Ridgefield Library

Saturday, May 31st, 2025: Save the date for the Ridgefield Library’s Annual Gala! This year’s Ridgefield Library Gala will honor Dean and Theresa Miller with the Hope H. Swenson Visionary Award for their many years of generous support and service to the Library’s vision and mission.

Dean joined the board of the Ridgefield Library in 2012, where he served for six years, including as Treasurer for four years and as Board Chair for his last two years. He was proud to be part of the team who helped oversee the completion of the new Library building and the hiring of Brenda McKinley as the new director. Dean and Theresa both served on the Gala committee from its inception in 2014 through 2021. They are past recipients of the Library’s Paccadolmi Award for extraordinary volunteer service.

“It’s a privilege to honor the Millers with the Hope H. Swenson Visionary Award. Their commitment to making the Library better and to making our Ridgefield community better is simply remarkable,” says Brenda McKinley, Library Director. “Their dedication to the needs of the community through service and leadership roles with Meals on Wheels, RVNAIhealth and Thrown Stone exceeds any definition of above and beyond. On May 31^st of next year, we’ll be delighted to gather at our annual Library Gala to celebrate the Millers and shine a light on their inspiring leadership, support and service. We hope you’ll save the date and join us for a wonderful evening.”   

For information on sponsoring the 2025 Annual Ridgefield Library Gala, contact Jane Lindenburg, Development Director, at [email protected] or 203-438-2282 x 104.

November 4-9: Mascot Bubbles is bowing out of this year’s mascot elections for a slew of brand new candidates! Fox, Owl, and Snake are all eager to represent your reading interests! All humans aged 18 minutes or older are invited to vote in-person in the Lodewick Children’s Library starting Monday, November 4 until Saturday, November 9 at 5:00 pm. If you are unable to visit the Library during that time–do not fear! You can cast an absentee ballot during voting week: 2024 Mascot Election Absentee Ballot. Library cards are not required, but we do ask that only one vote per person is submitted. For updates on the candidates’ platforms, visit: https://libguides.ridgefieldlibrary.org/Lodewickchildrenslibrary/home where recommended reading, campaign speeches and resources will be posted as we near the voting week.

Sunday, November 3rd @ 2:00 pm:  The Four Horseman are acclaimed individual singer-songwriters who have banded together to create lively shows known for their joyful spontaneity and well-crafted songs ranging from hilarious to heartbreaking.  The Ridgefield Folk Concert Series is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.

Click here to learn more and register.

Thursday, October 24 @ 7:00 pm:  The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021 and began gathering data in July 2022. In this very special presentation, Dr. Heidi B. Hammel, one of NASA’s six Interdisciplinary Scientists for JWST, will describe the telescope and what it was designed to do. She will highlight some of the most exciting scientific results from JWST’s first two years, ranging from discoveries about our nearest neighbors in the Solar System to the spectacular deep space images of the most distant galaxies, and everything in between. Dr. Hammel will finish with a look ahead not only for JWST, but for the future of astronomy.

This program is part of the Library’s Fall 2024 Scholarly Series, The Curious Mind: Exploration and Discovery, made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.

Click here to learn more and to register.

Saturday, October 19: Celebrate Fall in Love with Ridgefield on the Front Lawn of the Ridgefield Library! From a pistachio-colored egg, to a beautiful rooster, Pistachio is now all grown up and a 1st Place winner at the Cannon Grange Agricultural Fair in Wilton! From 11:30 am-12:30 pm families with children of all ages are invited to meet our favorite Library chick, take a picture with Pistachio, learn more about how to care for backyard chickens from the Garguilo family, and even make some art “signed” by Pistachio at this outdoor event. No registration but art materials are as supplies last. Click here to see this event on our event calendar.

October 11th -14th:   Don’t miss the Friends of the Ridgefield Library‘s multi-day Big Book Sale!  Great choices for readers of all ages and interests.

Sunday, October 6th @ 2:00 pm:  Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Pat Wictor makes his home in many worlds. An American citizen born in Venezuela, an expatriate through his teens, and a traveler all his life, he is used to mixing unusual combinations of ideas and experiences into a seamless whole. Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Wictor’s lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, philosophy and social commentary.

The Ridgefield Folk Concert Series is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.

Click here for more information and to register.