RAMAPO CATSKILL LIBRARY SYSTEM NEWS
 
June 21, 2022
Please note:  RCLS will be closed on Monday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday.
No delivery services on that day.
 
 Juvenile Book Preview
through June 24, 2022
 
Click here to view the list of books in the preview session (almost 900 books to choose from!)
 
For a VIRTUAL experience: 
You may print out the list, highlight the books you want and send it to Eileen Acosta at RCLS.
Or you can fax your list to Eileen at 845-343-3739 (please circle your selections.) 
You may request as many books as you like. 
  
For an IN-PERSON experience:
Contact Eileen Acosta at 845-243-3747 ext. 221
to make an appointment to visit RCLS
and view the books.
[Only 2 people are allowed in the book preview at a time] 
While you're there, enter our Raffle for a gift basket!

 
 
 
June 23-28, 2022
Unable to travel to the Conference in Washington, DC?
Be there virtually through the special NEW attendance option this year!
The Digital Experience
To learn more, click here!
 
 

Here is the link to the PDF of RCLS' Forthcoming 
Bestsellers list for Summer 2022.
You can print them out for your circ desk for patrons coming in or put a copy in with their holds when they pick them up...
 
CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE
TO ACCESS THE LIST


RCLS Blood Drive
Thursday, July 26, 2022
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
  To schedule an appointment please
call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org 
and enter sponsor code: RCLSNY 
For further information, please contact Eileen Acosta,
Outreach Services Assistant, at eacosta@rcls.org


RCLS Mandatory
Construction Aid Workshop
Friday, July 29, 2022 - 9:30 AM to 12 PM
 
This workshop is for Directors, Trustees and Library Administrative staff that will be directly involved in preparing the NYS Public Library Construction Aid application.  The workshop will provide an in-depth discussion of how to prepare a successful application.  
Session will include: the nitty-gritty details of the online application; review of what gets sent to RCLS, and other program requirements. 
(Contact hours: 2 hours continuing education professional development)
 
REGISTER HERE 
 



 
RCLS Marketing Services LibGuide!
View the guide and then schedule a meeting to talk about your marketing plans with Dave Cosco, RCLS Marketing Manager, online or on the phone
You may reach Dave at 845-243-3747 ext. 245
or via email at marketing@rcls.org
(Please see the Continuing Education section of this
newsletter to register for Marketing Education sessions)
 

Community News
Celebrate Juneteenth with resources courtesy of Valley Cottage Library
 
You're invited to use the materials compiled by VCL in their 
Juneteenth History LibGuide 
to honor the holiday's federal recognition and share more information with your own community about the day's history.  Use the materials to Celebrate Freedom any day!!
(Click the link above to access the Guide)
 
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.    (Credit: https://www.juneteenth.com/)
 
 



Tuxedo Park Library's Annual Memorial Day Community Picnic and Fundraiser
 
After two years away, the Tuxedo Park Library was happy to once again host their Annual Memorial Day Picnic and Fundraiser.  The event is a much-loved tradition that brings the Tuxedo community together in support of the library.
 
Photo:  Tuxedo Trustees at the Welcome Tent

Member Library COVID Status
The Member Library COVID Status page of the RCLS website
is the place to go for updates! If you would like to know your neighboring library's hours and services, click here.
 To update your library's status, contact Eileen Acosta at eacosta@rcls.org

RCLS Continuing Education
Click on the links below to register
 
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, Time: 10:00 am
Cybersecurity Language Lesson 1 (online)
This session is an introduction into the three main principles to securing data:
confidentiality, integrity, and availability and the language around these cybersecurity principles.
Click here to register
 
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
OverDrive Training (online)
What's new at Overdrive and Q&A about purchasing eContent
Click here to register
 
Friday, July 29, 2022, Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
MANDATORY Construction Aid Workshop
Please see description and registration link section above in this edition
 
MARKETING EDUCATION SESSIONS
June 23, 2022  10:00-11:00 am (online)
Intro to Social Media Strategy
FREE Online Livestream (note: registration page shows time as CDT)
Presenter:  Raina Turk, NCY-based Social Media Strategist
Click here to register
 
 
Tech-Talk Webinars
For details on registration, click the webinar title below
July 13:  Take Your Canva Designs to the Next Level [3pm ET for 1 hour]
July 27: Create Highly Effective Videos with Narration and Animated Clips [3pm ET for 1 hour]
Made available through SENYLRC 
 
 
July 14, 2022  1:30-3:00 pm (online)
Drive Your Library's Marketing Decisions with Market Research
offered by LILRC (Long Island Library Resources Council)
Click here to register
 
Additional Education Opportunities
 
Freedom to Read Foundation FREE Virtual Symposium
Where Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice Meet: A Call to Action
July 12 and 13  --  Noon to 4 p.m. Eastern each day
 
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) invites all library workers, educators,
authors, journalists, publishers, social justice workers and
First Amendment advocates to attend and participate.
Online registration is open for the symposium via this link.
Those interested in attending can also inquire about registration by
sending an email to ftrf@ala.org.
 
The Freedom to Read Foundation is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit legal and educational organization affiliated with the American Library Association that is dedicated to protecting and defending each person's First Amendment right to read and the right of library workers to serve the information needs of their community. Since 1969 FTRF trustees, staff, and members have worked to protect First Amendment rights through education, litigation, and advocacy.
Reminder
If you signed up for one or more of the  many RCLS programs 
and/or continuing education opportunities, save your registration confirmation email which contains the Zoom link for any online session.  
You will also receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the event.
  
 
 
Internet LOL
 
Did you find something funny online that library staff can relate to?
 
Send us your library humor submissions
to end our newsletter with a smile.
 
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Ramapo Catskill Library System
619 Route 17M 
Middletown, NY 10940
845-243-3747
www.rcls.org