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Youth Services: Teen Librarians

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

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Teen Librarians 2024-25 Meeting Schedule 

Meetings hybrid unless otherwise noted. A Zoom link will go out to the Teen Librarians listserv the morning of the meeting. 

The Battle of the Books committee will meet at 9:00, prior to the Teen Librarians meeting. Information about Battle of the Books meetings will be sent to the BookBattle listserv.  

Discussion topics are subject to change 

October 7 at 10am

Topic: NAMI Mental Health Presentation

Location: RCLS

December 9th at 10am

Topic:

Location: Finklestein Memorial Library


January 10 at 2:00 (snow date January 17):  
Mock Printz book awards at RCLS 

 

February 3 at 10:00 
Topic: By All Teens Necessary presentation
Location: Newburgh Free Library

March, TBD: Summer Reading Workshop 
 

April 7 at 10:00 
Topic:
Location: TBD 

 

June 2 at 10:00 
End of year Luncheon 
Location:

Teentober!

Teen Tech Week and Teen Read Week have been replaced with TeenTober!

Click here to learn more about it.

Conferences & Conventions

Jan. 24-27, 2025 LibLearnX @ Phoenix, AZ

April 4, 2025 NYLA Youth Services Section (YSS) Spring Conference @ Mount Kisco, NY

June 26-30, 2025 ALA Annual Conference @ Philadelphia, PA

Nov 5th-8th,  2025 NYLA Annual Conference @ Saratoga Springs, NY

Teen Librarian's Group Officers

CO-CHAIR
Karen Golding
Head of Young Adult Services
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society
(845) 294-6606 ext. 105
karen@goshenpubliclibrary.org
 
CO-CHAIR

Katrina Holfeld
Head of Teen Services
Valley Cottage Library
845-268-7700 ext. 136
kholfeld@rcls.org

 
SECRETARY
Jaimie Albanese
Teen Librarian
Finklestein Memorial Library
845-352-5700 x107
jalbanese@rcls.org