This Week @ the Ridgefield Library
June 18-26, 2012  
In This Issue
Paccadolmi Award Winners Announced
Annual Appeal Deadline Approaches
Summer Reading Coming Soon
Book Discussions
Writers Guild Meets Tuesday
Children's Activities this Week
Share your Memories

Quick Links

Library Catalog 

Library Website 

Event Calendar 

Campaign Website  

Community Mural    

2010-2011 Annual Report of Giving 

 

What's New

New Adult Fiction 

New Adult Mysteries 

New Adult Non-Fiction 

Selected New DVDs 

Selected New Audiobooks 

New Children's Chapter Books 

New Picture Books 

 

 

Follow us on Twitter  

Find us on Facebook   

View our videos on YouTube 


Donate Now

Our 2011-2012 Annual Appeal continues through June 30th.

You can support these and other Library services with a tax-deductible donation.  Look for your letter in the mail or

give online today. 

Logo

 


Congratulations to the 2012 Paccadolmi Award Winners
Congratulations to Lori Dowling and Marcia SImha, recipients of the 2012 Phyllis Paccadolmi Awards for extraordinary volunteer service to the Ridgefield Library, presented at the June 2nd Community Open House.
Learn more about the awards and this year's winners.
Annual Appeal Deadline Approaches - Help Us Reach our Goal
Donate NowThe Library's 2011-2012 Annual Appeal continues through June 30th! You can make a difference with your gift today. Join over 1000 other s upporters in helping us meet our $250,000 annual fundraising goal for this year with your tax-deductible donation today. Give online or mail your check to Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT  06877, ATT: Annual Appeal.  
Summer Reading Is Coming Soon!
Dream Big! Read!
The 2012 Summer Reading Program will begin on Monday, July 9th and run a full 6 weeks, through Saturday, August 18th.  Stay tuned! Our convenient online registration and reading log software will be activated on June 21st, so you can log your reading as soon as school is out.

More about Children's Summer Reading
More about Teen Summer Reading
More about Adult Summer Reading

Special thanks to the Friends of the Library, the principal sponsor of Summer Reading, and to Parks and Recreation, who is co-sponsoring many of our special programs this year.

Book Discussions this Week
Tuesday, June 19, 7:00 PM, Dayton Program Room
Critics' Circle Book Group
This month: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brook. No registration.
Learn more about this and upcoming Critics' Circle selections. 
Writers Guild Meets Tuesday
Tuesday, June 19, 7:00 PM, History Room
Writers Guild of Ridgefield
Writers get together monthly to network and talk about their craft. New members always welcome. Call Aurora Lopez at 203-244-5341 for more information.
Children's Activities  
Children's Services staff are busy visiting the schools to talk about Summer Reading, so there are no special programs this week.  But don't forget about these weekly drop-in programs (no registration - In the Children's Program Room unless otherwise noted).
  • Monday 10:30 AM Drop-in Storytime (Stories, songs and a film for children aged 3 and up)     
  • Tuesday 10:00 AM or 11:00 AM Mother Goose (Music, movement and rhymes for infants through age 2 with a caregiver. In the Dayton Program Room.)     
  • Tuesday 6:30 PM Scrabble (Play with a tournament experienced teacher. For grades 4 - 8.)     
  • Friday 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM Friday Flicks (Short films based on favorite picture books for ages 2 and up)  
  • Saturday 10:30 AM Drop-in Storytime (Stories, songs and a film for children aged 3 and up)
Share your Memories and Save a Bit of Library History
Sign our Memory Book 
We are collecting people's stories about the Ridgefield Library and what it has meant to them and their families over the years.  We have started a Memory Book, which can be found near the Circulation Desk.  Stop by to add your reminiscences on paper, or send them to us by email.  We will be sharing them on our website soon, along with videotaped testimonials folks made at last Saturday's Community Open House.

brickBuy a Brick!
You can take home a little piece of the Ridgefield Library once construction starts and a large part of the building is demolished.  For just $10 you can purchase an authentic brick from the current Library as a keepsake. They make a great bookend, paperweight or doorstop - and a unique idea for Father's Day, graduation and teacher gifts! Reserve your bricks now at the Circulation Desk or purchase online, and we will contact you when bricks are ready for pick up.
CONTACT US:           www.RidgefieldLibrary.org              203/438-2282            news@RidgefieldLibrary.org