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Teen Recycling Challenge

All Day 3/1 - 4/30
Teen
Community Service, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Community Service, In-Person
Event Details:

Bring bottles and cans to any local bottle drop in March and April, save your receipts, and show them to a librarian to earn community service hours.

Beaded Hair Clips

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

For Grades 6-12.

 

Make a unique hair accessory out of a barrette, string, and some beads.

Transitions Saxophone Quartet presents “Music: The Universal Language.”

1:30pm - 2:30pm
All Ages, Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grand Room
Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Music & Entertainment
Event Details:

Through performance, narrative and multimedia presentation, Transitions will explore the music of cultures and ethnicities around the world, and how each has contributed to the development and transformation of music style over hundreds ofyears.

Long Island Reads Author Event

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Author Event, Book Discussion, In-Person
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussion, In-Person
Event Details:

Author Jane L. Rosen will be honored at the 2025 Long Island Selection Award event for her book, On Fire Island.  The event will take place at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library.  

Beaded Hair Clips

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

For Grades 6-12.

 

Make a unique hair accessory out of a barrette, string, and some beads.

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. 

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.

Paper Flowers-White Lillies

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Art, Crafts, In-Person
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art, Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Make these beautiful white lilies just in time for Spring with Casey. 

Tai Chi with Denise

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Grand Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

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

 

No-Sew Sock Bunnies (Grades K-5)

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Crafts, In-Person
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Make an adorable bunny using a simple sock and some rice!

Chess Club

5:45pm - 7:45pm
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 Chess with your neighbors. All are welcome, but enough knowledge to play unassisted is best.

Beaded Hair Clips

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

For Grades 6-12.

 

Make a unique hair accessory out of a barrette, string, and some beads.

Intermediate German

9:45am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Language Learning
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Brush up on German vocabulary and grammar skills.

Make Every Day Earth Day Yoga (18 months-3 years)

10:30am - 11:15am
Family, Children
Health & Wellness, In-Person, Storytime
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Family, Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Todd Parr’s The Earth Book provides the perfect opportunity to honor what the Earth provides for us and how we can be kind to our earth today and every day.

Social Work Intern

1:00pm - 7:00pm
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.

Advanced French Book Club

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Book Discussion, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Perkins Long Island History Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Are you fluent in French?

Do you want to take your French skills to the next level, if so this book club is for you.

This is your opportunity to continue learning and improving your French.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Health & Wellness, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a moving meditation and the health benefits include increased flexibility, muscle strength and balance.

Planting Poet-Tree

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Community Service, In-Person
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Community Service, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11

LEGO Club (Grades K-5)

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Children
Games and Recreation, In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games and Recreation, In-Person
Event Details:

Drop-in and build your own creations or build as a family! No registration required.

Intermediate ENGLISH Classes /clases de ingles intermedio

4:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults
In-Person, Language Learning
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Browsing Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This class is designed for learners who can understand basic phrases, express simple needs, and have some

Paper Shredding with A Shred Away Inc.

4:45pm - 7:45pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Library Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Do you have documents that need shredding? A Shred Away Inc. will be in our library parking lot to assist you with your shredding needs. 

Writer's Workshop: The Fiction Factory

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
In-Person, Writing Group
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library
Room: Perkins Long Island History Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: In-Person, Writing Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

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

Literacy Suffolk with Linda Broderick

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

Beaded Hair Clips

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

For Grades 6-12.

 

Make a unique hair accessory out of a barrette, string, and some beads.