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CLOUSC 2023-24 Meeting Schedule 

All meetings are hybrid. A Zoom link will go out to the CLOUSC listserv the morning of the meeting for those who would like to join virtually. 

Chair: Lisa Kochik, Newburgh Free Library 
Secretary: Michelle Muller, Goshen Public Library and Historical Society  
 

September 18 at 9:30 at RCLS 
Table Talk: Summer Reading Reflection  
 
 

October 23 at 9:30 at Tuxedo  
Table Talk: Censorship and Book Bans 
Book Share: Favorite Display Books  
At Noon: Marketing and promotion of children’s programs and services 

November 20 at 9:30 at Goshen 
Table Talk: Incorporating trends into programs 
Book Share: Popular and New 
At Noon: Topic Simon and Schuster Guest 
 

January 12 (January 19, snow date): Mock Book Awards at RCLS 
 

February 26 at 9:30 (Location TBD) 
Table Talk: Weeding Basics 
Book Share: 2024 Award Winners 
At Noon: Aspen and OverDrive: Enhancing your digital offerings 

March, TBD: SRP Workshop 
 

April 29 at 9:30 Cornwall Public Library
Table Talk: Sustainable Summers  
Book Share: Summer Adventures 
At Noon: Partner with your Parks- Adventures outside the library 

May 20 at 9:30 - CLOUSC Luncheon, New City Free Public Library
  

Upcoming Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities 

October 12-25: New York Comic Con, New York City 

October 26: Fall Into Books, Newburgh, NY 

November 1-4: NYLA Conference, Syracuse, NY 

January 19-22: LibLearn X: The Library Learning Experience Baltimore, MD 

February 16: Performers’ Showcase! 

February 7th: NYLA Advocacy Day 

April : NYLA YSS Conference,  

June 27- July 2: ALA Annual, San Diego, CA 

Lisa SinClair, CLOUSC Chair, Cornwall Public Library, lsinclair@rcls.org

Michelle Muller, CLOUSC Secretary, RCLS, michelle.muller@rcls.org