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Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

All Day 9/1 - 10/31
Children
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Help Smokey celebrate his 80th birthday by learning how to prevent wildfires and help the environment! Read 3 books on wildfire prevention or the environment and earn 4 activity badges to complete the challenge.

Postcards for Veterans

All Day 10/1 - 10/29
Teen
Community Service, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Community Service, In-Person
Event Details:

Drop-in to receive a community service kit. Each kit will contain 10 postcards for you to write some kind words to our veterans. For every 10 postcards you complete you will receive up to 1 hour of community service.

Hallow-Read Reading Challenge

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Children
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

For Grades K-5. Spooky season is upon us! Halloween is a holiday full of merrymaking, magic, and mischief. Get ready to monster mash, have ghoulish fun, or curl up with a chilling book.

Pink and Teal By the Bay

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Adults, Seniors
Grab & Go, Health & Wellness, Outreach
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grab & Go
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Grab & Go, Health & Wellness, Outreach
Event Details:

Pink By the Bay-Shines a Light on Teal

Sponsored by Northwell Health/Peconic Bay Medical Center

Diamond Art Painting

All Day 10/21 - 10/26
Teen
Art, Crafts, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Art, Crafts, In-Person
Event Details:

Decorate your very own diamond art painting coaster!

Social Work Intern

1:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Counseling/ Tutoring Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person
Event Details:

A social work intern from Stony Brook University's Healthy Libraries Program will be available to meet with patrons.  Call (631) 727-3228 ext. 301 to schedule an appointment.

Beginner ENGLISH Classes / Clases de inglés para principiantes

4:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Language Learning
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Ready to start your journey in learning English? Our Beginner English class, led by a certified teacher, is designed just for you! 

Not So Spooky Rock Painting

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Children
Art, In-Person, STEAM
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, In-Person, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Create, Inspire, and Tinker with fun and exciting STEAM activities! Join us for a not so spooky edition of rock painting!

Writer's Workshop: The Fiction Factory

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Writing Group
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Literacy Suffolk /Tutoring Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Writing Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Write a fiction piece at home, then bring your work to meetings to share in a seminar style discussion. 

Fall is For Planting Bulbs with Cornell Cooperative Extension

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Gardening, Seed Library, Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Gardening, Seed Library, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Bring spring color to your garden when you plant bulbs, tubers, rhizomes and corms in the fall. Discover proper planting techniques for an array of flowers from March to June next season.

Toddlers Tango

11:00am - 11:45am
Children
In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join us as we clap our hands and stomp our feet in this interactive storytime.

Riverhead Cemetery Walk

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
History & Genealogy, In-Person
Waitlist
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Genealogy, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Take a walk through the Riverhead Cemetery with Long Island gravesite historian, Robert Von Bernewitz.  Visit graves of local citizens who played a role in making Riverhead the town it is today.   Rain Date: Wednesday, October 30.

Mah Jongg Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Clubs, Games and Recreation, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Clubs, Games and Recreation, In-Person
Event Details:

Drop in to play Mah Jongg with your neighbors. All are welcome, but enough knowledge to play unassisted is best.

Italian Dialogue, Grammar & Culture (Make Up Day)

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Language Learning, Virtual
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Language Learning, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join Franco Varuolo each week to study Italian dialogue, practice conversation and grammar skills and learn Italian culture.

 

STEAM Club: Bubbling, Brewing Science

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Children
In-Person, STEAM
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Double, double, toil and trouble! Join us as we make magical potions in this Halloween Edition of our STEAM Club series!

Citizenship Test Study Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Atrium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Dr. Regina Robin provides drop-in assistance to individuals preparing to take the US citizenship test. 

Please call or stop by the Reference Desk if you would like to meet with Regina. (631)727-3228 ext. 301

Heart of Riverhead Civic Association

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
In-Person, Outreach
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person, Outreach
Event Details:

Join the Heart of Riverhead Civic Association for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 23, at 6:30 pm.

Virtual Body Sculpting with Claire

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

A workout class on Tuesdays and Thursdays which will leave you feeling energized. Suitable for all levels of a range of motion. You will be registered for the series when you register for the first time.

SNAP Counseling

10:00am - 2:00pm
Family, Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Outreach
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Showcase Lobby
Age Group: Family, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Outreach
Event Details:

Many families can use SNAP to assist in stretching their food budget, but are unaware that they qualify.  To schedule an appointment to see if you qualify for SNAP, call or email your Nutrition Outreach and Education Program Coordinator, Mari

Baby Music

10:30am - 11:15am
Children
In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Come learn and play with your baby and other families with a similarly aged child! Participate in music and sensory activities that are familiar and new to you and your baby!

In-Person Chair Yoga with Susan

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, In-Person
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

A weekly in-person class which will get you moving while also teaching you techniques to help you bring yourself greater inner peace.

You will be registered for the series when you register for the first time. 

Vintage Vignettes: Historical Fiction Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Book Discussion, In-Person, Virtual
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Literacy Suffolk /Tutoring Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion, In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Vintage Vignettes meets each month to discuss historical fiction novels.  

October 24: The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer

Conversational Spanish (Make Up Day)

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Language Learning, Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Language Learning, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Practice conversational Spanish with Jennie Locicero. Some familiarity with Spanish is helpful.

 

Beginner ENGLISH Classes / Clases de inglés para principiantes

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Language Learning
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Ready to start your journey in learning English? Our Beginner English class, led by a certified teacher, is designed just for you!