ANNUAL MEETING

The Riverhead Free Library's Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM in the lower level meeting room.

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Sweet Adventures Await- Summer Reading Challenge

All Day 6/2 - 8/9

Virtual at Riverhead Free Library

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Family, Children

Program Type: In-Person, Reading Club

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This summer, embark on a deliciously fun reading adventure with our Candyland Summer Reading Challenge! Dive into magical tales, thrilling mysteries, and exciting new worlds while earning sweet rewards along the way.

Canva Basics

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Craft Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Craft Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Business & Career, In-Person, Technology

Registration Required

Event Details:

Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

Moving Zen: Karate for Aging Adults

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Browsing Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Browsing Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Sensei Chris for an introduction to Karate in this 6-part class. Learn how to use martial arts to improve health and peace of mind. Please wear sneakers and comfortable clothing.

Meet the Author Steve Wick

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Browsing Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Browsing Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussion, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join author Steve Wick as he discusses his new book The Ruins: A Novel. Book signing to follow.

Community Blood Drive

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Grand Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Grand Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Community Service, Health & Wellness, In-Person, Outreach

Registration Required

Event Details:

Appointments preferred but walk ins are welcome. To schedule and appointment please visit www.nybc.org or call 1-800-933-2566.

The Art of Smartphone Photography

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Craft Room at Riverhead Free Library

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Craft Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Miranda Gatewood for a fun presentation and workshop of the art of taking great pictures with your smartphone. DSLR cameras are also welcome. Learn a little history, tour your camera features and do a still-life group project.

Advanced French Book Club

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Perkins Long Island History Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Perkins Long Island History Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Discussion, In-Person

Registration Required

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.

Moving Zen: Karate for Aging Adults

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Grand Room at Riverhead Free Library

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Grand Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Sensei Chris for an introduction to Karate in this 6-part class. Learn how to use martial arts to improve health and peace of mind. Please wear sneakers and comfortable clothing.

Color Our World Along the Yellow Brick Road Summer Reading Raffle

06/13/2025 @ 9:00am to 08/08/2025 @ 8:00pm

Grab & Go at Riverhead Free Library

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Upcoming

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Grab & Go

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Registration Required

Event Details:

Registration for RFL card holders begins June 6. Sign up at the Reference Desk to include raffle tickets and suggested reading lists. Weekly drawing will be held on Fridays at noon, starting on June 20.

Learn to Play Canasta

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Craft Room at Riverhead Free Library

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Craft Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Games and Recreation, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join instructor Jacqui Palatnik to learn the exciting card game Canasta. This is the game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies, sequences, and combinations. You will enjoy the socialization, and

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Time	Tue (5/27)	Wed (5/28)	Thu (5/29)	Fri (5/30)	Sat (5/31)
All Day				This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Miranda Gatewood Fine Art Photographer 05/30/2025 @ 9:00am - 06/20/2025 @ 5:00pm Adults, Seniors Art This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Elizabeth Overton Gallery Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Art Event Details: Miranda Gatewood holds an M.F.A. in fine art photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Exhibiting since 1977, her language is images. Gatewood’s work has been collected by the Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
9 am	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Body Sculpting with Claire 9:00am - 10:00am Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, Virtual Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual Registration Required 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. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Intermediate German 9:45am - 11:00am Adults, Seniors In-Person, Language Learning Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Craft Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning Registration Required Event Details: Brush up on German vocabulary and grammar skills.		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Body Sculpting with Claire 9:00am - 10:00am Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, Virtual Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual Registration Required 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Conversational German 9:45am - 11:15am Adults, Seniors In-Person, Language Learning Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Craft Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Language Learning Registration Required Event Details: Mark Hobson leads us in conversation to sharpen vocabulary and improve fluency.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Curso de Manejo Defensivo (Defensive Driving Course taught in Spanish) 9:30am - 3:30pm Adults, Seniors Driving, In-Person Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Craft Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Driving, In-Person Registration Required 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.
10 am	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Breathe Together with Charyl 10:00am - 10:30am Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, Virtual Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: Learn techniques to help you bring yourself greater inner peace. You will be registered for the series when you register for the first time.	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Shots for Tots 10:30am - 2:30pm All Ages, Family, Children, Teen, Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, In-Person This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Craft Room Age Group: All Ages, Family, Children, Teen, Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person Event Details: In addition to childhood vaccinations, The Suffolk County Department of Health will offer COVID vaccinations for all approved ages. This is for VFC/VFA eligible patients only. For more details, call the Suffolk County Immunization		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Zumba Gold with Irina 10:00am - 11:00am Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, In-Person, Virtual Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Writer's Cove Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: A class to get you moving and grooving. Irina will lead you weekly with up-beat music, and movement that can be done or modified for all levels of fitness. You will be registered for the series when you register for the first time.
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12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Mah Jongg Club 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Seniors Clubs, Games and Recreation, In-Person This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Canasta Club 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Seniors Clubs, In-Person This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Part II 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, In-Person Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Browsing Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person Registration Required Event Details: Tai Chi for Arthritis is a moving meditation and the health benefits include increased flexibility, muscle strength and balance.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Community Legal Help Project 2:00pm - 5:00pm Adults, Seniors In-Person, Outreach This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Counseling Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Outreach Event Details: Free limited virtual legal advice on family, divorce and criminal law. Appointments preferred; walk-ins welcome. To make an appointment, please call (631) 822-3272.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Part II 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, In-Person Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Browsing Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person Registration Required Event Details: Tai Chi for Arthritis is a moving meditation and the health benefits include increased flexibility, muscle strength and balance.		This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Poetry Street: The Room Without a Roof Where Every Voice is Heard 2:00pm - 4:00pm All Ages, Adults, Seniors In-Person, Virtual Open Registration Required This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Browsing Room Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: Community open mic for poetry and spoken word. Take the mic to share your poem, or a poem you love. Listeners are welcome too. Support your local poets. This program is in-person and on Zoom.
3 pm
4 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Conversational Spanish 4:00pm - 5:30pm Adults, Seniors Language Learning, Virtual Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Language Learning, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: Practice conversational Spanish with Jennie Locicero. Some familiarity with Spanish is helpful.
5 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Writer's Workshop: The Fiction Factory 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adults, Seniors In-Person, Writing Group Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Literacy Suffolk /Tutoring Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Writing Group Registration Required Event Details: Write a fiction piece at home, then bring your work to meetings to share in a seminar style discussion.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Senior Dinner Social 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adults, Seniors In-Person Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person Registration Required Event Details: Come out and make new friends. You will be responsible for paying for what you order. Cash is often preferred for tipping and settling the group bill. The Birchwood of Polish Town 512 Pulaski Street
6 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Cancelled Literacy Suffolk with Linda Broderick 6:00pm - 7:45pm Adults, Seniors In-Person, Outreach This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Writer's Cove Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Outreach		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Stamp Club 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, Seniors Clubs, In-Person This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Perkins Long Island History Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Clubs, In-Person Event Details: Drop in to meet with neighbors who share your interest in philately. All are welcome. This event is in the "Adults" group. Learn to Be... Tobacco Free: Smoking Cessation Class 6:00pm - 7:15pm Adults Health & Wellness, In-Person This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Writer's Cove Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-Person Event Details: The “Learn to be Tobacco Free” is a program offered by the Suffolk County Office of Health Education. This program is based on the CDC’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for treating nicotine dependence. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Cancelled Literacy Suffolk with Linda Broderick 6:00pm - 7:45pm Adults, Seniors In-Person, Outreach This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Literacy Suffolk /Tutoring Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: In-Person, Outreach
7 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Meditation with Susan 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults, Seniors Health & Wellness, Virtual Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Open Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: Susan will lead us on a guided meditation to help you find balance and inner peace.

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