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Youth Services: CLOUSC

Ramapo Catskill Library System Youth Services provides support to young adult and children’s librarians throughout all of Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and southern Ulster counties. By offering services and advocacy through a combined system wide effort, RC

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