The Riverhead Free Library’s 2019-20 budget was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday by a vote of 242-84. READ
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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, according to library director Kerrie McMullen-Smith. (more…)
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. READ
“When the forefathers of America wrote the Declaration of Independence and other documents, my ancestors suffered 400 years of slavery,” said James Banks, Suffolk County Community College professor and co-chair of the nonprofit African-American Educational Cultural Festival Inc. “In the subsequent oppressive times, the injuries they experienced were, and [are], the other ‘PTSD’ — which stands for ‘post-slavery stress disorder.’ ” READ
Two young readers in Riverhead have reached an impressive reading milestone.
Olivia Grodski, 4, and Lukas Levesque, 5, have each read 1,000 books. They celebrated this achievement with their families Monday at Riverhead Free Library. READ
The Riverhead Free Library’s $3.8 million budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year passed in a vote Tuesday, 179 to 82. READ
I’m Mary Lee Gaylor and I’m the adult programs coordinator at Riverhead Free Library.
One of the things I do is the newsletter. Right now I’m making it for May and June because we make it way ahead of time. And I book programs; I do my own programs and some of the staff at the adult reference also does programs. So we all participate. It’s a team effort. READ
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 decide a contested library board election.
Voting will take place at the library’s meeting room April 10 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. READ