Ridgway Public Library

Ridgway Public Library A beautiful, old library in Ridgway's historic district with an outdoor garden and free Wi-Fi access.

Update: This program is full! Registrants, check your email for additional information. 🧡The link is officially live for...
06/10/2026

Update: This program is full! Registrants, check your email for additional information. 🧡

The link is officially live for Orchidelirium: A Difficult (Plant) Book Club featuring The Orchid Thief. Space is very limited in this two-part 21+ experience inside the Ridgway Public Library Conservatory.

🔸Session I — Tuesday, August 11 @ 5:00 PM
Turn a basic orchid into a houseplant showstopper with a hands-on repotting workshop, followed by a deep dive into Susan Orlean’s intoxicating book and the mad, obsessive history of Victorian orchid hunters.
🔸Session II — Tuesday, August 18 @ Sunset
We screen Charlie Kaufman’s "Adaptation" alongside a themed signature cocktail. Widely considered a cinematic masterpiece and a brilliant, Oscar-winning companion to the text, the film beautifully mirrors the chaotic mania of the orchid trade itself. Be forewarned: it is a delightfully unhinged, R-rated ride complete with plenty of adult content, vulgar language, and Hollywood obsession.

Survive the book, the planting, and the film --then your live orchid goes to its forever-home with you. 🧡

🎟️ Seats are incredibly limited. Grab your spot before it's gone!: https://forms.gle/5rTyvz5CM15HcESBA

This morning we welcomed the girlies of the Ridgway YMCA Summer Camp for a little vinyl record painting and, in true RPL...
06/09/2026

This morning we welcomed the girlies of the Ridgway YMCA Summer Camp for a little vinyl record painting and, in true RPL fashion, we put our own unique SPIN on it. (See what we did there? 😎)

An old turntable and some washable paint can really make some mesmerizing magic. 🪩✨ Want your own turn? We’ll be doing it all again next week at our Summer Reading Story Time program, that starts back up again on Tuesday 6/16 at 10:30! Don’t miss it! 🏛️📚

Beat the “summer slide” and turn reading into the season’s best reward! Our FREE Summer Reading Program for all ages makes literacy feel like a big win, not a chore. Set big goals, fuel some friendly online competition, and earn prizes along the way. Registration is required via the Beanstack app (Android/iOS) or at ridgwaylibrary.beanstack.com.

The RPL Needlework Club met this evening for their June meeting! Check out what our talented makers were working on toni...
06/09/2026

The RPL Needlework Club met this evening for their June meeting! Check out what our talented makers were working on tonight. ✌️❤️🧶

Next Meeting:
📅 Monday, July 13th
⏰ 4:30 PM

Whether you are mid-project or looking to start something new, bring your supplies and join us for some stitching and good conversation. All skill levels are welcome and no registration required.

We are ONE WEEK out from the start of our ✨2026 Summer Reading Program✨ and we're ready to announce our community readin...
06/07/2026

We are ONE WEEK out from the start of our ✨2026 Summer Reading Program✨ and we're ready to announce our community reading goal! This summer, we're asking our readers to complete:

📚 6,000 Books.

You read that right -- 1,000 more than last year! We have more registrants than ever, but even so, this is a BIG goal — and we need YOU to help us reach it. Every finished book brings us one step closer — yes, even just one!

Beat the “summer slide" and turn reading into the season's best reward! Our FREE Summer Reading Program for all ages makes literacy feel like a big win, not a chore. Set big goals, fuel some friendly online competition, and earn prizes along the way. Registration is required via the Beanstack app (Android/iOS) or at ridgwaylibrary.beanstack.com.

06/05/2026

Forget basic tshirts — we’re going full Tapestry Takeover with our annual Teen Tie-Dye program. Come create your own one-of-a-kind canvas tapestry. Hang out, experiment with color, and make a statement piece that’s entirely your own.

🌀The Details
✨Wednesday July 8th 12PM
✨ For rising 6th-12th graders (fall ‘26)
✨ 100% free
✨ Registration required

Come make a mess with us! Click the link in our bio to sign up!

The sun is out, the air is hot, and there is a brand NEW story in the RPL StoryWalk for your family to enjoy! “Snail Cro...
06/04/2026

The sun is out, the air is hot, and there is a brand NEW story in the RPL StoryWalk for your family to enjoy!

“Snail Crossing” by Corey R. Tabor tells the story of a snail who sets out to cross the road to get to a fresh head of cabbage. 🥬 It’s a story of determination, friendship, *and* the maxim that “little by little one travels far.” ❤️🐌

The Ridgway Public Library StoryWalk was created in partnership with the Tricounty Rails to Trails Association and thanks to our sponsors: Elk County Council on the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Elk County Community Foundation.

Browse our library catalog, get updated program information, and learn about all of our services by visiting our website: www.ridgwaylibrary.org.

In Victorian England, the obsession with orchids was so consuming it earned its own name: Orchidelirium. Collectors sent...
06/03/2026

In Victorian England, the obsession with orchids was so consuming it earned its own name: Orchidelirium. Collectors sent hunters into jungles to strip entire forests of rare specimens. Orchids died by the thousands in transit. Men went mad trying to grow them. The mania drove people to ruin — and they considered it worth it. 🀣

The Ridgway Public Library's conservatory was built in that same tradition. Modeled after the great conservatories of Victorian England, it was designed to bring the lush, impossible world of tropical plants into a place where people could gather, wonder, and lose themselves a little.

🧡 This August, we're leaning into that history.

Orchidelirium: A Difficult (Plant) Book Club featuring "The Orchid Thief" is two evenings in the Conservatory at the Ridgway Public Library. In Session I, you'll repot a live orchid — and learn how to turn a grocery store plant into a houseplant showstopper — before settling in for a discussion of Susan Orlean's intoxicating book and a deep dive into the Victorian mania that started it all. In Session II, we screen Charlie Kaufman's WEIRD 2002 film version of the text -- "Adaptation" -- with a signature cocktail. Survive the book, the planting, and the film -- then your orchid goes to its forever-home with you.

🔸Session I — Tuesday, August 11 at 5pm
Book Discussion · Orchid Repotting · A History of Orchidelirium
🔸Session II — Tuesday, August 18 at Sunset
Adaptation Screening · Signature Cocktail · Take Your Orchid Home

This program is completely free, but space in the Conservatory is exceptionally limited.

Registration opens Wednesday, June 10 at 8PM. 🧡

06/03/2026

Just a few spots left in our Teen Canvas Bag Stenciling class! 🎨

Here’s a sample of stencils to choose from — from animals to words to, yes, an iconic Dungeons & Dragons Beholder monster reading a book. Program instructor, Alana White, is also one of our D&D dungeon masters and she’s got a real eye for library programming mashups. 😂🐙

Stencilers will also have the option to create their OWN stencils using their original drawings.

Here’s the details to help you snag the final spots:
✨Tuesday, June 16th at 5PM
✨Students in grades 6-12 (as of fall 2026)
✨FREE and all supplies included.

Registration link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerCeomvp3yeBgxtyDiU1aaqLAOuRroDSSrTTXjZr0heP5QMw/viewform

We want to give a huge shout-out to our local CNB Bank Ridgway office for their generous support in helping sponsor our ...
06/03/2026

We want to give a huge shout-out to our local CNB Bank Ridgway office for their generous support in helping sponsor our two upcoming Summer Reading clay workshops!

Community partners like CNB make it possible for us to bring these fun, creative hands-on programs to life. 🙌

📅 Clay Workshop Schedule:
Workshop 1: Monday, July 20th @ 5:00 PM
Workshop 2: Wednesday, August 12th @ 5:00 PM

Want to join the fun? While regular registration is full, waitlist spots are still available for both dates! Don't miss your chance to get creative with us this summer.

📧 To secure a spot on the waitlist, send an email to: [email protected]

Address

329 Center Street
Ridgway, PA
15853

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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+18147737573

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