WTNH Spotlights Meadow Ridge Library

Margaret Brown, a Meadow Ridge resident and Mark Twain Library trustee, sits on a patterned sofa wearing a red jacket and black turtleneck, smiling gently toward the camera, with bookshelves in the background and an on-screen lower-third identifying her name and role alongside the Meadow Ridge and Channel 8 logos.

February '26

Natasha Lubczenko from CT BUZZ on WTNH recently spotlighted the Meadow Ridge Library, highlighting its partnership with the Mark Twain Library and how it keeps residents connected through books, learning, and community.

Watch the Featured Segment Here

A Welcoming Hub for Lifelong Learning

The feature spotlighted the Meadow Ridge library through the voices of residents who help shape it. Susan Mason, Co-Chairman of the Meadow Ridge Library Committee and resident, shared how the library has become one of the most unique and inviting spaces within the Redding senior living community, offering residents 24/7 access to reading, learning and connection.

A Meaningful Community Partnership

The segment also highlighted Meadow Ridge’s collaboration with the Mark Twain Library, featuring Margaret Brown, Trustee of the Mark Twain Library and Meadow Ridge resident, along with Erin Dummeyer, Library Director. Together, they shared how weekly librarian visits, book clubs, online resources and volunteer efforts like the Mark Twain Library Book Fair connect generations and celebrate Redding’s literary legacy.

Five Meadow Ridge residents gather in the community library, smiling and reading together on a sofa surrounded by bookshelves, capturing a warm moment of connection and shared learning. — A shared love of reading brings residents together in the Meadow Ridge Library. Susan Mason (center), Sandy Bruce, John Scott and Ginny Canfield enjoy time spent browsing, reading and connecting in one of the community’s most welcoming spaces.

Enriching the Mind Every Day

At Meadow Ridge, engaging the mind is part of daily life. From book clubs and movie discussions to creative pursuits and social gatherings, residents enjoy a wide range of opportunities designed to spark curiosity, support independence and strengthen community through shared interests and meaningful connections.

Endless activities and programs.

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