The Ridgefield Library is fortunate to have many talent people volunteer in different ways, all of which help us to provide the best service possible to our town. We truly thank each and every volunteer for their time and dedication. Each year the Library acknowledges particularly outstanding volunteer contributions with the Phyllis Paccadolmi Award and the Hope H. Swenson Visionary Award.
For more information, contact Library Director Brenda J. McKinley at (203) 438-6960.
Phyllis Paccadolmi devoted over 50 years of her life to the Ridgefield Library, she began working at the Library in 1946 and retired in 1999 after having served in every capacity from high school Page to Head Librarian in charge. For generations of Ridgefielders, “Miss P” personified the Ridgefield Library and is remembered fondly for her warmth, helpfulness and encyclopedic knowledge of the town and its people. These awards honor those whose commitment to the Library exemplifies her spirit and dedication.
Robert Ellis
Jessica DiValentino
David Yaun
Dean Miller
Peter Loppacher (posthumous)
No award given
Mike Flynn
Victoria Secunda (posthumous)
Mary Mann Smith
Meagan Searfoss
Lisbeth Kelly
The Homebound Delivery Team: Andrea Heap, Julia Bruce, Hannah Barber, Michele Brooks, Melissa Brady, Lynn Dinisi, Valerie Cosgrove & Tori Dinkel
Ellen Burns and Darwin Ellis, Books on the Common
Theresa Miller and Julie Yaun
Carroll W. Brewster
Kimberly Sauter
Philip and Christine Lodewick
The Friends of the Ridgefield Library
Barbara Dobbin and Patricia Tenney
The McGerald Family (Evan, Katherine, Kasey, Ethan & Riley)
Lori Dowling
Marcia Simha
N.M. Donofrio
Liz Montanari
Peter T. Coffin
Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
Hope H. Swenson
Melissa Brady
Dr. Theodore Safford, Jr.
Nicole & Daniel Gutter
Morton S. Bailey, III
Gretchen Bishop
Hope H. Swenson (1937–2010) lived in Ridgefield for nearly 40 years and was closely associated with the town’s Library for all of that time. Her passion was evidenced in her work on the Library Board for more than 35 years, her enthusiastic participation in library events, and her knowledge of and support for the staff. She was elected a Board Member Emerita and in 2009 was awarded the Paccadolmi Award for Leadership. Hope was a long-time generous donor to the Ridgefield Library, making possible many of the services for which the Library has become known. At her passing in 2010, she envisioned a wonderful new library for her beloved Town of Ridgefield and was truly the cornerstone on which this new Ridgefield Library was built. This award honors those who, like Hope, embody the vision and mission of the Ridgefield Library.
2023 Suni & Woody Harford
2022 Peggy and Rudy Marconi
2021 No award given
2020 Eileen and Jay Walker
2019 Paul and Dewey McNamara
2018 John and Elaine Couri and Chris and Megan Couri
2017 Rudy and Sally Ruggles
2016 Philip and Christine Lodewick
2015 Anita and Nick Donofrio
2014 Nancy and Larry Bossidy
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