A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

Andrew Carnegie

OUR MISSION

Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library supports the library by raising private donations and managing an endowment that directly funds programs, services, facilities, and emerging needs identified by the library. It works alongside the library to ensure it has the resources to thrive as a community hub for now and generations to come.

We are a group of volunteers who share a love for our award-winning Ridgewood Public Library and a deep commitment to its success.

LATEST NEWS

2026 Author Luncheon Committee with author Anna Quindlen

Friends Foundation Welcomes Anna Quindlen

Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library Welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author Anna Quindlen to 36th Annual Author Luncheon

6 days ago

Reading Marathon Celebration

Join us for two exciting Reading Marathon events Saturday, March 14, at the library!

Mar 12

A girl reading a book to a dog during a library program

Friends Foundation in the News!

Friends Foundation was recently featured in Ridgewood Magazine

Jan 27

DONATE TODAY!

We couldn't do what we do without the support of the Ridgewood community. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about who we are and the various ways your generous contributions support the library. Consider donating today to the Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library.

DONATE TODAY!

🎉 Happy National Library Week! Friends Foundation is so grateful to have such an amazing library and library staff here in Ridgewood and recognizes the important role they play in making our community one of the most valued.

To celebrate, the library will be holding two special events, sponsored by the Friends Foundation:

First, on Thursday, 4/23, join them for an evening with award-winning (and Ridgewood-born) author Barbara Demick where she will present her latest book and discusses her years of reporting in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Then, on Friday, 4/24, enjoy a screening and discussion of the award-winning documentary “The Librarians.” Following the film, Hoboken Library Director, Jennie Pu, featured in the documentary, will speak about her experience.

Both events require registration on the library’s website at www.ridgewoodlibrary.org.

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🍦 I scream, you scream...We all love FREE CONE DAY! Head to Ben & Jerry's TODAY, April 14, 12-8pm, to receive your free ice cream cone or cup. Ben & Jerry's supports many nonprofits in the Ridgewood community, including the Friends Foundation, so let's show them some love today!

#BenandJerrys #FreeConeDay #RidgewoodNJ

A heartfelt thank you to all those who attended and supported the 36th Annual Author Luncheon with Anna Quindlen. Events like this play an important role in ensuring that Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library can continue to raise private donations beyond the library’s operating budget to fund programs, services, facilities, and future initiatives that benefit our entire community. Special thanks to our generous sponsors, donors and Author Luncheon Committee for all their hard work, and to the staff, librarians and trustees of the Ridgewood Public Library who supported and cheered us on along the way. If you have photos or other comments you would like to share with us, please tag us in your posts.

If you did not pick up your pre-paid copy of More Than Enough, it is available for pick up at the library circulation desk.

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We are just days away from the 36th Annual Author Luncheon with Anna Quindlen. Thank you to our generous sponsors for your unwavering support. We couldn’t do this without you.

💎 PLATINUM SPONSORS 💎
Janis Fuhrman of Terrie O’Connor Realtors | Huntington Learning Center

💛 GOLD SPONSORS 💛
Kontos Foods | TLC Landscaping Co., LLC | Three17 Construction, LLC | Biagio’s Ristorante & The Terrace at Biagio’s | ENT & Allergy Associates

🩶 SILVER SPONSORS 🩶
Thomas Flint Landscape Design & Development | Precision Orthodontics

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Hoping your Easter is happy and blessed 💐

Wishing you joy, blessings, and peace during this sacred time.

Friends Foundation is excited to share that your donations have funded another amazing resource for Ridgewood Public Library cardholders! Library Chef is your go-to platform for fun cooking experiences for adults, kids, and teens! Dive into live cooking classes, exciting recipes, and more. Visit ridgewoodlibrary.org and choose Learn & Research from the menu to access the custom link.

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Congratulations to the Ridgewood Public Library for being voted Bergen’s Best Library for 2026! The library is more than just a building. It is the heart and soul of our community, full of staff who continue to amaze us with their boundless creativity and commitment to providing Ridgewood residents with resources, entertainment, and connection.

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🍀 Feeling lucky? 🍀 Here’s a sneak peek at just a few of the featured items in our Author Luncheon's legendary silent auction. Whether for yourself or someone special, we have something for everyone with over 75 items! Thank you to all of our generous donors - businesses and individuals - for your tremendous support.

While the luncheon is sold out, you can still support the Ridgewood Public Library by purchasing your copy of Anna Quindlen's 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 through Friends Foundation at the link in our bio. All purchases help to offset the cost of the Author Luncheon, enabling the Friends Foundation to support more programs, services and facilities of the Ridgewood Public Library.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #AuthorLuncheon #AnnaQuindlen #MoreThanEnough

Thank you, Ridgewood! We had over 1,700 students participate in Reading Marathon this year, reading a collective 28,000 books and raising over $6,000 for the Ridgewood Public Library! If you submitted your reading through the online form, elementary students will receive their Ben & Jerry’s coupon for a free ice cream in school by the end of the month and the middle school raffle winners will be notified by their school librarian. For those that donated $25 or more, the Ridgewood Library will contact you directly to choose a book for your bookplate.

To celebrate, join us for two Reading Marathon finale events at the Ridgewood Public Library this 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟰! First, beginning at 10:30, the 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 & 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘇𝗮 is back! Children can join the dynamic duo for stories, crafts, snacks & photos. Then, from 1-3pm, attend 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗖𝗼𝗻 to meet graphic novel authors & artists, listen to the NJ Gamer Symphony Orchestra, compete in a Nintendo Switch tournament, take photos with live Star Wars characters or grab a free scoop from the Ben & Jerry’s cart.

Keep Reading Ridgewood!

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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your child's reading online through our website (link in bio)! All Reading Marathon preschool & elementary participants receive a free ice cream coupon from Ben & Jerry's and middle schoolers earn a chance to win gift cards or a 20-Scoop Vermonster Sundae.

It's not too late to donate! Even if you or your student already submitted reading, you can still make a donation via our website to continue to fund children's & teen programming. Donations of $25 receive a personalized book plate in a new book of your choosing. While donations are not necessary to participate, they are very much appreciated.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #ReadingMarathon

🪻 🐝 🌸 It may be hard to believe with today's weather but spring is just around the corner! If the upcoming season has you looking to revamp your outdoor areas, contact Thomas Flint Landscape Design & Development. From hand-tooled stone retaining walls and patios to custom decks, water features and pool renovations, their focus lies in creating unique, functional outdoor living spaces that provide years of pleasure and relaxation. Visit www.thomasflint.com to see more of their work and book an appointment today.

Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library is supported in part by our generous sponsors. Please help us thank them by considering their services when you are in need.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #ThomasFlintLandscaping #SpringLandscaping

You've tracked for Reading Marathon all month long and now it's time to 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚! Adults should submit reading online at the link in our bio 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟳. Preschool & elementary participants will receive a coupon for a free Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Middle school participants will be entered for a chance to win one of multiple gift cards or a 20-Scoop Vermonster Sundae from Ben & Jerry's. Please be sure to submit one form per child.

Donations to Reading Marathon can be made online when you submit your form & each donation of $25 will receive a personalized bookplate in a new Ridgewood Public Library book. While donations are not necessary to participate, they are very much appreciated and help to fund programs such as story times, author visits, cooking classes, book clubs, free museum passes and much more.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #ReadingMarathon

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗! Anna Quindlen's 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 is now available for purchase. A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life. A book noted by 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 as a "pleasurable, comforting read."

If you have already purchased your ticket, but forgot to add a book, need extra copies or would simply like to support the Ridgewood Public Library by purchasing your copy through Friends Foundation, you can use the link in our bio.

Pre-purchased books may be picked up at Bookends (211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood), or will be ready at the event for attendees.

#AnnaQuindlen #MoreThanEnough #AuthorLuncheon #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary

Give your cherished but broken items a second chance at life at today's FREE Repair Cafe! Skilled repair coaches and passionate teen volunteers will be available to help from 1-4:00pm today in the Ridgewood Public Library auditorium. Repair services will include lamps, bikes, electronics, small furniture, appliances, PCs, watches, sewing, jewelry, knife sharpening, and mechanical. (*Limit of 2 items per person.) No appointment or registration is required. Your donation to Friends Foundation helps to fund the costs of the Repair Cafe.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #RepairCafe

On this holy occasion of Ramadan, may your heart be filled with gratitude, your home with harmony, and your life with divine blessings.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #RamadanKareem #RamadanMubarak

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬! Each Reading Marathon donation of $25 receives a personalized book plate in a new book of your choosing that will be added to theRidgewood Public Library's collection. Donate when you submit your student’s reading at the link in our bio.

Reading Marathon is one of the largest fundraisers for the library. Your donations support the purchase of books and fund 100% of children’s and teen programming, including Summer Reading Club, Craft in a Bag, Teen Tech Club, special performers, and so much more! Any donation amount is appreciated and no donation is required to participate.

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #ReadingMarathon

We're halfway there! Don’t forget to have your student track their reading all month long. All Ridgewood children are eligible to participate in Reading Marathon and ALL reading counts - reading in school, for homework, or even listening to an audiobook.

Your student not sure what to read over the long weekend? The Ridgewood Public Library’s NoveList Plus service is funded by your donations to Reading Marathon. Visit https://tinyurl.com/rwnovelist and log in with your library card number for suggestions, including books that celebrate diversity in honor of Black History Month.

#FriendsoftheLibrary #RidgewoodPubicLibrary #ReadingMarathon #NoveList

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧!

Due to tremendous response, ticket sales for this year’s Author Luncheon with Anna Quindlen have SOLD OUT. If you have not been able to purchase a ticket and wish to attend you can be added to the waitlist by visiting the link in our bio. We will be in touch if tickets become available.

Pre-order copies of Anna Quindlen’s new book, 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, are still available for purchase via our online store, also at the link in our bio. All purchases help to offset the cost of the Author Luncheon.

Thank you for your suppport!

#FriendsFoundationoftheRidgewoodLibrary #AuthorLuncheon #AnnaQuindlen #MoreThanEnough #RidgewoodPublicLibrary

𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

Join us for the 𝟯𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗻. The event includes a meet and greet/book signing opportunity with the author, an extensive silent auction, 50/50 raffle, cocktail hour (cash bar), a 3-course seated lunch, and the main event Anna Quindlen’s talk and Q&A.

🎫 Purchase your ticket and a copy of her newest novel, 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, today at the link in our bio or through Bookends Bookstore.

⏰ Limited seating, this event will sell out. Get your tickets today!

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #AuthorLuncheon #AnnaQuindlen #RidgewoodNJEvents #BergenCounty #MoreThanEnough

February is Reading Marathon month! The Reading Marathon is a wonderful fundraiser that helps to foster a love of reading at school and home, while also raising valuable funds for the Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library to purchase books and media, as well as science, art and cultural programs for all ages.

All Ridgewood children in PreK-Gr. 12 are welcome to participate and no registration is required. Simply have your child set a personal reading goal & track their reading all month long. Then, submit their reading online at the end of February to be eligible for prizes, such as a free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's, gift cards or a Ben & Jerry's 20-Scoop Vermonster Sundae. If you don't receive a flyer through your school, you can download one from the Reading Marathon website at the link in our bio.

That's also where you'll find a list of fun events taking place at the Ridgewood Public Library throughout the month, beginning with two kickoff events for every age - Miss Jolie on Jan. 31 & K-Pop Demon Hunters on Feb. 2 (event registration required).

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮, 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙩...𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿!

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POSTPONED: Midterms Pizza Night, sponsored by the Friends Foundation, has been postponed to Tuesday, January 27 at 5:00pm. Students are invited to join us at the Ridgewood Public Library for a study break featuring a FREE slice of pizza, iced tea, water and cookies. First come, first served so make sure you're there at 5:00!

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Does the new year have you craving a fresh, clean space? Then, you’ll want to contact Jennifer McGee Design, Inc. Jennifer is a residential interior designer located right here in Ridgewood who creates environments for gracious yet comfortable living. Her interiors are classically based, but infused with a modern flare. Be sure to follow her on Facebook & Instagram for photos of her beautiful work and contact her today for your interior design needs.

Friends Foundation of the Ridgewood Public Library is supported in part by our generous sponsors. Please help us thank them by considering their services when you are in need.

#FriendsFoundationoftheRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #SupportLocal

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Friends Foundation is proud to sponsor this Friday's Reel Voices program. In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Ridgewood Public Library will be screening the first episode of Eyes on the Prize lll: “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest.” A propulsive narrative chronicling the fight for racial justice in America, this episode spans the rise of Reaganomics and the AIDS crisis, communities in the South Bronx and the Philadelphia fight for housing and healthcare. The film will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Leslie Wilson, Montclair State University professor and expert in environmental racism and African American studies. Registration on the library's website is required.

#FriendsFoundationoftheRidgewoodPublicLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #ReelVoices #MLKDay

IN THE NEWS! Friends Foundation was featured in the January issue of Ridgewood Magazine. Read the article at the link in our bio to learn more about our newly combined organization, recent & upcoming events and how to get involved.

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🥂 Happy New Year! This time of year, the news and your inbox are inevitably flooded with 'Best of 2025' lists. We thought we would look ahead instead with a list of the Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (link in our bio). Place your holds now at the Ridgewood Public Library!

#FriendsFoundatioRidgewoodLibrary #LoveYourLibrary #CuratedBooks #MostAnticipated #HappyNewYear

From our families to yours, wishing you a Merry Christmas...

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear

In this season of giving, we invite you to support the library that brings our community together. Your year-end gift to the Friends Foundation funds the programs, services, and spaces that Ridgewood residents of all ages rely on every day.

Looking to make your gift even more meaningful? A Tribute Gift is a thoughtful way to honor or remember someone special while supporting the library you love. Give today at the link in our bio.

If you’ve already supported the Annual Appeal, thank you for your generosity!

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #LoveYourLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #SeasonOfGiving

🕯️May love and light fill your heart. Happy Hanukkah!

#FriendsFoundationRidgewoodLibrary #RidgewoodPublicLibrary #HappyHanukkah

Do you love the Ridgewood Public Library as much as we do? Then, vote for our library in (201) Magazine’s 20th Annual Best of Bergen poll. Voting closes on January 9, 2026. After clicking the link in our bio, scroll down to “Places to Go & Things to Do” and select “Best Library.” Thank you for your continued support.

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