Winter Open House! Saturday, December 16, 2 – 4 pm
You are invited to join us for a celebration of the season! Enjoy music, cookie decorating, and crafts. Free and for ALL AGES!
Read In Rye: Author Patti Hartigan
Wednesday, December 6, 7 pm, Meeting Room Join us for a special presentation from Patti Hartigan as she talks about her biography of Black playwright August Wilson whose plays include the Pulitzer prize-winning “The Piano Lesson” and “Fences” which also won a Tony award. Hartigan was schooled in Rye and inspired to become a writer …
Bee Curious: The Sixth Annual Spelling Bee
Saturday, November 11, 11:30 am, Meeting Room Rye Middle and High School Students Grades 6 -12 can sign up to compete and everyone can come to cheer! Grand Prizes: High School Student: $2500, Middle School Student: $500. High School Spelling Bee scholarship is sponsored by Carpet Trends. Middle School Spelling Bee scholarship is donated by …
The Great Give Back
For the month of October, the Library is participating in The Great Give Back, a statewide community service initiative, by operating as a drop-off location for the Carter’s Baby & Kid Clothing Free Recycling Program through TerraCycle. The program recycles used baby and kid clothes into raw formats that can be repurposed to make new …
Flood precaution – library closing 9/29
The library will be closing at 12pm on Friday, Sept 29. We will reopen on Saturday, Sept 30 for regular service. Visit the digital library for 24/7 access to books, movies, and magazines.
Watershed Literary Festival
Thursday – Sunday, September 28 – Oct 1, Knapp House Tent A festival featuring recent works by writers, poets, and journalists. Come for book talks, author interviews and panel discussions. Listen in, ask questions, be inspired! Go to watershedrye.com for complete schedule and details.
Don’t Miss Our Annual Book Sale!
Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10, 12 – 5 pm, INSIDE THE LIBRARY due to inclement weather anticipated. Stock up on gently used books for all ages. Only $1 – $2. All proceeds benefit the Library.
All Together This Summer
From reading challenges to fun programs to book bingo, there’s something for everyone at the library this summer. Register for the summer reading program now, and start earning points and prizes. Visit www.ryelibrary.org/summer to get started.
AIA : Ancient Arrivals to the Americas
Sunday, April 30, 2 pm on ZOOM How–and when–did people first come to the American continents? Ancient DNA has revealed a complex story of migrations, isolation, and adaptation, one which is still unfolding as more genomes are studied every year. Join Jennifer Raff, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Affiliate Faculty with the Indigenous Studies Program …
2023 Five Towns: One Book
To Explore the Life and Work of Lorraine Hansberry: Radical Artist and Activist Thursday, March 2, 7 PM, Meeting RoomThe Library’s event will feature Director John Collins, conceiver/actor Greig Sargeant, and actress April Matthis of “Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge”, which recently ran at The Public Theater. This is part of a series of discussions …