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CLOUSC Schedule: 2025-2026

September: In-Person

            Date: September 29, 2025; 9am-12pm plus At Noon

            Place: Cornwall Public Library

            Table Talk: Summer Reading Wrap-up

            Book Talk: Halloween/Fall

            At Noon: Great Give Back/ Community Partnerships/Volunteering

October: On-Line Lunch and Learn

            Date: Friday October 24, 2025: 12-2pm

            Place: Teams Meeting

            Table Talk: Dyslexia Books/Tools

            Book Talk: Early Chapter Books

            Unconfirmed Vendor Presentation: Scholastic Teachables

November: In-Person

            Date: November 24, 2025; 9am-12pm plus At Noon

            Place: Mamakating (Unconfirmed)

            Table Talk: America 250

            Book Talk: History Books: Fact and Fiction

            At Noon: RCLS America 250 Toolkit

December: NO Meeting (Read your books for the Mocks)

January: Mocks! January 9^th with a snow date of January 16th

February: In-Person

            Date: February 23, 2026

            Place: Port Jervis (Unconfirmed)

            Table Talk: ALA, ALSC, NYLA, YSS memberships

            Book Talk: Award Winners

            At Noon: TBD

March: Online Lunch and Learn potentially with LARC

            Date: Thursday March 26^th, 2026; 12-2pm

            Place: Teams Meeting

            Table Talk/ Book Talk: Social Emotional Wellness Books/ Bibliotherapy

            Unconfirmed Vendor Presentation: HIVEclass digital

April: In-person

            Date: April 27, 2026; 9am-12pm plus At noon

            Place: Fallsburg

            Table Talk: Summer Reading Plans/Programs

            Book Talk: Summer Reading Books

            At Noon: CSLP long range plan and the future of Summer Reading

May/June: End of Year Luncheon Meeting

            Date: TBD

            Place: TBD

            Author/Speaker: TBD

Special Events: Performer Showcase at RCLS on Friday, February 13

 Summer Reading In-Person Workshop at RCLS on March 12th

   Upcoming Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities 

October 9-12: New York Comic Con, New York City 

October 23: Fall Into Books, Kingston, NY 

November 6-8: NYLA Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY 

January 26: YMAs in Chicago

February 13: Performer Showcase

April 17: NYLA YSS Conference,  

June 25-30: ALA Annual, Chicago, IL

 

Beth Balogh, CLOUSC Chair, Josephine-Louise Public Library, Walden bbalogh@rcls.org

Dawn Falone, CLOUSC Secretary, Florida Public Library, dfalone@rcls.org