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06.17.2021 Libraries

Historic Yellow Barn at Riverhead Free Library reopens after undergoing repairs

The Riverhead Free Library celebrated the reopening of the Yellow Barn after it was temporarily closed for repairs with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. Library directors and board members...

05.29.2021 Libraries

After 36 years at Riverhead library, Laura LaSita moves on

In 1985, Laura LaSita landed a job as the head of the children’s department at Riverhead Free Library. The hiring would change her life for the better as she...

03.22.2021 Community

Virtual Meet the Candidates event scheduled Thursday for Riverhead Free Library board of trustees

The Riverhead Free Library will host a virtual Meet the Candidates event Thursday night as seven candidates vie for three seats on the nine-member board of trustees. One incumbent,...

03.14.2021 Libraries

Riverhead Free Library outlines proposed $4.1M budget for 2021-22

After not having a budget vote in 2020, the Riverhead Free Library is proposing a 2021-22 budget that raises spending by less than 1% and raises the tax levy...

08.29.2020 Community

Riverhead Free Library to close on Sundays beginning in October

Riverhead Free Library will not be open on Sundays from October 2020 through April 2021 due to budgetary restrictions, according to library director Kerri McMullen-Smith. In May, the Library...

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06.20.2020 COVID-19

Making a Difference: Curbside pickups and online programming are among adaptations at local libraries

This isn’t your grandparents’ library. Heck, today’s libraries aren’t even the libraries they were a mere three months ago. Thank COVID-19 for that. Ever since closing their doors in...

02.04.2020 Libraries

After 34 years at Riverhead library, Liz Stokes retires

Elizabeth Stokes was hired at Riverhead Free Library in December 1985, intending to stay for just a few years in a part-time position. Instead, after 34 years as the...

04.02.2019 Libraries

Library budgets approved in Riverhead, Baiting Hollow

The Riverhead Free Library’s 2019-20 budget was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday by a vote of 242-84.

04.01.2019 Libraries

Riverhead Library budget will pierce cap, but not raise taxes

Riverhead Free Library’s proposed 2019 budget will pierce the state’s 2 percent increase cap — but residents shouldn’t expect an increase in taxes. A clerical error is to blame,...

03.23.2019 Libraries

Riverhead Free Library’s 2019-20 budget maintains tax levy

The Riverhead Free Library’s proposed 2019 budget will pierce the state’s 2 percent cap — but residents shouldn’t expect an increase in taxes.

04.11.2018 Libraries

Riverhead, Baiting Hollow library budgets pass

The Riverhead Free Library’s $3.8 million budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year passed in a vote Tuesday, 179 to 82.

04.06.2018 Libraries

Vote on Riverhead Free Library’s $3.8M budget set for Tuesday

Patrons of Riverhead Free Library will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on its proposed 2018-19 budget and, for the first time in years, they’ll also get to...

07.06.2017 Libraries

Long Island’s first library card program for homeless launches in Riverhead

Riverhead Free Library has become the first on Long Island to offer a card program for the homeless. Called RiverHope, the program allows people who are part of Maureen’s...

05.15.2017 Libraries

New members elected to Riverhead Free Library’s board

Following months of steady turnover, seats on the Riverhead Free Library Board of Trustees were filled during an election last Tuesday. Newcomer John Rienzo was elected to a three-year...

04.14.2017 Libraries

Laurel Sisson recognized for contributions to library’s local history room

Laurel Sisson has dedicated her time to Riverhead Free Library for almost 50 years. Her professional career there began in 1966. She worked in multiple departments, including the children’s...

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