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Meeting minutes of RCLS Teen Librarians and more!

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