This Week @ the Library

Friends of the Library Annual Spring Book Sale

It's finally here! More than 25,000 books, audiobooks, CDs, videotapes, and DVDs will be on sale for fantastic prices at the Friends annual spring used book sale. Categories include current adult fiction and non-fiction in hard cover, soft cover and paperback editions, art, biography, entertainment, nutrition, history, gardening, travel, mystery, religion, music, sports, children's books and more.

The sale takes place in the Dayton Program Room and under the tent on the Library lawn. Visa/MasterCard are accepted for purchases over $10.00. Hours are:

• Friday, May 16th, 9:00 AM - noon ($10 early admission fee)
• Friday, May 16th, noon - 5:00 PM
• Saturday, May 17th, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sunday, May 18th, 1:00 - 5:00 PM (all books half price)
• Monday, May 19th, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (fill a bag for $5)

Fun for Kids

• Monday 10:30 AM Drop-in Story Time (ages 3 and up)
• Tuesday 10 AM and 11 AM Mother Goose (infants to age 2 with a caregiver) Dayton Program Room
• Tuesday 4:30 - 5:30 PM Junior Critics. Children in grades 4 & 5 get together to share the titles they're reading and enjoy snacks.
• Tuesday 6:30 PM Scrabble (grades 4-8)
• Friday 11 AM and 2 PM Friday Flicks (ages 2 and up)
• Saturday 10:30 AM Drop-in Story Time (ages 3 and up)

Learn more about these and other children's programs.

Teen Happenings

Scrabble. Tuesday 6:30-7:30 PM. Young people in Grades 4 - 8 learn strategies from a tournament player as they enjoy playing the game.

Altered Books Workshop. Thursday 4:00-5:30 PM. Old books can become works of art - find out how! For grades 6-12. Sign up in Children's Services.

High School Critics. Saturday 12:30-1:30 PM. Those in grades 9-12 meet to have snacks and share books, films and plays they have liked (and disliked!). Sign up in Childen's Services.

Check out our Teen Page on the web.

Reading Ahead

Stop by the Library now to pick up the next selection for one of our many book discussion groups. You may also purchase a copy at a 15% discount at Books on the Common. New members are always welcome, so join a Ridgefield Library book group soon.

• May 20th Critics Circle. The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
• May 22nd Bookworms. (grades 2-3) Bunnicula by James Howe
• May 28th AM Book Group. Birds without Wings by Louis deBernieres
• June 3rd Tuesday Evening Nonfictioneers. Augustus, The Life of Rome's First Emperor by Anthony Everitt

Did You Know...?

In honor of the town's 300th celebration, we will be featuring each week a tidbit of information about the past, present and future of the Library.

While libraries generally focus on the written word, the Ridgefield Library also offers regular art exhibits in the Dayton Program Room "Gallery." Each month we showcase paintings, photographs and other work by talented artists from Ridgefield and the region, often partnering with the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, the Candlewood Camera Club and other community groups to organize exhibits that range from the inspirational to the entertaining.

We frequently display in the stairway or in Children's Services the creations of younger artists from the Ridgefield Community Kindergarten and elsewhere. We are also the public exhibition spot for the annual Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Lions Club.

At one time, the Friends of the Library even maintained a collection of framed art reproductions that could be borrowed to spruce up an office or living room in need of a new look. Now, that's a full service library!

Be a Power User

As a subscriber to this e- newsletter, you are already a "power user" of the Ridgefield Library. Look for weekly tips to make you even more powerful!

THIS WEEK'S TIP: The Library now publishes a monthly newsletter for young adults called Teen Talk and one entitled Fiction News that features reading recommendations, new releases and special services for the avid reader. You can pick up copies at the Library or look for them on our website on the special pages dedicated to Teens and Adults.

Favorite Library Links

·  Library Catalog

·  Event Calendar

·  Library Webpage

·  Book Group Selections

·  Hollister Film Series Schedule

·  Ridgefield Authors Wiki

·  Ridgefield Writes

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