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Ridgewood Nj, Ridgewood Water will host an Open House event will be at the Ridgewood Public Library at 125 North Maple Avenue from 6 to 8pm, October 16th. The first of two Open Houses the second will be on October 24th at the Midland Park Fire House Social Hall 45 Witte drive Midland Park from 6 to 8pm. Ridgewood Water will discuss the PFAS service charge, lead pipes and other pressing issues.
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Ridgewood NJ, Friends of the Ridgewood Library invites you to join us for ‘Breakfast with Friends’ on Wed., Oct. 11, 9-10am in the Ridgewood Library’s auditorium. Learn more about who we are & how you can get involved in supporting your local library. Stop by after school drop-off and feel free to bring your littlest ones with you. Coffee & pastries will be served. All are welcome to stay for the monthly meeting following breakfast.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library kicks off the summer reading season :
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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday, May 31, 7-8:45 pm the Ridgewood Public Library hosts a forum on deer over population .
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Ridgewood NJ, The 65th Anniversary Season of The Kasschau Memorial Shell – Veterans Field – behind the Ridgewood Public Library, will begin on June 1st at 8:00 p.m. The performances will continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings through the beginning of August. The performance are free and open to the public. Please bring a chair or a blanket. To help fund the newest season of programming, the shell is running a community donation campaign with the goal of raising $25,000. Funds raised will be used to produce upcoming events, as well as the scholarship fund. Donations may be made on the Shell’s website: www.KasschauMemorialShell.com. All contributing donors will be recognized on the Kasschau Memorial Shell website, while donors that contribute $50 or more will be recognized on a donor wall that will be present at all concerts throughout the 2023 season.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Public Library Foundation Clambake is excited to return to one of our favorite locations – Ridgewood Country Club – to celebrate the library‘s 100th anniversary! Guests will enjoy delicious clambake fare, signature cocktails and full bars at RCC’s newly-renovated clubhouse.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Kasschau Memorial Shell, located on Veterans Field, behind the Ridgewood Public Library, is celebrating 65 years of music under the stars this summer. The performances are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from June through the beginning of August.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library has installed their stained glass collection by artist resident George O. Bonawit, who was a Ridgewood resident, was restored and installed in the Ridgewood Room on the second floor.
Reel Voices: “Blind Ambition” Screening and Q&A
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Ridgewood NJ, Thursday the Ridgewood Public Library will feature the screening of “Blind Ambition” (2021; PG-13; 1hr36m; Australia) . The winner of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award .Four friends who have conquered the odds to become South Africa’s top sommeliers after escaping starvation and tyranny in their homeland of Zimbabwe. Driven by relentless optimism, a passion for their craft and a sense of national pride, they form Zimbabwe’s first national wine tasting team and set their sights on the coveted title of “World Wine Tasting Champions.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library is excited to announce that the Bolger Foundation, a longtime supporter of the Ridgewood Library Foundation, has recommitted its $1 million matching donation in support of the Ridgewood Library’s current renovation plans. “This donation will allow us to expand our current plans to renew other areas of the library including our much-used auditorium and upgrade our technology training room to showcase our maker space equipment and programs,” said library director Lorri Steinbacher. Continue reading The Bolger Foundation, has recommitted its $1 million matching donation in support of the Ridgewood Library’s current renovation plans
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Ridgewood NJ, Meet authors Bob Nesoff and Howard Joseph Cohn, as they talk about their recently published book “A History Lover’s Guide to Bergen County”. Travel through various historic sites dating back to pre-Revolutionary times all the way up to the modern day with the Teterboro Air Museum and Hall of Fame. The authors will talk about their favorite sites such as the Old ’76 House (originally in Bergen County) which was a tavern, but also known for the location where British spy Benedict Arnold and co-conspirator Major John Andre were held before their trial. Q&A to follow their talk, and you’ll have an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of the book.
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(February 12,2020)
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Ridgewood NJ, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12 in 1809. He lived for a time in Indiana before moving to Illinois. He worked on a farm, split rails for fences, worked in a store, was a captain in the Black Hawk War, and worked as a lawyer. He married Mary Todd and together they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library will host Sherma Andrews and her band at 2pm December 18th .
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Ridgewood NJ, Nancy Greene Library Director at the Ridgewood Public Library has announced her retirement as of January 1st . Green announced her retirement in a short note in the Ridgewood Public Library’s November 21st email :
