Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Free/RW; $5/VisitorsLearn what a file is, what a file extention means, how to organize and sort your files, and learn how to identify photos, videos, word documents, etc.Class will be in person and taught using Windows 10 (PC) not OSX (Apple).

Join fellow Italian-language students in this World Language Café series led by an Italian-speaking volunteer. Monthly, our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational Italian and short story discussion. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for...read more

Need something new to read? Join as RPL Librarians chat about their current reads and add to each other’s TBR pile. Watch on Facebook @ridgewoodlibrarynj or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Available on March 6, April 3, and May 1 for new recommendations.

The National Trust has a network of beautifully preserved famous American artist’s sites, many within a daytrip’s drive—you just have to know where they are!  Join us as art historian Barbara Ferrante takes us through a stunning PowerPoint program where you’ll see the en...read more

Let's read and discuss a book together. Title TBD. Intermediate/advanced.Open to students currently enrolled in 2023-24 ESL program. Registration required.Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. for 8 weeks Questions to vhilditch@ridgewoodlibrary.org

Join Miss Olivia. Bust out your best moves! We're clappin, tapping and shimmy shaking to our favorite ABBA songs.Join us for the fun! Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders. Children must be superived by an adult. 

1st Thursday of the Month, 11am-12pmMonthly discussion of popular fiction. With Library Director Lorri Steinbacher April 4: The Mitford Affair, M. BenedictMay 2: Happiness Falls, A. KimJune 6: Big Girl, Small, TownM. GallenQuestions? Please contact Lorri: LSteinbacher@ridgewoodlibrar...read more

Join fellow French-language students in this World Language Café series led by a French-speaking volunteer. Our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational French. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for more information: erosner@ridgewoo...read more

With director Lorri SteinbacherWorld Cinema: Fallen Leaves(2023; NR; 1h 21m; Finland & Germany)Finnish with subtitlesNo registration

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Love manga & anime? Whether you’re a newbie or a weeb, you won’t want to miss out.Open to Ridgewood Library cardholders in grades 6-12.No registration required.

Crafters unite! Stop by the library and pick up a DIY Teen Take Out Kit. Available while supplies last. New kits available on March 1, April 5, May 3, and June 7. For Ridgewood Library cardholders in grades 6-12 ONLY.

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Free/RW; $5/Visitors.Excel is a complex program but it doesn't have to be. Take the first step on your journey to understanding, from learning excel terms, to setting up an excel worksheet, to formatting text and finally, to organizing your worksbook's information. Want more? Next week&...read more

Join us for Tales for Tykes 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 2 1/2-4 years Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Back in March, BCCLS launched a brand new (or at least quite different) way of finding and requesting items at the library via the catalog. If you've found yourself overwhelmed, confused, frustrated, curious about what it can do, and/or enthused but unsure where to start, this is the c...read more

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Join fellow Spanish-language students in this World Language Café series led by a Spanish-speaking volunteer. Our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational Spanish. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for more information: erosner@ridge...read more

In 1920s Oklahoma, members of the Osage Nation are murdered after oil is discovered on their land. The Bureau of Investigations (precursor to the FBI) tries to unravel the mystery. Based on a true story. (2023; R; 3h 26m)

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Good Game Club is back with an exciting new twist! Join us as we alternate playing two of the biggest gaming franchises around, Pokemon and Animal Crossing. Bring your Nintendo Switch or your Pokemon cards and play with friends. April 12 & May 10: Pokemon April 19 & May 17: Animal CrossingOp...read more

Ridgewood Buds and RPL's seed library have plants and seeds to share. Bring any extras you have and leave with "new" plants or seeds. No need to donate anything! More information: Larissa Brookes, (201) 670-5600, ext. 2137.Meets in RPL patio.

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Free/RW; $5/Visitors.Excel is a complex program but it doesn't have to be. Take the next step on your journey to understanding with formulas, data analysis, charts, and saving/printing. This is a follow-up to last week's Excel Basics -  not required but encouraged - and w...read more

Time out! We're hosting Saved by the Bell trivia on Monday, May 13- and we're...so...excited!Join us at 7pm at Park West Tavern to answer questions about Zack Morris and the gang.Ages 18 and up, 2-6 players per team.

Join us for Tales for Tykes 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 2 1/2-4 years Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Read a book and engage in a lively discussion Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders in 2nd Grade.  

Lorri, Roberta, and Stacey are back with another stack of books & lists! 

Read a book and engage in a lively discussion via ZoomA Zoom link will be sent to registered patrons Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders in Grades 4-5 with adult 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

China's economy has slowed dramatically while India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world.  As manufacturers shift production to the subcontinent, how will global geopolitics and economics change with India's rising prominence?  With former US State Department diplom...read more

Lorri, Roberta, and Stacey are back with another stack of books & lists! 

Second Wednesday or Thursday* of the Month, 7-8:30pm With Library Director Lorri Steinbacher with Director Lorri SteinbacherBook Circle virtualWednesday, 7 to 8:30 pmApril 17: West with Giraffes L. RutledgeMay 15: Stoner J. WilliamsJune 19: Migrations C. McConaghyQuestions? Please contact ...read more

Let's read and discuss a book together. Title TBD. Intermediate/advanced.Open to students currently enrolled in 2023-24 ESL program. Registration required.Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. for 8 weeks Questions to vhilditch@ridgewoodlibrary.org

Join fellow French-language students in this World Language Café series led by a French-speaking volunteer. Our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational French. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for more information: erosner@ridgewoo...read more

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

The ClassicsFriday, 1-2:30 pmArt StudioApril 19: Far from the Madding Crowd T. HardyMay 17: Pere Goriot H. de BalzacJune 21: The Warden A. Trollope

Good Game Club is back with an exciting new twist! Join us as we alternate playing two of the biggest gaming franchises around, Pokemon and Animal Crossing. Bring your Nintendo Switch or your Pokemon cards and play with friends. April 12 & May 10: Pokemon April 19 & May 17: Animal CrossingOp...read more

Make your old jewelry new again. Carolyn will explain fine vs. fashion jewelry, jewelry care and maintenance, and how to refashion old pieces into something new. Sabine will demonstrate simple pearl restranding techniques.Presenters: Carolyn Jacoby, Graduate Gemologist, Gemological Institute of Ame...read more

Titanic: The Musical(2023; NR; 2h 25m; UK) Broadway comes to RPL with this filmed production of the Tony Award-winning musical.With intermission & refreshments.

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Free/RW; $5/Visitors.Excel is a complex program but it doesn't have to be. Take another step on your journey to understanding by going beyond the basics with sorting, tables, and building complex functions. This is a follow-up to last week's More Excel Basics -  not ...read more

Join us for Tales for Tykes 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 2 1/2-4 years Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Read a book and engage in a lively discussion Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders in 3rd Grade.  

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

NEW PROGRAM!With nearly 40 years of journal keeping under her belt, Mary is your new guide for exploring the different aspects and the many benefits of a personal writing practice. You’ll be introduced to ideas, activities, find strategies to spark the creative self.  ...read more

With professional traveler Chris McCormack 

Let's read and discuss a book together. Title TBD. Intermediate/advanced.Open to students currently enrolled in 2023-24 ESL program. Registration required.Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. for 8 weeks Questions to vhilditch@ridgewoodlibrary.org

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Association (FPA) Discussion GroupMonthly member-led world affairs discussion group based on readings from the 2024 Great Decisions Briefing Book. Please indicate below if you plan to purchase a briefing book from the library at $33 each (while supplies last)...read more

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Join fellow Spanish-language students in this World Language Café series led by a Spanish-speaking volunteer. Our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational Spanish. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for more information: erosner@ridge...read more

Coming-of-age musical of woman who overcomes tremendous hardships with extraordinary strength and the bonds of her sisterhood. Based on Alice Walker novel. (2023; PG-13; 2h 21m)

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

With Alex PrizgintasSeating is first come, first served.

Join us for Tales for Tykes 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 2 1/2-4 years Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more

Monthly RPL Board of Trustees meetingArt Studio

Do you love true crime? Join us (virtually) on the last Wednesday of the month as we discuss our latest selection. For our May 29th meeting we will be discussing Norco '80 by Peter Houlahan. Books will be available from the Circulation Desk approximately four weeks before the meeting. Zoom ...read more

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Join us for Toddler Time 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library Cardholders ages 18 m-2 1/2 yrs Please register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class 

Grab a snack and watch a film based on a book in the teen room! Stop by the teen room at the beginning of the month and vote for the movie of your choice. Open to Ridgewood Library cardholders in grades 6-12.

Join fellow French-language students in this World Language Café series led by a French-speaking volunteer. Our volunteer will guide participants in an hour of casual, basic, and engaging conversational French. Meets in Art Studio.Contact Elias for more information: erosner@ridgewoo...read more

Join us for Baby & Me 5 week session. Registration required.Open to Ridgewood Library CardholdersPlease register for one storytime/ 5 week sessionChild must be the appropriate age on the 1st day of class

Bring us your tech questions and problems -- library apps, device troubles, and other tech issues -- and we will work with you to solve them. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Due to demand, Tech Express is now limited to two sessions per person, per month.Please call (201) 670-5600 ext. 2130 or e...read more