Youth Services: CLOUSC
Meeting Documents
Meeting Schedule
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 9th 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 26th, 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
Current Officers
Beth Balogh, CLOUSC Chair, Josephine-Louise Public Library, Walden bbalogh@rcls.org
Dawn Falone, CLOUSC Secretary, Florida Public Library, dfalone@rcls.org