Summer Is Heating Up @ The Ridgefield Library

June 25, 2007

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Summer Hours Now in Effect

School's over, and so are Sunday hours at the Ridgefield Library - at least until the fall semester begins. Our summer hours are:

• Monday 10-6
• Tuesday 10-9
• Wednesday 10-6
• Thursday 10-9
• Friday 10-6
• Saturday 9-5
• Sunday CLOSED

Please note also that the Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th. Happy Independence Day!

Summer Reading in Full Swing

If you were one of the 2,241 people who visited the Library on Monday, you don't need to be told that Summer Reading is underway! For the rest of you, now's the time to sign up for our children's, teen and adult reading programs, all with theme of "Reading Around the World." There are special programs, raffles and incentives, and lots of fun with an international flair, thanks to the Friends of the Library and many generous local merchants who have provided prizes.

Follow the links below for all the details: For Children, For Teens and For Adults (including our new online entry form).

Hollister Film Series Highlights Foreign Films

In keeping with the Summer Reading theme, the summer's selections for the Hollister Film Series are drawn from acclaimed recent foreign films. You can see the full schedule and watch video previews of many of the films at the link listed below.

Films are shown at 1:30 and 7:00 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the air-conditioned Dayton Program Room and are free thanks to a generous individual donor. Light refreshments are served.

Hollister Film Series

AuthorTalks Series Holds Many Treats for Readers

June 28th at 7 PM join Masha Hamilton, journalist and author of the acclaimed new novel, The Camel Bookmobile. Ms. Hamilton will speak about her book and about the real-life camel-borne bookmobile that inspired it. A selection of books will be available for purchase to send to the Camel Bookmobile project in Kenya, courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

Book club enthusiasts won't want to miss the July 26th appearance by Diana Loevy, who will share some of the insights to be found in her new publication, The Book Club Companion. Learn about indispensable titles for discussion, tips and techniques for great book group gatherings, recipes and crafts and more.

Copies of featured books are available for purchase and signing, thanks to Books on the Common. Fall Author Talks presentations include Howard Frank Mosher (in person at Books on the Common), a phone chat with Chris Bohjalian, and more. Check our website regularly for the latest additions to this exciting line-up.

AuthorTalks updates

Friends Host Special Summer Reading Book Sale this Weekend

Whether you are spending the summer at home or on the road, you'll want plenty of books on hand to add to your Summer Reading Program tally. The Friends of the Ridgefield Library can help, as they host their first ever Summer Reading Book Sale this Thursday and Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Thousands of children's books and "pocket" paperbacks will be for sale at great prices under the tents on the Library lawn. Don't miss this chance to stock up on beach reading!

Farewell to Harry on Tap for Thursday, June 28th

It's hard to believe, but the phenomonally popular saga of the boy wizard Harry Potter will be coming to an end in less than a month, with the July 21st publication of the seventh and final volume in J.K. Rowling' s bestselling series. Join us this Thursday, June 28th, at 1 PM in the Dayton Program Room as we celebrate this landmark occasion and get ready for the Big Day.

Calling all muggles in third grade and older! Make your own wand. Eat some All Flavour Beans. Show us your best costume. Tell us what you think will happen in the final book. And enjoy a Wizard's trivia contest put on by magician Christopher Hurlbert.

Book Groups Announce New Selections

All four of the Library's monthly book discussion groups have finalized their selections for the rest of the year. Whether you love to read and discuss poetry, fiction or nonfiction, the Library has a book group for you. Copies of the books can be purchased at Books on the Common at a 15% discount or enquire about in-house and Inter-Library Loan availability.

Our new Book DIscussion Group page on the library's website has all the dates and details, plus selected reviews, author interviews, discussion questions and links to our catalog so you can reserve your copy today.

Book Discussion Groups @ the Library

Favorite Library Links

·  Library Catalog

·  Event Calendar

·  Library Webpage

·  Book Group Selections

·  Hollister Film Series Schedule

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