Over 451,000 biographies from EBSCO, including thousands of narrative biographies not available elsewhere.

Biography Reference Center

Create an individual account and search Connecticut records only. The complete Ancestry.com database is available from computers in the Library.

Connecticut State Library Collections in Ancestry.com

Explore the Consumer Reports database. Search for products, find ratings, recommendations, information on reliability, and buying guides. View the current issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

Archived, full-text Consumer Reports articles are also available on MasterFILE Premier. Click on “Publications” (on upper left green bar) then browse for “consumer reports” and click on the Consumer Reports link.

Consumer Reports

Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists.

Creativebug

Education Resource Information Center contains1.3 million records with 323,000 in full text. 1966 to present.

ERIC

*Available only from computers in the Library.

Find funding for artists, students and other individuals.

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

1764-1922* Temporarily reinstated during ongoing CT state budget discussions
Hartford Courant Historical

U.S. and world history;1,620 reference books, over 150 history journals, biographies, historical documents, photos, maps, and 80 hours of historical video.History Reference Center

Instantly borrow free digital movies, music, downloadable audiobooks, comics, eBooks and more, 24/7 with your Ridgefield Library card. Multiple users can check out the same item so you will never have to place a hold. Hoopla

Build and create professional resumes and cover letters and master interviewing and networking techniques. Find detailed information on more than 1,100 occupations along with current job and internship postings. Sign In/Register with your email address and any Connecticut public library card number.

Job & Career Accelerator

Authoritative sources of articles and reference information, brought to you by the Ridgefield Library unless otherwise noted. Have your library card handy for log-in.
(EBSCO) Literary research and criticism including drama, and author/playwright biographies.

Literary Reference Center Plus

1985 to present

Los Angeles Times

Online video learning resource offering more than 3,400 video courses covering a wide range of topics including commercial software, business skills, computer programming and web development, creative and technical skills, social media, video and music editing, and much more.

Log on using your Ridgefield Library barcode and the password used to log into your Ridgefield Library catalog account. (This password may be the last four digits of your phone number or the newer 12+ character password if you created it.) You will be asked to create a Lynda Library account which will allow you to track your progress through your tutorials. Lynda is accessible from computers and mobile devices.

If you have trouble accessing Lynda.com, please contact Adult Services at [email protected]

Lynda.com

Research for high school students.

MAS Ultra – School Edition

Covers all topics; 1,700 magazines, reference books, images and Consumer Reports in full text. 1975 to present.

MasterFILE Premier

Research for middle school students.

Middle Search Plus

Investment research for stocks, bonds, mutual funds and more. If you have trouble accessing Morningstar, please contact Adult Services at [email protected]

As a reminder, please click “End Session” in the upper right corner and then close out of your browser to allow other patrons access to Morningstar. There is a limited number of patrons who can access Morningstar at the same time.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

More than 5 billion historical records from all over the world, including U.S. and U.K. census records, 1.5 billion exclusive family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni, millions of public records and tombstone photos, directories, guides, references, biographies and yearbooks, exclusive databases such as the Jewish Chronicle historical newspaper and many others. MyHeritage is based in Israel.

MyHeritage Library Edition

Search 860 full text newspapers. Also includes television and radio news transcripts.

Newspaper Source Plus

Browse fiction and nonfiction; view read-alikes and recommended reading lists.  Includes book discussion guides.

NoveList Plus

Find fiction and nonfiction books for school projects and for pleasure.  Recommended reading lists and read-alikes too. Grades K-8

NoveList K-8 Plus

Research for teachers and other educational professionals.

Professional Development Collection

Online language learning program, featuring beginning and advanced modules for 80 languages, plus extensive assistance with learning English for speakers of many languages

Pronunciator

Search all eight researchIT CT newspapers together: Christian Science Monitor, Harford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, along with other national newspapers. Formerly known as iCONN Newstand.

ProQuest News and Newspapers

 

Comprehensive research in Spanish.  Includes 10 Latin American newspapers, reference books and magazines.

Referencia Latina

ResearchIT CT (formerly iConn) offers free online resources as a service of the Connecticut State Library. Here you will find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles for Connecticut public, K12, and academic libraries and their users. RBdigital, a collection of downloadable eAudiobooks and eBooks for Connecticut residents, is also available.

ResearchIT CT

Temporarily unavailable

The Ridgefield Authors Online Directory was on a platform called Wikispaces which officially closed in July 2018. The content of the Directory has been copied and saved, and we will be migrating it to the Ridgefield Library website. In the meantime, if you would like access to the content from the Ridgefield Authors Online Directory, please contact the Adult Services Desk at [email protected]

The Ridgefield Encyclopedia is a compendium of thousands of entries on people, places, organizations, and things relating to Ridgefield, Connecticut.

The encyclopedia is compiled and written by Jack Sanders. It is constantly being expanded and edited and new material is added daily. Please check back for updated versions.

Additional research by Jack Sanders on the history of Ridgefield is listed after the encyclopedia.

The Ridgefield Encyclopedia
by Jack Sanders, updated April 2021

Racism in 20th Century Ridgefield
by Jack Sanders, June 2020

Uncle Ned’s Mountain: Two Centuries of African-American Slaves, Farmers, Soldiers, and Saviors in a Small New England Town
by Jack Sanders, updated February 8, 2021

Please visit Ridgefield Library’s Genealogy & Local History web page for additional resources on the history of Ridgefield.

 

 

 

 

Search The Ridgefield Press from April 2003 to present through America’s News by NewsBank. This is a full-text, fully searchable archive of The Ridgefield Press. Search anywhere, any time and on any device using this mobile friendly resource. A Ridgefield Library card is required for remote access.

Click on the NewsBank logo (upper left) to search the 3,000 news sources on America’s News by NewsBank. Scroll down to use the Quick Links section (on the right side) for quick access to subsets such as The News-Times (Danbury, CT) and news sources in Connecticut.

The Ridgefield Press

 

The Ridgefield Timeline is arranged by year and contains of thousands of events during Ridgefield’s first three hundred years. It is searchable by using “Command F” (Mac) or “Control F” (Windows). The Timeline is being regularly enlarged and revised by Jack and Sally Sanders.

Ridgefield Timeline

Please visit Ridgefield Library’s Genealogy & Local History web page for additional resources on the history of Ridgefield.

Information on business management topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. The database contains full-text periodical articles as well as Nolo legal books, business videos with critical information for business owners, and a collection of state-specific business resources.

Small Business Reference Center

Search more than 50 selected topics such as gun control and abortion rights.  Covers social, political, economic, scientific and other popular classroom discussion topics.

TOPICsearch

1987 to present

Washington Post