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Now Online @ www.rcls.org RCLS Weekly Memo Archives RCLS Teen Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop 2017 Battle of the Books Titles Trustee FYI-Winter 2017 Edition Trustee Continuing Education NYLA Library Advocacy Day Information Legislative Appointments 2015 RCLS Statistics Serving Member Libraries Since 1959 February 27, 2017 Robert Hubsher, Executive Director Ruth K. Daubenspeck, Newsletter Editor Ramapo Catskill Library System • http://www.rcls.org 619 Route 17M • Middletown, NY 10940-4395 • 845.243.3747 Make Your Voice Heard Unable to join the library advocates in Albany on Wednesday, March 1? There is still time to: Write to your legislators. The New York Library Association (NYLA) makes this easy through their Online Advocacy Center , they have even drafted a message for you! Take five minutes to send a quick message. Call your legislators. Taking the time to call in this age of email and Tweets makes a big impression. Contact info for all RCLS area legislators. Participate in the Library Aid-Advocacy Efforts Campaign. Download the letter for your patrons to sign. Mail the signed letters to your local representatives and share with Grace Riario at RCLS ([email protected] or ext. 233) the number of letters you have mailed. For more information on this campaign, contact Grace. RCLS Board Talking Points At its Tuesday, February 21 meeting, the RCLS Board of Trustees had the following Talking Points: Continue to publicize the New York Library Association Library Advocacy Day on March 1. Appointed Eleanor Kassner, Tomkins Cove Public Library Trustee to fill the vacant Rockland County seat on the RCLS Board. Approved the RCLS State Annual Report. Approved the 2017 Capital Budget for Automation. Welcomed Cragsmoor Public Library Board President Richard Hartz. Reviewed the draft Committee assignments. The Talking Points will be elaborated on in the Minutes of the February Board meeting, which will be posted to the RCLS website about a week before the next regular meeting on Monday, March 20 at RCLS. The current materials are available on the website (Minutes/Financial Reports and Executive Director’s Report). If you have any questions about the Talking Points, contact Robert Hubsher (243.3747, ext. 242 or e-mail).
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www.rcls.org
RCLS Weekly Memo Archives
RCLS Teen Summer Reading
Program Planning Workshop
2017 Battle of the Books Titles
Trustee FYI-Winter 2017 Edition
Trustee Continuing Education
NYLA Library Advocacy Day
Information
Legislative Appointments
2015 RCLS Statistics
RCLS Weekly Memo 1 August 23, 2010
Serving Member Libraries Since 1959
February 27, 2017
Robert Hubsher, Executive Director Ruth K. Daubenspeck, Newsletter Editor
Ramapo Catskill Library System • http://www.rcls.org 619 Route 17M • Middletown, NY 10940-4395 • 845.243.3747
Make Your Voice Heard
Unable to join the library advocates in Albany on
Wednesday, March 1? There is still time to:
Write to your legislators. The New York Library
Association (NYLA) makes this easy through their
Online Advocacy Center, they have even drafted a
message for you! Take five minutes to send a quick
message.
Call your legislators. Taking the time to call in this age
of email and Tweets makes a big impression. Contact info
for all RCLS area legislators.
Participate in the Library Aid-Advocacy Efforts
Campaign. Download the letter for your patrons to sign.
Mail the signed letters to your local representatives and
share with Grace Riario at RCLS ([email protected] or ext.
233) the number of letters you have mailed. For more
information on this campaign, contact Grace.
RCLS Board Talking Points
At its Tuesday, February 21 meeting, the RCLS
Board of Trustees had the following Talking
Points:
Continue to publicize the New York Library
Association Library Advocacy Day on March 1.
Appointed Eleanor Kassner, Tomkins Cove Public
Library Trustee to fill the vacant Rockland County seat
on the RCLS Board.
Approved the RCLS State Annual Report.
Approved the 2017 Capital Budget for Automation.
Welcomed Cragsmoor Public Library Board President
Richard Hartz.
Reviewed the draft Committee assignments.
The Talking Points will be elaborated on in the Minutes of
the February Board meeting, which will be posted to the
RCLS website about a week before the next regular meeting
on Monday, March 20 at RCLS. The current materials are
available on the website (Minutes/Financial Reports and
Executive Director’s Report). If you have any questions
about the Talking Points, contact Robert Hubsher (243.3747,
ext. 242 or e-mail).
February 27, 2017 2 RCLS Weekly Memo
10th Anniversary Celebration
Jessica Bowen, Director, Piermont Library The Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library will hold a 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday,
April 9, 2017, 12 - 5 p.m., to mark its first decade in the McHugh building. The library, chartered in
1896, opened the doors to its newly built Flywheel Park location on a bright and brisk Hudson Valley
day in March 2007.
Just what has taken place in that little yellow building by the river since
that day? Come find out. Join us for featured events such as library
trivia and history at 12:30 p.m. and live music by the Old No. 7
Band beginning at 2 p.m. Other festivities include mini golf in
the stacks, tech demos, children’s art, stories and crafts, food
trucks, grounds tours, and an “Edible Books” baking contest.
Our gallery space will feature a brief history of how the
library came to be, how the current building got its name, and
how the institution continues to evolve as a community hub.
As part of the 10th Anniversary Celebration, the library is
offering two excellent naming opportunities for donors: a
donation Match Challenge and a special 10th Anniversary Path
of engravable bricks to help us “build our path” to the next ten
years. Visit piermontlibrary.org for more information on donation
opportunities, and submission forms for the Edible Books contest. The Dennis P. McHugh Piermont
Public Library is located at 25 Flywheel Park West, Piermont, NY 10968. Phone: 845.359.4595. Come
out and celebrate with us!
Life-long Learning in the Learning Lab@PRPL
John Aiello, Librarian/Learning Lab@PRPL Coordinator, Pearl River Public Library
What do a 3rd grade boy, a 92-year-old woman and a middle-aged man between jobs all have in
common? Answer: the Learning Lab@PRPL. Since our Grand Opening in June of 2016, the Learning
Lab@ PRPL has offered over 100 classes, with something for every segment of our patron population,
including: Coding with Robots for 3rd-6th grade, Intro to Website for Teens (and also for adults), Intro to
Digital Technology for Seniors, Teen Writing Workshop, Writing from Life for Seniors, Digital
Photography, Tween Math Club, Tween Chess Club, YA Book Club, YA Art Club, Intro to Google Drive,
the Hour of Code for Adults, Teen Tech Tutors, the Cyber C@fe Study Zone, and Intro to Genealogy.
Most classes have filled to capacity, and many have waiting lists. Our community has shown an
enthusiastic, positive response to the Lab and to Pearl River Public
Library’s commitment to life-long learning. One octogenarian patron
recently said of our Seniors Technology class: “Coming to
classes at the Lab makes me feel like my life is just
beginning.”
Of course, we have over 100,000 books to offer as well, but,
in the age of Google and the ubiquitous download, the
Learning Lab@PRPL is offering something that can’t be found
online: people-to-people learning and actual, as opposed to virtual,
community. Our Director, our Board and our patrons clearly see the Learning
Lab@PRPL as a vital part of our library’s future. With input from our community we to hope continue
building on the work we have started in the Learning Lab@PRPL.
The annual RCLS Performers’ Showcase, held Friday, February 24 brought various acts to RCLS for those working with youth in their libraries to preview. Pictured is Eileen Acosta, RCLS Communications Assistant who arranged the Showcase. Eileen is sticking her head into the jaws of a shark, which is part of Leslie Freund’s Oceans Rock program. A list of the performers is available on the RCLS website. For more information, contact Eileen at RCLS ([email protected] or 3xt. 221).
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PR Xchange Awards
The annual PR Xchange Awards recognize the very best
public relations materials produced by libraries in the past
year. Entries are evaluated based on content, originality, and
design by a team of experts in public relations, graphic
design, communications, and marketing who select the
winner(s) in each category.
Winning entries will be on display at the PR Xchange
program during the ALA Annual Conference 2017 in
Chicago. Awards will be presented to the winners on that
day. Award winners need not be present to win, but are
encouraged to attend.
These awards are sponsored by the Library Leadership
and Management Association's Public Relations and
Marketing Community of Practice and are overseen by the
PR XChange Committee.
For more information and a submission form, visit the
ALA website. Print entries must be postmarked by
Wednesday, March 15.
News Worthy
Regional Before Amazon, We Had
Bookmobiles | BoredPanda.com
United Way increases
services in Rockland; takes over InfoRock (211) | Journal News LoHud.com 2.21.17
The Gallery at Millbrook
Library presents an exhibition of paintings by
artist Jeffrey Neumann | Millbrook Library | Register-
Star 2.17.17
Volunteer Fair at the
Hudson Area Library
Saturday, February 25, 4 - 6pm | Hudson Area
Association Library | Register-Star 2.16.17
Dine Out for the Library
dates scheduled | Roeliff
Jansen Community Library | Register-Star 2.16.17
Kidology | Red Hook Public
Library | Chronogram
2.13.17
National Sarah Jessica Parker to
chair library association book club | The Associated Press 2.15.17
Chipotle offering free food
to students who read |
News 10 abc 2.14.17
Why these librarians are
protesting Trump's executive orders | PBS
Newshour 2.13.17
February 27, 2017 5 RCLS Weekly Memo
Deadlines
Tuesday, February 28 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for RCLS Teen
Summer Reading Program
Planning Workshop (3/6)
Tuesday, March 14 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for Orange County
Meet and Greet: Take Two (3/15)
Wednesday, March 15 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for FAKE NEWS:
Don’t be fooled by click/bait (3/16)
This site (RSS) YouTube
Facebook Linkedin
Follow RCLS on
Job Openings
Job Postings
Building Your e-résumé
RCLS Headquarters E-mail and Extension Directory (845.243.3747)
Robert Hubsher ............ Executive Director ................................................................. 242
Grace Riario ................. Assistant Director & Outreach Coordinator ............................ 233
John Schneider ............ ANSER Manager and Systems Administrator ....................... 228
Chuck Conklin .............. Delivery & Building Maintenance Supervisor ......................... 226
Jerry Kuntz ................... Electronic Resources Consultant ........................................... 246
Stephen Hoefer ............ Fiscal Officer .......................................................................... 223
Dan Donohue ............... ILL/Technical Services Librarian ............................................ 237
Randall Enos ................ Youth Services Consultant .................................................... 240
System Calendar
For a complete and up-to-date list of events, including links to
additional information, see the RCLS Calendar.
To add information, contact Ruth Daubenspeck.
February
Monday, 27 ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, 27 CLOUSC, Chester – 9:30 a.m.
March
Wednesday, 1 NYLA Library Advocacy Day, Albany
Monday, 6 RCLS Teen Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, 8 Directors Association, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, 8 Direct Access Committee, RCLS – 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9 LARC-Customer Service Division, Valley Cottage – 9:30 a.m.
Friday, 10 LARC-YS, Pearl River – 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, 15 Long Island Pop Con
Wednesday, 15 Orange County Meet and Greet: Take Two Department of Mental Health, Goshen– 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, 16 FAKE NEWS: Don’t be fooled by click/bait RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
