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Take & Make: Sock Snowman

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 6:00pm

Ellis Family Teen Center at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Ellis Family Teen Center

Age Group: Grades 6–8, Teens

Program Type: Craft/DIY, Home Page Feed, Special Programs

Description:

A take and make for winter! Come grab a kit to make one of these adorable sock snowmen. The kit will contain everything you need to make the craft.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Leir Children’s Program Room at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Leir Children’s Program Room

Age Group: Age 3, Age 4, Age 5

Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy

Description:

Children ages 3-5 explore a new book every week through song, dance, and crafts in this active storytime! No registration.

Slime Science

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Leir Children’s Program Room at Ridgefield Library

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Leir Children’s Program Room

Age Group: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed, Technology & STEAM

Registration Required

Description:

Children in Grades 3-5 join Kristin Quell-Garguilo to make Slime! The recipe will be shared and all materials are provided. Please wear clothes that can get sticky and dirty.

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

Love at First Page Book Group

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Randolph Board Room at Ridgefield Library

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Randolph Board Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed

Registration Required

Description:

This month we'll be reading The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter.

Using Google Drive

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm

Donofrio Family Technology Center at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Donofrio Family Technology Center

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed, Technology & STEAM

Registration Required

Description:

Cloud-based file storage has become a very important capability. During this class, we will be reviewing many features of the free and popular cloud-based file storage application “Google Drive”.

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Baby & Me Playtime

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Leir Children’s Program Room at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Leir Children’s Program Room

Age Group: Ages 0-12 months

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.

Snowy Scene Jar

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Donofrio Family Technology Center at Ridgefield Library

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Donofrio Family Technology Center

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed, Technology & STEAM

Registration Required

Description:

Join us for a workshop to learn how to create your very own snowy scene jar. All materials will be provided.

This program is funded by the Lewis Fund and the Friends of the Ridgefield Library

Teen CreateSpace

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Ellis Family Teen Center at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Ellis Family Teen Center

Age Group: Grades 6–8, Teens

Program Type: Craft/DIY, Home Page Feed, Special Programs

Description:

So, it's a half day at school. What do you do when you're done with that? Come to the library!

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America 250: Gingerbread for Liberty!

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Leir Children’s Program Room at Ridgefield Library

Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Leir Children’s Program Room

Age Group: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

Registration Required

Description:

What if you could help your new country by baking cookies? We'll read the picturebook biography of a baker who helped George Washington and his hungry troops, Gingerbread for Liberty!

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Ticketed Event: Mother Goose for ages 12-24 months

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Leir Children’s Program Room at Ridgefield Library

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Library Branch: Ridgefield Library

Room: Leir Children’s Program Room

Age Group: Ages 0-12 months

Program Type: Storytimes & Early Literacy

Description:

Due to location change and limited room capacity, this will be a ticketed event. Tickets distributed at 10:00 am; first come, served.

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All Day	This event is in the "Adults" group Art Exhibit/Morris Wing: Cris Nichols All Day 10/2–11/13 Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Morris Wing Age Group: Adults Program Type: Exhibits & Art Talks Description: Cris Nichols has been a resident of Ridgefield, CT for 31 years. Her chosen creative outlet started with quilting, until she found that glasswork was as rewarding as fabric and thread. 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 "All Ages / Families" group Art Exhibit: Cynthia Mullins All Day 10/17–11/13 Adults, All Ages / Families This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "All Ages / Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Gallery Age Group: Adults, All Ages / Families Program Type: Exhibits & Art Talks Description: Cynthia Mullins is an award-winning artist known for her landscapes, florals, and still lifes. 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.
10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group Memory Cafe 10:00am–11:30am Adults Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Room: Other (off site) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Memory cafes are essentially social gatherings where individuals with memory impairment and their adult caregivers come together in a supportive environment, share conversation over a cup of coffee or participate in fun, simple activities wit 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 Medicare Open Enrollment 10:00am–11:00am Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th	This event is in the "Adults" group Hybrid: A.M. Book Group 10:00am–11:30am Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussions, Home Page Feed Registration Required 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group Medicare Open Enrollment 10:00am–11:00am Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th	This event is in the "Adults" group Emulate Monet's Shifting Colors - Colored Pencil Drawing 10:30am–12:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group 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 Description: Claude Monet studied the effect of light on colors by painting the same subject under a wide variety of conditions. The series for which he is best known are haystacks, the poplars, water lilies, Rouen Cathedral, and the Houses of Parliament. 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.
11 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Medicare Open Enrollment 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th		This event is in the "Adults" group Medicare Open Enrollment 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th This event is in the "Adults" group Excel - Advanced Features 11:00am–12:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group 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: Classes & Workshops, Home Page Feed, Technology & STEAM Registration Required Description: This class covers some of the advanced features of Microsoft Excel. 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.
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Medicare Open Enrollment 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th		This event is in the "Adults" group Medicare Open Enrollment 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15^th – December 7^th
1 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group Poetry Workshop with Ira Joe Fisher, Group B 1:30pm–3:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Randolph Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops Registration Required Description: Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher will hold poetry workshops 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. 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 Rosen Movement with Betty Ross 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Main Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Description: Looking for a new way to relax, reduce stress and connect with your body? Rosen Movement encourages relaxation through range of motions and simple, easy-to-do stretching exercises done to music. Disclaimer(s) 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.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group America 250 in Ridgefield: Declaration Deep Dive: Dr. Michael Hattem, The Many Lives of the Declaration of Independence 2:00pm–3:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Main Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talks, Home Page Feed, Lectures & Panels, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Join us for the fourth program in our special America 250 in Ridgefield: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence series offered in collaboration with Keeler Tavern Museum & History Ce 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.
3 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Online: iPhone 101 – Introducing iOS 26 3:00pm–4:15pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group 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, Technology & STEAM Registration Required Description: Apple has released its latest version of the operating system – iOS 26! This latest version is touted as the biggest change to the iPhone in 10 years. Disclaimer(s) Online Programs The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications. This event is in the "Adults" group Halloween Needle Felting for Adults 3:00pm–4:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group 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: Craft/DIY Registration Required Description: Learn to needle felt a small animal or decoration with Katie Stevenson. Please register below. 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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5 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Adult Reading Retreat 5:30pm–7:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Morris Wing Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussions, Special Programs Registration Required Description: All the fun of reading without the pressure of reading and discussing an assigned book!
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Online: Next Chapter Book Club 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group 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, 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.			This event is in the "Adults" group America 250: Revolutionary Artifacts & the Stories They Tell 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Main Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lectures & Panels, Special Programs Registration Required Description: Our America 250 programming continues with a special presentation by Jennifer Matos, Elizabeth Burgess and Christine Pittsley of the Museum of Connecticut History featuring selected objects and artifacts from the Revolutionary Era from the Museum’ 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.
7 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group America 250: Online: Protest & Praise: 250 Years of American Poetry, Session One 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ridgefield Library Room: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lectures & Panels, Special Programs Registration Required Description: “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” ~ Plato Disclaimer(s) Online Programs The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.

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