Welcome to the Ridgefield Library!

For well over 100 years the Library has served as a community destination and vital resource.  Our friendly, knowledgeable staff, strong collections, diverse programming, and welcoming space are the result of commitment to our Vision for the benefit of our community.  Our dedicated Board of Directors, Friends of the Ridgefield Library, and many generous community donors help to make what we do possible.  Thank you!

The Ridgefield Library recently updated our Strategic Plan

Working with the Library’s Board of Directors and the counsel of more than three dozen community leaders from all corners of town, we updated the Library’s Vision, Mission, Values and Objectives. You will see this plan turning into action as we develop programs, services, collections and more to better meet the needs of our community.  Please click here to see the Plan!

Ridgefield Library Values

At the Ridgefield Library, our stated Values guide our service, our operations and our stewardship of this treasured community resource.

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Touch-a-Fire Truck

Monday, July 7 @ 11:00 am:  For families with children of all ages. Come to our All Age Family Storytime at 10:30 am to meet a member of the Ridgefield Fire Department and stay for this opportunity to touch a fire truck in the Library parking lot immediately following storytime. No registration required. This activity […]

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Landscape Architect Beatrix Farrand, with Jennifer Yates

Monday, July 7 @ 7:00 pm:  Come and discover the story of America’s first female Landscape Architect, Beatrix Farrand. She found success in the 1920s and 30s in the male-dominated field of landscape design. Born in New York City in 1872, Farrand is known for the gardens she designed for the White House, Dumbarton Oaks, […]

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Planetaria: Visual Poetry by Monica Ong

Wednesday, July 9 @ 7:00 pm:  Monica Ong’s second collection of poetry, Planetaria, brings playful literary experiments on the page to poetry, science and art lovers alike. Poet-artist Monica Ong has created an extraordinary collection of visual-poems that uses the visual language of astronomy to imagine the sky from a female perspective. The resulting image-poems are […]

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Games on Tap

Friday, July 11 @ 6:00pm:  Join us for our 21+ adults-only tabletop gaming experience. Snacks, non-alcoholic beverages provided as well as a ticket for one beer or glass of wine included. Tabletop games mean anything from card games to dice games, board games to strategy games.  You are welcome to bring a game and play, learn […]

Digital Services

Find Your Next Great Read

Fill in our Personal Book Bundles form with the types of materials you are looking for and we can curate a selection just for you. If you are looking for a title that we don’t have, you can request an item.