.BRAND NEW! Enhance your at home learning experiences with special Preschool Take and Make Kits from the library this fall! Starting in September, a new kit for you to pick up at the library and bring home is available every MONDAY! Every week there is a new fun activity to do in your home. These kits are appropriate for […]

.All writers of any skill level are welcome to join this intrepid virtual group!  Our regular Adult Writing Group is switching gears to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this November. If you're unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo and want more information, you can check it out here! The goal is to complete a first draft of a novel […]

The Rye Storytellers' Guild is a group of adult story lovers who meet at the Rye Free Reading Room on the first Tuesday of each month to share traditional folk and fairy tales and personal stories. Storytellers and listeners are always welcome to join them. This meeting's (optional) theme will be "Apples, Pumpkins, and Leaves, Oh My!". If you […]

.Join a new, virtual cookbook and food discussion group! Pick a recipe (or two!), prepare it at home, and join in with the group to talk about it. 11/3 Moosewood Restaurant Table is the featured cookbook for the month. Reserve your copy today through the WLS Catalog. We will meet and discuss all the recipes you tried […]

.Are you in need of some food inspiration? Get the whole family involved in the kitchen with this new kid-friendly cooking program! Gather together with a handful of simple ingredients and get ready to create a tasty snack together with children's librarian Ms. Lisa. Every week we will post a new recipe and meet on Zoom to learn how […]

. Open to knitters, crocheters, and makers of all kinds!  Join Tara and Sarah and our group of creators from around the country over Google Meetings as we work on projects and chat about life (and our animals a lot of the time).   Contact: Sarah Prosser : 845-402-8248 : [email protected]

.Join Granny Jean every Thursday morning for a virtual Tales for Tots storytime! Enjoy all your favorite songs, nursery rhymes, and books together from the comfort of your own home. To view the weekly video, visit www.ryelibrary.org/tales!

Join the Thursday Afternoon Book Club! The group meets monthly to have lively discussions on a variety of books! This month the group will be discussing Susan Orlean's "The Library Book". This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. Contact: Anges : [email protected]

.The Teen Intersectionality Book Group is a new teen book group being co-run by members of our TAB. Its topical focus is on social justice and current events. Join us for this month's book selection: All Boys Aren't Blue."In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, […]

.Join us for a lively book discussion!This month we are reading Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani.Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her beloved family and friends for generations. But with her daughter, Etta, having flown the […]

Please join us for a Community Cleanup Day! Saturday, November 7, 2020 9:00-11:00am Disbrow Park, 141 Oakland Beach Avenue, Rye Pre-register at townofrye.seamlessdocs.com/f/CommunitySignUp Please join us for a community cleanup day to help remove trash in Disbrow Park. Temperature checks, social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols will be observed throughout the duration of the event. […]

.November StoryWalk Premiere!Every Saturday in November from 10 AM - 4:30 PM.Come walk around the Village Green as a family and read The THANKFUL Book by Todd Parr. While you're at the library, make an appointment to pick up curbside books, craft kits, or browse. Contact: Samantha Mairson : 9142313162 : [email protected] []

.Join our crafty teen librarian Sarah Prosser for a Saturday Adult Take and Make Together crafting hour as we make Autumnal Centerpieces that will be the minimalist and easily-storable stars of your dining room table this fall season!  Pick up a kit to make together on Zoom, or on your own. Instructions included!Kits can be […]

This enticing art exhibition by the international Rye artist, Jeannette Doné-Lagemann, invites you to feel the energy of Paris, New York, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Stockholm, Santo Domingo, London and Berlin.Jeannette’s dynamic mixed-media creations lend permanence to the ephemeral urban art she passionately/literally rips off the walls.  She transforms ripped posters, ads, drawings, flyers into […]

This enticing art exhibition by the international Rye artist, Jeannette Doné-Lagemann, invites you to feel the energy of Paris, New York, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Stockholm, Santo Domingo, London and Berlin.Jeannette’s dynamic mixed-media creations lend permanence to the ephemeral urban art she passionately/literally rips off the walls.  She transforms ripped posters, ads, drawings, flyers into […]

.Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has long held the interests of scientists, travelers, and a curious public.  Among the persistent “mysteries” is the question of how hundreds of multi-ton megalithic statues (moai) were transported to every part of the island. Researchers have proposed methods using sleds and rollers of various configurations to move moai in a […]