Happy 97^th birthday wishes on July 13 to Frank Palamara who celebrated his special day by having breakfast at Lolly’s Hut with his wife Ginny. Naturally, making it extra special, Lolly herself brought out a cupcake with a candle and the customers sang a round of “Happy Birthday” and Frank was thoroughly surprised. He was in the United States Navy during World War II as an Ensign on the U.S. Little Rock. Thank you, Frank, for your service and Sto Lat!

Looking for a summer read? Check out “Loving Michael: Everyone Has Special Needs” by Virginia Nolan. It is an inspirational story about a Down Syndrome baby boy born to an unwed couple. It will challenge your thoughts about dealing with the unforeseen. It shows how negatives can become positives. Yes, we all have special needs. You can check out Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.comand of course our Riverhead Free Library. She has also written another book a couple years ago titled “One Day at Christmas.” She is a retired teacher and now author and the wife of Frank Palamara

The Friends of the Riverhead Free Library and the Riverhead Photo Club present “East End-Riverhead East on Both Forks” when submissions for photo contest will begin on Wednesday, July 20. Individuals may enter in any of the following categories with a limit of two images for landscape, nature/wildlife or portraits (pets/people). The contest is open for adults or youth (K-12). Entry fee is $20.00 for a single image and $30.00 for two images. Entrants must be prepared to submit framed images and in late September to be seen live in the Overton Gallery at the Riverhead Free Library. Submissions will be accepted from July 20 to August 24 on a first come first serve basis for the first 100 images that have been received with payment. Check out the Riverhead Photo Club website.

The Riverhead Free Library will feature Genealogy with the Suffolk County Historical Society on Wednesday, July 27 from 2 to 3:30 pm in person. Suffolk County Historical Society librarian Edana Cichanowicz will teach the benefits of how to do better genealogy for family history research. For more information call 631-727-3228 or register. 

Interested in learning conversational Italian? Riverhead Free Library will host classes via Zoom on Wednesdays, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31…