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The Ridgefield Library offers extensive holdings of popular and educational materials in audio, video and digital formats including e-readers, playaways and downloadable audio and e-books.

Contact: Dorothy Pawlowski, Adult Services, 203-438-2282 x1003 dlpawl@ridgefieldlibrary.org

TIP: Always check our catalog for DVD titles. Please be aware that many libraries will not send audiovisual materials via Inter-Library Loan.

DVD/Video | Audiobooks | Language Learning Programs |Recorded Music | e-Books

DVD/Video

To help you choose appropriate viewing for your family, a rating is indicated on the spine of each film.  Please note that “N/R” means simply “Not Rated,” indicating that is has not been reviewed by MPAA or other organization.  It does not imply that content is appropriate for all ages.

Selected New DVDs

Selected Documentaries

Entertainment DVDs
Feature films, popular TV shows, general interest movies, foreign language films are included in the adult collection.

Selected new DVD additions.

 

 

 

Documentaries and instructional films
Adult and general interest titles on history, travel, fitness, cooking, etc. are shelved with corresponding books in the Non-Fiction collection on the first floor.

 

Audiobooks on CD

Audiobooks for Adult Listeners
Choose from close to 3,000 audiobooks on CD available in the Fiction Room, including bestsellers, classics, biography, non-fiction, dramatic performances, self-help and more.

Audiobooks for Children and Teens
Include over 1,000 favorite fiction and non-fiction titles. Also available are a selection of kits that pair printed books paired with an audio version of the material. Great for beginning readers. Located in Children's Services.

Ask about our list of new adult audiobook additions.

Selected New Audiobooks

Playaways

Portable, lightweight battery-operated audio players that each come pre-loaded with a complete audiobook title. Use your own headphones (also available for purchase), or use your own adaptor to play through your car or home audio system. A selection of adult fiction and non-fiction titles available in the Fiction Room. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for their support of this collection.

Downloadable Audiobooks (eAudiobooks)

Downloadable Audiobooks from OverDrive
OverDrive allows you to select and download audiobook titles to play directly on your computer, play on an Mp3 player or burn to a CD. There are also apps available to allow downloadload to mobile devices such as smartphones. This collection is available any time of day from anywhere in the world. Click here for a guided tour of this wonderful resource.

More downloadable audiobooks from iCONN

"Great Courses" Lecture Series

Comprehensive lecture courses by the nation's most dynamic and highly respected college professors, captured on audiocassette, audio CD and DVD. Selections in many disciplines from The Teaching Company and The Modern Scholar. All media formats shelved together in the Fiction Room. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for their support of this collection.

Language Learning Materials

FOR KIDS: Ask in Children's Services about language learning materials specially designed for children, including Muzzy® and Little Pim™ instructional programs. NEW! Try Little Pim online language learning program for ages 0-6.

FOR TEENS AND ADULTS: A multi-media collection of language learning materials including textbooks, dictionaries, DVDs/videos, computer software and audio programs on cassette and CD, shelved together in the Biography Room.

Try our new web-based language learning programs from Mango Languages, made possible by the Friends of the Library. All you need to get started learning one of more than 30 languages is your Ridgefield Library card.


New languages added January 2011: Cantonese Chinese, Croatian, Danish, ESL Mandarin Chinese, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Irish, Levantine Arabic, Norwegian, Urdu

Mango Mobile Library Edition
Learn languages everywhere you go with a free app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Full-featured Mango Mobile Library Edition givesyou access to all the Mango language courses offered through the Ridgefield library. All you need is your library card! Find out more.

Recorded Music

Search or browse our catalog for audiovisual material.

Music CDs
Over 2,100 CDs ranging from opera to rock and roll, arranged by musical style. Located in the Fiction Room, where help is always available to find a particular selection or performer.

Music for Children and Families
An additional selection of music recordings from the likes of Dan Zanes, Raffi and Disney films is also available in Children's Services.

Ask about our list of new recorded music additions.

E-Books

eBook Readers
Thinking of getting a Kindle, Nook or Sony Reader? Try before you buy! Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we now have one of each of these new personal reading devices available for you to sample. Pre-loaded with a selection of popular adult fiction and non-fiction titles, readers may be borrowed for 7 days (sorry, no renewals). Contact Dorothy Pawlowski at the Fiction Desk at 203-438-2282 x1003 or dlpawl@ridgefieldlibrary.org to borrow or reserve one today.

Overdrive Downloadable eBook Serivce
Click here to learn more about this great service available from OverDrive.

Click here for a list of new additions to our eBook collection.

Great News for Kindle Users!
Our Overdrive downloadable eBook service is now compatible with the Kindle. To learn more, click on the icon to the left and go to "My Help" for instructions on how to borrow eBooks for use on your Kindle.

Click here to watch a YouTube video on how to download a library eBook to a Kindle.

TumblebooksTumbleBooks
E-books for the very young, accessible at the Library or from home. Enjoy the illustrations onscreen as you listen to favorite picture books read aloud.