6
2021
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Grades K–2,
Grades 3–5,
Grades 6–8,
Teens
Program Type:
Games & Activities,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Description:
Join Coach Shawn in honing your chess skills and playing with other local Connecticut students!
Please register for a free account at chess.com and email your name and username to digcoachshawn@gmail.com before the class starts.
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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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
4
2021
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Home Page Feed,
Parenting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
34
Description:
Presented by Parenting the Selfie Generation: Resilience for Life Presents: Do the ABC's Have to Start with Anxiety?
The past two years have been hard on kids, teachers, and parents. Returning to school this year has likely been filled with all so...
Disclaimer(s)
Online Programs
The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
5
2021
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
45
Description:
For this meeting we will discuss chapters 16 to 23
Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America's longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as d...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
6
2021
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Ridgefield Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Author Talks,
Book Discussions,
Home Page Feed
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Online Book Discussion via Zoom
Led by Dorothy Pawlowski, Head of Adult Services at the Ridgefield Library, this book discussion will focus on the new title, The Personal Librarian by New York Times best-selling author Marie Benedict and Victoria ...
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