Veterans Day – Tuesday, November 11, 11 am –1 pm, Meeting Room. This year we’re adding Elementary Students (Grade 4 and 5)! Rye Middle and High School students (Grades 6–12) can compete for prizes—$2,500 for high school and $500 for middle school—while the whole community is invited to cheer them on! Register at ryelibrary.org/spelling bee.
What’s Buzzing? The Eighth Annual Spelling Bee! Read More »
September is Library Card Sign-up Month: It’s never too early or too late to sign up for a library card. Borrow books, movies, music, museum passes, and streaming devices. Take part in book clubs, author readings, crafting classes, and lectures. Contact us for information or sign up online at www.ryelibrary.org/get-a-card.
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Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th, 10am – 3pm, Village Green Gently used books for all ages. Most books only $2 – $3. All proceeds benefit the Library’s programming. Booksale donations begin September 3. Friends of the Library Booksale Preview: Friday, September 12th. Details at ryelibrary.org/booksale.
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The Library is hosting “The Bias Inside Us,” a thought-provoking exhibition and community engagement project from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. This dynamic exhibit explores the social science, psychology, and consequences of implicit bias, and how they impact our behaviors and worldview. The Library will also present a series of community events and programs
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Celebrate the many ways art enriches our lives with the Summer Reading Program for Adults, Teens, and Kids. Go to ryelibrary.org/summer for more information. Program wraps August 31st!
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The Vehicle Fair rolls back into town on Sunday, June 1, 10am-2pm, on the Village Green. Explore exciting vehicles, bounce houses, play games, enjoy NEW live entertainment, and local favorite food trucks — all while supporting the Library! Go to: www.ryelibrary.org/vehiclefair for more information.
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On January 8th, it was a packed house at the Rye Free Reading Room as The New Blue of Yalecaptivated the audience with their unique vocal performance. Founded in 1969, The New Blue holds the distinction of being Yale University’s first all-women’sa cappella group and the oldest all-women’s undergraduate organization on campus. Over thepast five
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The Spice Club: Pick up a new spice every month with recipes to prepare and share. Starts February 3. The Writer’s Room: Come for focussed writing time to work on personal projects. Meets the first and third Mondays of the month. Go to the events calendar to find out more.
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Young revelers who couldn’t stay up until midnight joined their families at the Rye Free ReadingRoom’s popular Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. The annual event featured festivecrafts, tasty snacks, and a jubilant countdown to noon. The celebration tailored for childrenunder 12 and their families was the perfect way to ring in the new
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The Rye Free Reading Room’s Annual Gingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt brought some seasonalfun for the little ones over the holidays. Kids were tasked with a festive mission: “Finding abatch of gingerbread men who have “escaped” and are loose in the Children’s Room!” As thekids explored the library’s engaging stacks, they uncovered hidden gingerbread figures, earningprizes
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