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...
04.05.2017 Libraries Voters approve 17-18 library budgets for Riverhead, Baiting Hollow Voters on Tuesday approved Riverhead Free Library’s proposed 2017-18 budget, remaining under New York State’s tax cap at a tax levy increase of 1.03 percent.
03.20.2017 News Riverhead Free Library proposes budget under tax levy cap Riverhead Free Library officials are proposing a 2017-18 budget that would increase the tax levy by 1.03 percent — a figure allowable under New York State’s 1.26 percent tax...
02.13.2017 Libraries Riverhead Free Library unveils teen loft’s face-lift Cutting a red ribbon tied across the staircase, Kyle Fichtner, Riverhead Free Library’s young adult coordinator and head of teen services, signaled for 20 or so teenagers waiting patiently...
12.21.2016 Community New director, manager look to upgrade technology at library As Kerrie McMullen-Smith and James Provencher chatted at her desk earlier this week, the longtime friends shared jokes and even finished each other’s sentences at times.
12.14.2016 Libraries Riverhead Free Library removes ‘interim’ from director’s title Following months of turmoil that saw two different interim leaders at the helm, the Riverhead Free Library’s board of trustees has made a decision on its new director.
11.03.2016 Libraries Library says goodbye to 92-year-old staffer In the weeks following Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a recovery center at Riverhead Free Library to assist victims. During the commotion, library employees later...
09.05.2016 Community With Universal Class, never stop learning at Riverhead Free Library Interested in learning how to garden? Want to brush up on those math skills you haven’t used since high school? Or maybe you need to know how to write...