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Riverhead library’s Yellow Barn restoration project gets boost from state as ongoing fundraising campaign closes in on goal
Restoration of the historic Perkins Carriage House, known as the Yellow Barn, at Riverhead Free Library will be getting a $25,000 boost in state funding secured by Assembly Member Jodi Giglio.
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Celebrate and learn about National Coming Out Day during an event at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday evening
The Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force and the LGBT Network are partnering to hold a program celebrating National Coming Out Day at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday evening.
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Civic invites public to ‘informal conversation’ with Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar will be the guest of the Heart of Riverhead Civic Association at its meeting on Saturday at Riverhead...
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Learn how to talk with your kids about suicide and other difficult subjects
Experts from Family Service League will share coping skills and strategies to work through trauma. They’ll also share information on warning signs and risk factors to look for and how to have a preventative conversation that may save a life.Free program, Monday July 11, 6 p.m. at the Riverhead library.
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These Juneteenth celebrations will take place in Riverhead this weekend
Riverhead will celebrate Juneteenth this year over the weekend with events hosted by community organizations and the Suffolk Theater.
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Voters approve library budgets, elect trustees
Riverhead school district voters approved budgets for both libraries in the district. The Riverhead Free Library's proposed $4.2 million operating budget passed by a vote of 176 to 91. The Baiting Hollow Library's proposed $17,962 budget passed by a vote of 176 to 86.
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Library budget votes and trustee elections set for Tuesday
Riverhead Central School District taxpayers go to the polls Tuesday to vote on proposed budgets for the two public libraries in the district.
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Test your knowledge of women’s history in the ‘Her’ History trivia game challenge March 19
Put your knowledge to the test in this free and family-friendly game trivia challenge on Saturday, March 19 at 3 p.m. at the Riverhead Free Library hosted by the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force.
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Anti-Bias Task Force announces collaborations with Riverhead library, including MLK event, ‘kindness corners’
Riverhead Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force has revealed three new collaborations for January and February with the Riverhead Free Library.
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This little building offers a peek into Riverhead history — and much, much more
The iconic carriage house (circa 1873) stands on what was once the homestead of the John R. Perkins family. Known as the Yellow Barn, it houses a used bookstore operated by Friends of the Riverhead Free Library.