UPDATED: This event is now schedule for Tuesday, March 14th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at the Rye Free Reading Room. It had been postponed previously due to weather. You need to RSVP. In honor of Black History Month, the Rye Human Rights Commission, the Rye Historical Society and the Rye Free Reading Room are hosting […]
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Rye Library Investigates Systemic Racism at March Event
The Coalition for Understanding Racism through Education (CURE), in partnership with The Lorraine Hansberry Coalition (LHC) and five Westchester public libraries including the Rye Free Reading Room, will host the third annual “Five Towns: One Book,” a series of free events. CURE is a local volunteer, advocacy group in Larchmont and Mamaroneck that works […]
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“Fanfare” as Siblings Sweep Spelling Bee @ Library
There was fanfare on Friday at the Rye Free Reading Room on Friday as two siblings swept the library’s fifth annual spelling bee. Every year on Veterans Day the library invites Rye middle and high school students to test their spelling skills for a chance at local fame and scholarship money. Director Chris Shoemaker and Library […]
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LETTER: Rye Library, One Year After Ida Flood
In a letter to MyRye.com, the Rye Free Reading Room Board of Trustees President Kathleen Riegelhaupt reports the year since the catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Ida, progress made to date, and the future ahead. Ida hit the downstairs children’s room hard, and volunteers turned out in full force to help with the clean-up. The letter: […]
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Monday, 10am: A Celebration of Our Nation’s 246th Birthday
Leaders of Tomorrow and the Rye Free Reading Room present a celebration of Our Nation’s 246th Birthday. There will be readings from selected speeches and from the Declaration of Independence. After the readings there will be patriotic singing and the unfurling of the American Legion’s historic American Flag. Monday July 4, 2022 at 10:00am The Village […]
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Author Deborah Goodrich Royce @ Rye Free Reading Room in April
Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of the thriller, Ruby Falls, the story of a fragile young actress haunted by a childhood trauma, will be at the Rye Free Reading Room on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7pm. Called “taut and propulsive” by Kirkus Reviews, this thriller will keep readers riveted until the final shocking revelation. It […]
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Library Offers STEAM Activities for Grades 3-5, Funded by ARPA
Supported with funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Rye Free Reading Room, along with the Westchester Children’s Museum and Harrison Public Library is offering weekly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) programs for grades 3-5. Part of ARPA is intended to fund educational initiatives to address loss of school time […]
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Riveting 4th Annual Spelling Bee – Riding the Sampan to Victory
Sampan and riveting. Spelling those two words brings bragging rights and $3,000 of scholarship money to the winners of the Rye Free Reading Room Fourth Annual Spelling Bee. The library held the bee on Veteran’s Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021, in its meeting room. Library Board of Trustee President Kathleen Riegelhaupt, and Director Chris Shoemaker introduced […]
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Going Up: Library Awarded $11K State Grant
Going up! The Rye Free Reading Room has been awarded $11,260 through the NYS Library Construction Grant Program to upgrade and rebuild the existing elevator to improve access to the library. State Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis announced the funding was secured from the NYS Library Construction Grant program’s 2021-22 $34 million […]
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Over 100 Volunteers at Library Clean-Up
Over 100 volunteers came out to assist the Rye Free Reading Room with clean-up efforts. Volunteers were members of the auxiliary board, parents, and students. The Library’s downstairs children’s room was destroyed when Ida caused the Blind Brook to overrun its banks. “It was wonderful to see how many people emailed and stopped by to […]