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Screening of ‘Paper Clips’ documentary set for Sunday afternoon at Riverhead library for Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The award-winning 2004 film is about a 1998 project undertaken by middle school students in rural Tennessee to understand the magnitude of the Holocaust by compiling six million paper clips to represent the Jews who died during the genocide.

Voters OK Riverhead library budget

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Voters approved Riverhead Free Library’s $4.7 million 2023-2024 operating budget yesterday by a 50-vote margin, 187 to 137.

Riverhead library proposes $4.7 million operating budget for 2023-2024

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The proposed operating budget requires a tax rate of $5.98 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value, an increase of $29 per year for an 'average' home in Riverhead.

Black History Month events in Riverhead include an exhibit about the Harlem Renaissance and a screening of the film ‘Selma’

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An exhibit focusing on the storied era of the Harlem Renaissance and a screening and discussion of the film 'Selma' are events taking place during Black History Month at Riverhead Free Library.

Love your library? Here’s a chance to give back: Riverhead Free Library seeks trustees

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“The library is the center of the community,” Riverhead Free Library Trustee Janet O’Hare says. “It’s got something to offer everyone, from soup to nuts.” The library is seeking volunteers to fill three seats on its board of trustees.

East End Voter Coalition MLK Day Program set for Sunday, Jan. 15 at Riverhead library

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Celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with poetry, prose and music at the The East End Voter Coalition's annual MLK Day Program. Keynote speaker: The Rev. Charles Coverdale

With MLK National Day of Service coming up, Riverhead nonprofits in need of volunteers to gather at library Saturday afternoon

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As MLK National Day of Service approaches, the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force is hosting a Community Service Expo Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Riverhead Free Library. Here's the list of nonprofits that will be there and what their volunteer needs are.

Riverhead library’s Yellow Barn restoration project gets boost from state as ongoing fundraising campaign closes in on goal

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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.

Celebrate and learn about National Coming Out Day during an event at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday evening

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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.

Civic invites public to ‘informal conversation’ with Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar

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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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