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RAMAPO CATSKILL LIBRARY SYSTEM NEWS
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IT'S ALMOST HERE!!! NYLA ADVOCACY DAY IN ALBANY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Your RSVP is due by Friday, Feb 2 to secure a seat on the bus |
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RCLS Performers' Showcase In person event at RCLS Headquarters 619 Rte 17M, Middletown, NY 10940 Friday, February 16, 2024 ~ 9:30am - 1:00pm Preview acts of local performers to help you plan your summer programs and beyond. Children are welcome to attend! |
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RCLS HQ: A Guided Tour Wednesday February 28th 9:30-12:00 pm In-Person - 619 NY 17M, Middletown, NY 10940 ~ Visit our departments ~ ~ Meet the staff ~ ~ Discover valuable services ~ Space is limited to 15 attendees. When capacity is reached, please register to be added to the waiting list. You will then be notified if there are any cancellations Questions may be addressed to Meaghan Doyle, RCLS Community & Digital Equity Consultant meaghan@rcls.org |
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** Collection Inventory prep for the Koha ILS** Should you have questions, please contact RCLS: Alex Carver (alex@rcls.org) or Martha Sullivan (msullivan@rcls.org) If you were unable to attend the online training about conducting your library's inventory, please view the recording posted on NicheAcademy. Type "Inventory" in the NicheAcademy Search window to access the recording. |
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A Special Celebration! Jean Currie, LTA President, (in the pink jacket) came to Monticello to present the Velma K. Moore award from the Library Trustee Section of NYLA to Lynn Skolnick. The Velma K. Moore Award is one that LTA presents to a volunteer person or organization who has made exemplary contributions to library services. The special event took place at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library on December 12th, 2023. On hand to extend their congratulations were many familiar faces including: (from left) Joanna Goldfarb, RCLS Sustainability Consultant; Martha Anderson, former RCLS Trustee and LTA Liaison for the Board; Helen Rados, RCLS Trustee; Melanie Olson, retired E.B. Crawford staffer and library trustee; Peggy McGuire, Director of Livingston Manor Free Library; and Randall Enos, retired RCLS Youth Services Consultant. Photos provided by Mary Paige Lang-Clouse, Director of E.B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello |
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RCLS CONTINUING EDUCATION |
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PLEASE NOTE: If you sign up for one or more of the many RCLS programs and/or continuing education opportunities, save your registration confirmation email which will contain the Zoom link for any ONLINE session. You will also receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the event.
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Marketing Meet Up Online Tuesday March 5th ~ 11am-12pm Join David Cosco, RCLS Marketing Manager, in conversation surrounding marketing trends, issues, and insights. This virtual meet up will be conversational. If you have any areas you would like to discuss, please email marketing@rcls.org with the subject line "Marketing Meet Up" This session is open to any member of an RCLS member library with marketing responsibilities. This session will not count towards continuing education credit. |
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Click the link above to view the Guide and schedule a meeting to talk about your marketing plans with Dave Cosco, RCLS Marketing Manager. Phone: 845-243-3747 ext. 245 or via email at marketing@rcls.org |
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RCLS Sustainability Corner |
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As libraries battle to uphold the Freedom to Read, some of the points in the op-ed linked below may sound familiar... by Andrew Winston in the online MIT Sloan Management Review According to Winston: The big stories of 2023 included the “anti-ESG” movement’s silencing effect on many companies... Anti-ESG sentiment led to “greenhushing” in 2023, even as the planet experienced its hottest year on record [ESG data provides information about the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) attributes of a company or investment] |
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