As the old saying goes, a friend in need is a friend
indeed. Multiply that by dozens of
dedicated volunteers, and you get our wonderful Friends of the Ridgefield
Library. With a mission of “serving and
supporting” the Library, the Friends are truly a good friend to everyone who
enjoys and benefits from our many programs and services. Essential partners in
the capital campaign to build our new facility, they remain committed to helping
us add new services like 3D printers and technology instruction while
maintaining many well-loved programs such as Book Club Corner selections and Summer
Reading Programs. If you enjoy free or discounted museum passes, Ridgefield
Folk concerts or intensive literary series like our current Jane Austen
programs, then you have the Friends to thank.
These and so many other offerings are only possible because of their
generous financial and volunteer support.
So, we are pleased to thank and applaud them publicly during this year’s
National Friends of Libraries Week (October 15-21).
You can support the Friends, and through them the Library,
by shopping at their big fall used book sale this weekend (through Monday),
visiting their online store at amazon.com/shops/forl or becoming a member
(forms available at the Library Circulation Desk).
