Outreach Services
The stated mission of Riverhead Free Library is to "provide the diverse community it serves with access to ideas, information, and a variety of educational, cultural, recreational, and intellectual resources. The Library will do so in an inviting, accessible, and eco-conscious manner."
In keeping with our mission, Outreach Services at Riverhead Free Library aims to ensure that library programs and spaces are truly inclusive for all our patrons, especially our underserved populations. By promoting our library services both on and off-site, our goals are to inform, enrich, preserve and promote community engagement, both independantly and collaboratively through partnerships with other community agencies.
Community Agencies
Community Directory of Youth Services
ABUSE SERVICES
Al-anon/Alateen Information
(800) 356-9996
(http://www.al-anon.alateen.org)
Alcoholism & Drug Information Center
(631) 369-4090
Alternatives Counseling
(631) 369-1200
Cocaine Hotline
(800) COCAINE
Riverhead Community Awareness Program, Inc. (CAP)
(631) 727-3722
Seafield
(631) 369-7800
Suffolk County Drug Free Unit
(631) 852-2758
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Emergency
911
Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 342-3720
Suffolk Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline
(631) 666-8833
The Retreat
(631) 329-4398
Victims Information Bureau
(631) 360-3606
(www.vibs.org)
FOOD AND SHELTER
Hopeline (emergency housing)
(877) 727-6820
Open Arms Soup Kitchen
(631) 727-6943
Peconic Heights Women’s Shelter
(631) 369-8266
HEALTH SERVICES
AIDS Hotline
(631) 385-AIDS
Peconic Bay Medical Center
(631) 548-6000
Planned Parenthood
(631) 369-0230
SPARC (AIDS)
(631) 369-8696
Riverhead Health Center
(631) 852-1800
Suffolk County Health Dept. Smoking Cessation Programs
(631) 853-3162
LEGAL SERVICES
Legal Aid Society
(631) 852-1650
Nassau Suffolk Law Services
(631) 369-1112
(www.nslawservices.org)
MENTAL HEALTH / COUNSELING SERVICES
Family Counseling Service
(631) 288-1954
Family Service League
(631) 369-0104
(www.fsl-li.org)
Maryhaven
(631) 727-4044
(https://www.maryhaven.com)
Riverhead Mental Health Clinic
(631) 852-1440
SUICIDE PREVENTION / CRISIS INTERVENTION
Response Hotline (24 hours)
(631) 751-7500
(www.responsehotline.org)
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island
(631) 287-0086
(www.bbbsli.org)
Church of the Harvest Youth Group
(631) 727-1977
Cornell Cooperative Extension 4H Program
(631) 727-7850
(www.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk)
First Baptist Church of Riverhead Youth Activity Night
(631) 727-3446
H.U.G.S (Human Understanding and Growth Seminars)
(631) 288-9505
LIGALY (L.I. Gay and Lesbian Youth)
(631) 208-9048
(www.ligaly.org)
Riverhead Free Library
(631) 727-3228
(http://www.riverheadlibrary.org)
Science Museum (The Place for Learning)
(631) 208-8000
Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
(631) 924-7000
(www.sccbsa.org)
Suffolk County Girl Scout Council
(631) 369-9757
(www.scgsa.org)
Town of Riverhead Juvenile Aid Bureau
(631) 727-3200 ext. 273
Town of Riverhead Recreation Dept
(631) 727-5744
Town of Riverhead Youth Court
(631) 727-3200 ext. 292
Urban League of Long Island (@R.H.S)
(631) 369-7798
(Urban League of Long Island, Inc.)
Emergency Services
It's Time to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Disaster Preparedness Apps & Tips for Older Americans
Databases A to Z
A, B, C
Available from Anywhere:
- Academic One File
- America the Beautiful
- Auto Repair Reference Center
- Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson)
- Brainfuse / HelpNow!
- Business Insights Essentials
- Career Cruising
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
- Consumer Reports Magazine
- Credo Reference
Only Available Inside the Library:
- ALLDATA Pro (RFL Database)
- American Physical Society (RFL Database)
- Ancestry Library Edition (RFL Database)
- CQ Researcher + Archive (RFL Database)
M, N, O
Available from Anywhere:
- Magazine Title Search
- Masterfile Elite
- MEDLINE
- MyHeritage Library Edition (formerly World Vital Records)
- National Newspapers Expanded & Gannet Newsstand (Proquest)
- National Newspapers Index (InfoTrac Newstand)
- New Book of Knowledge
- Newsday
- Newsday Historical (1940-1985)
- New York Amsterdam News 1922-1993
- NYS Historic Newspapers
- NYS Historic Newspapers (Suffolk County)
- New York State Newspapers (a.k.a. InfoTrac Custom Newspapers)
- New York Times Historical with Index, 1851-2010
- New York Times (1980 – current via Proquest)
- Novelist Plus
- Novelist Plus K-8
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
P, Q, R
Available from Anywhere:
Only Available Inside the Library:
- p4A Antiques Reference (in-library Access)
- Philanthropy In/Sight (RFL Database)
- Reference USA (RFL Database)
S to Z
Available from Anywhere:
- Science Online
- Science Reference Center
- Something About the Author
- Suffolk e-Magazines
- Suffolk Historic Newspapers
- Teacher Reference Center
- U.S./Intl.Major Newspapers
- Wall Street Journal
- World Book Encyclopedia Online Reference Center (RFL Database)
Only Available Inside the Library:
- WestLaw (RFL Database)
