Riverhead Free Library

Riverhead will celebrate Juneteenth this year over the weekend with events hosted by community organizations and the Suffolk Theater.

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.

Riverhead Central School District taxpayers go to the polls Tuesday to vote on proposed budgets for the two public libraries in the district.

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.

Riverhead Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force has revealed three new collaborations for January and February with the Riverhead Free Library.

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.

To celebrate Pride Month, Riverhead library is offering a collection of books and DVDs focused on the experience of the LGBTQ community. It is also hosting two Pride Month programs: a drag queen hour and LGBT 101.

Riverhead Central School District voters approved contracts with Riverhead Free Library and Baiting Hollow Library April 6.

“You’ve got to change with the times. You’ve got to roll with it,” said Riverhead Free Library director Kerrie McMullen-Smith. The library has implemented virtual programming, including children's programs, concerts and author talks.

Long Island Cares will supply a free three-day food supply on the first Thursday of each month, 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Riverhead Free Library.