Ridgefield Library

10/15/2026

🦉🦅 Families with children of all ages, fly on over to the Library this Saturday, October 17th at 1:00 pm to join Rose Crisci of Blue Moon Raptors and four of their LIVE bird ambassadors! We will be diving into the wild world of raptors in autumn.

✅Register here: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/blue-moon-raptors-152901

10/15/2026

Get ready for a gourd time... It's pumpkin season at the Library! 🎃
Our Children's Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest begins this weekend.
Learn more: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/mini-pumpkin-decorating-contest-152278

Put your pumpkin character on display in the Library!

Children ages 4-11 are invited to decorate a mini pumpkin in the likeness of a literary or media character. Prizes will be awarded for most creative, best representation, staff favorite, and best overall.

Learn more: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/mini-pumpkin-decorating-contest-152278

10/15/2026

The Library’s Lower Level Entrance and outside stairs are temporarily unavailable. The area outside the Lower Level Entrance is being replaced and releveled for safety. Please use the Main Level Entrance sliding glass doors from the upper parking lot to access the Library building. We expect this work to continue for 5 days. We apologize for the inconvenience.

10/14/2026

📅Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🕒2:00-3:00PM
📌Ridgefield Library
472 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877

Looking for a friendly, supportive space for you and your loved one? ☕💙
Generously donor-funded, RVNAhealth is proud to partner with Ridgefield Library to host our monthly Memory Cafés!
These free, relaxed gatherings give individuals experiencing memory challenges and their care partners a safe space to unwind and connect through:
🎶Live music & creative crafts
🐾 Visits from gentle therapy pets
🥤Delicious refreshments & great conversation
RVNAhealth Dementia Specialist, Danielle Taibi, and library staff are on hand for every session to ensure everyone feels right at home.
📝Note: Guests are asked to attend with their care partner, who will stay for the full hour.

Questions or interested in attending? Contact the Ridgefield Library by emailing Adult Services staff at [email protected] or call 203.438.2282 x 201. Please include both partner’s names and a telephone number or email at which you can be contacted.

🔗You can also visit https://rvnahealth.org/series/memory-cafe-in-partnership-with-ridgefield-library-rvnahealth/ to learn more.
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10/13/2026

🕵🏼‍♂️ Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie!

Dive into classic detective fiction with our 2026 Scholarly Series... Whodunits, Locked Rooms & Amateur Sleuths: Investigating the World of Mysteries.

First up this October, join former Yale professor Dr Mark Schenker for two fascinating Zoom discussions about detectives and mysteries:

🔍 TOMORROW, Weds. October 14th @ 7:00 pm
Online: A Brief Introduction to Detective Fiction
Register: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/hold-schenker-online-lectures-150951

🔍 Weds., October 28th @ 7:00 pm
Online: "The Queen of Crime," Agatha Christie
Register: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/hold-schenker-online-lectures-150952

Watch for a series of mystery lectures, book discussions and film screenings all fall long! Thank you to the for making this series possible.

10/13/2026

Supporting a love of learning since 1903! 💡

The Ridgefield Library Adult Services team is here to inspire you, providing expert guidance for every patron... from uncovering your family's roots to landing your dream job, mastering technology, finding a quiet space to focus and discovering your next great read.

Because of you, our staff can spark curiosity and creativity for every age and every interest.

✨Please consider being part of our Library support community by making a donation to our Annual Appeal. Click here to donate: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ridgefieldlibrarydonate

10/13/2026

Calling aspiring writers, readers and creatives!

📖 Join writer, editor and podcaster Anne Witkavitch at the Library on Oct 17th at 1:00 pm for a conversation with author Adele Annesi about the story behind Anne's award-winning anthology, Press Pause Moments.

✍️ Then, stay for Pick Up a Pen, a free interactive writing workshop immediately following. Discover how personal notebook practice & handwriting can help you capture thoughts and ideas that may grow into stories or other writing. No writing experience necessary.

Register here:
https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/hold-publishing-workshop-150647

10/12/2026

Because who doesn't love a success story?! 🐦 Join us this Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 pm for Purple Martins: A Ridgefield Success Story with the Ridgefield Conservation Commission.
Register: https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/ridgefield-conservation-council-147135

Purple Martins: A Ridgefield Success Story

McKeon Farm has become the location of one of the largest nesting colonies of purple martins in Connecticut with over 360 hatchlings in 2026. Learn about its start and success from Commissioner Allan Welby, this Thursday, October 15, 7 pm, at the Ridgefield Library. He will review the multi-year effort to establish this population of dive-bombing birds.

Allan is an avid (he would say "obsessed") birder. He leads bird watching trips and workshops for Connecticut and New York nature organizations and particularly enjoys introducing newcomers to the wonders of the bird world. Allan is also past president of the Chicago Ornithological Society and editor of its monthly magazine, The Undertail Covert.

10/12/2026

🔤 Attention word wizards in Grades 3-12!
Join Cornelia Guest, our local Scrabble superstar (and Scrabble TV game show contestant!), for Intro to School Scrabble this Wednesday, October 14th at 4:30 pm.

This introductory class is geared toward students new to competitive Scrabble, whether you’ve never played Scrabble at all or have played “living room” Scrabble with family and friends.

👉 Come find out how much fun competitive Scrabble can be!
Equipment, scoresheets and “Cheat Sheets” are provided.

✅ Learn More/Register:
https://ridgefieldlibrary.librarymarket.com/event/intro-school-scrabble-151197

10/08/2026

Libby, one of the eBook and audiobook download platforms offered by the Ridgefield Library, now requires all users to confirm an email address and PIN.

🔹Your PIN is the same as the password you use to log into your Acorn app and Bibliomation account.

🔹If you're unsure of your password, please call the Circulation Desk for help at (203) 438-2282. We will send you a password reset link to the email address associated with your account.

🔹Back to reading/listening!