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Bundle Up With Books Challenge

All Day 1/1 - 1/31
Children
Reading Club, Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Reading Club, Virtual
Event Details:

For Children in Grades K-5.

Cozy up with a book in your favorite nook! Log your reading to earn wintery badges throughout the challenge. Log 3 books and earn a limited edition brag tag (while supplies last).

New Year, New You

All Day 1/2 - 1/31
Teen
Art, Crafts, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Art, Crafts, In-Person
Event Details:

Celebrate the new year by creating your very own vision board that brings your goals and dreams to life!

2025 Adult Winter Reading

01/08/2025 @ 9:00am - 02/21/2025 @ 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Reading Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grab & Go
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Sign up at the Reference Desk to receive a kit that includes raffle tickets and suggested reading lists. Weekly drawings will be held on Fridays at noon. The first 25 to register will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. 

Books Warm the Heart Puzzle

01/08/2025 @ 9:00am - 02/21/2025 @ 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Art, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art, In-Person
Event Details:

Stop by the Reference Desk and get pieces to add to our Community Stick Together Puzzle. 

Sing, Sign, with Me

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
In-Person, Language Learning, Parent & Child
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning, Parent & Child
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn sign language in a meaningful and playful way with Registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist and Certified Signing Time Instructor, Lisamarie Curley.

In Person Chair Yoga with Susan

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grand Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, In-Person
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.

Riverhead Library card holders only. 

Virtual Chair Yoga with Susan

11:00am - 12:00pm
Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Program Type: Friends of the Library, Health & Wellness, Virtual
Event Details:

Participating in this weekly virtual class from your own home will get you moving while also teaching you techniques to help bring yourself greater inner peace.

Tabletop Thursdays

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
Games and Recreation, Gaming, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Games and Recreation, Gaming, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Drop-in with your friends for some live action role playing tabletop games.

Literacy Suffolk with Linda Broderick

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Outreach
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Open Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Outreach

Conversational German

9:45am - 11:15am
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Language Learning
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Mark Hobson leads us in conversation to sharpen vocabulary and improve fluency.  

Canasta Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Clubs, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Clubs, In-Person
Event Details:

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

Teen Loft Afternoons: Super Smash Bros Tournament

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Come join the Teen staff each Friday afternoon in a safe, teen only space just for you! Participate in the week's highlighted activity or just come hangout, game, and craft. 

For the Love of Reading Challenge

All Day 2/1 - 2/28
Children
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

For Children in Grades K-5.

Curso de Manejo Defensivo (Defensive Driving Course taught in Spanish)

9:30am - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Driving, In-Person
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grand Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Driving, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Completando este curso puede ahorrar hasta un 10 % en su seguro y reducir hasta 4 puntos de su historial de manejo. Este es un curso de 1 día, 6 horas con un receso de 30 minutos incluido.

Social Work Intern

9:30am - 4:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Counseling 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.

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

11:00am - 4:30pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Tax Assistance
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Tax Assistance
Event Details:

Please contact the Adult Reference Desk to schedule an appointment.

Dish and Discuss

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Book Discussion, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Writer's Cove
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Bring your own lunch to eat while discussing popular book titles. 

Saturday, February 1 (rescheduled from Jan 25)

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Saturday, February 22

Button Maker: Brave New World Marvel Edition

All Day 2/3 - 2/9
Teen
Crafts, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Event Details:

Journey to Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World. Create Brand New World swag.

Island Harvest Food Distribution

9:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Outreach
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Library Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Outreach
Event Details:

Island Harvest Food Distribution for Seniors (60 & Older) and Veterans (Provided by Operation Hope) will be distributing to Veterans and the Mobile Food Pantry will be open to all community members. 

AARP Volunteer Tax Assistance Program

9:30am - 12:30pm
Seniors
Tax Assistance
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Tax Assistance
Event Details:

Please contact the Adult Reference Desk to schedule an appointment.

Mat Pilates with Leisa

10:00am - 11:00am
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: 31
Event Details:

Leisa Taylor will lead you in an equipment-free pilates class from the comfort of your home. You will be registered for the series when you register for the first time.

Friends of the Riverhead Free Library Monthly Meeting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Friends of the Library, In-Person, Virtual
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Stage Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Friends of the Library, In-Person, Virtual

Bridge Club

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Clubs, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Clubs, In-Person
Event Details:

Join your neighbors for drop-in Bridge games. No registration needed. All levels are welcome.

Tai Chi with Denise

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, In-Person
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grand Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Beginners welcome. This program is open to Riverhead Free Library cardholders only.