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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...

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...

02.15.2020 Community

Riverhead Free Library hosting exhibit showcasing local African American artists for Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, Riverhead Free Library is hosting an exhibit in partnership with The African American Educational and Cultural Festival Inc. to showcase the history of local...

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...

01.14.2020 Health

County to provide free flu shots at Riverhead Free Library Jan. 21

The Suffolk County Health Department will be offering free influenza immunization in Riverhead next week, following recent reports of a sharp increase in flu cases in the state. According...

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.

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