Begun in the 1870s as a subscription library, the Riverhead Free Library was chartered in 1896 by New York State. The Library existed for many years in the Savings Bank Building, various storefronts and the Roanoke Avenue School, until the land at 330 Court Street was donated by the Perkins family. The Library moved into its new home in 1964, going through two expansions to make it into the building we know today.
The Library is chartered to serve the 32,000+ residents of the Riverhead Central School District, comprised of Riverhead, Aquebogue, Jamesport, South Jamesport, Northville, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Flanders and parts of Wading River and Hampton Bays. In addition, the Library contracts with residents of East Quogue, Eastport/South Manor, Remsenburg/Speonk and East Moriches.
The Library is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees. The trustees are elected to three-year terms by the Association at the Annual Meeting on the second Tuesday in May. The Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
- Director Of The Library, Lisa Jacobs
- E-Mail:
- Telephone:
- 631-727-3228, extension 103
- 631-727-3228, extension 103
- Fax:
- 631-727-4762
- 631-727-4762
- E-Mail:
- Assistant to the Director, Pamm Trojanowski
- E-Mail:
- Telephone:
- 631-727-3228, extension 106
- 631-727-3228, extension 106
- Fax:
- 631-727-4762
- 631-727-4762
- E-Mail:
- Staff Phone List
- Staff E-Mail Directory
The Library is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees. Trustees are elected to three-year terms at the Annual Meeting of the Association, held each year on the second Tuesday in May. Trustees may serve a maximum of two terms.
2010-2011 Board of Trustees
Jack Tyniec, President
Daniel T. Kulp, Vice President
Colleen V. Card, Treasurer
Kimberly Judd Burns, Secretary
Thelma Booker, Trustee
Donna Ferrara, Trustee
Marcia B. Littenberg, Trustee
Stephen T. Palmer, Trustee
Leonard Van Vliet, Trustee
Library Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm and are open to the public. Minutes of past meetings are kept at the Reference Desk, and the agenda is posted on a Library bulletin board one week prior to a meeting.
- Library Director: Lisa Jacobs, Ext. 103
- Reference Coordinator: Susan Bergmann, Ext. 101
- Head of Young Adult/Outreach: Laura LaSita, Ext. 119
- Head of Children’s Services: Laurie Harrison, Ext. 121
- Head of Circulation: Elizabeth Stokes, Ext. 123
- Network Administrator: Sean Myrdėn, Ext. 104
- Adult Program Coordinator: Nancy Whitt, Ext. 131
- Literacy Suffolk: Carol Viteritti, Ext. 106
- Families First: Allison Maccarello, Ext. 180
