Ramapo Catskill Library System

08/26/2026

🧶Calling all crafters!🎨 Gardiner Library is collecting donations for an upcoming Craft, Fabric & Yarn Sale. Have supplies you’re ready to pass along? Check out the attached flyer for all the details!
🔗 More info: http://www.gardinerlibrary.org/ ❤️ Every purchase helps support the Gardiner Library.

08/23/2026

Congratulations to the defending champions from New City Library for taking First Place at today’s RCLS Battle of the Books! Second Place went to Josephine-Louise Public Library, and Third Place to the Country Pumpkins of Daniel Pierce Library in Grahamsville.
All the teams did fantastic and the tournament was a blast! Who’s ready to do it again next year?
Big thanks to Orange County Community College - SUNY Orange for the space and the staff to make this happen, and to all the library staff, coaches, parents, and RCLS staff for the hard work and dedication to the event each year. And can’t forget to thank this year’s stellar question reader Bryon Imbarrato!

08/22/2026

Nyack Library proving once again that magic happens in libraries! ✨📚 What an incredible community moment. ❤️👏 Huge kudos to the Nyack Library team for making moments like this happen! ❤️🙌

08/20/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome NYS Assembly Member Paula Elaine Kay & RCLS Board Member Cora Edwards to Liberty Public Library, where they met with Library Director Marj Linko. 📚

Assembly Member Kay’s district includes seven RCLS member libraries, including Liberty Public Library, & we’re grateful for her continued support & commitment to advocating for libraries throughout the communities she represents.

08/18/2026

📚 Need to do some research? Looking for reliable information for school, work, or just because you’re curious? NOVELny is a great place to start: www.novelnewyork.org

08/14/2026

A wonderful example of libraries connecting their communities with innovative technology and meaningful resources. 👏

Suffern Free Library, in partnership with TechSoup and Senator Bill Weber, is bringing an exciting new opportunity to local veterans with visual impairments.

Suffern Free Library has announced a new partnership with TechSoup and Senator Bill Weber to distribute Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to local honorably discharged and active-duty veterans living with significant visual impairments. Funded through a nationwide donation from Meta, this initiative pairs....

08/13/2026

Yesterday, ED Grace Riario & staff member Joanna Goldfarb visited The Field Library, a magical place where libraries & nature come together. 🌿📚

Nate Hill, ED of the Metropolitan New York Library Council showed them around the property & shared the vision for this unique space.

They loved exploring a place that inspires us to think differently about what a library can be & how libraries can connect people with the natural world. 🌳📖 Learn more here: https://libraryfield.org/

Thank you, Nate, for the tour!

08/10/2026

🎷 Summer nights + live music = a pretty great combination! 🎶 Gather your family and friends and enjoy an evening of big band sounds under the stars. Don’t miss this Goshen summer tradition! 💃🕺✨

🎶 Swing Into Summer with The Big Band Sound! Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 15, from 6:00–8:00 PM and join us for one of Goshen Public Library's favorite summer traditions! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and favorite refreshments for an unforgettable evening of live big band music on the library patio and lawn.
Admission is free, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Norton & Christensen.
📍 Goshen Public Library, 366 Main Street
🌧 Rain date: Sunday, August 16
Gather your family and friends and swing into a wonderful summer evening with us! 🎷🎺🍦

08/07/2026

A huge milestone is worth celebrating! Join our friends at Middletown Thrall Library as they mark 125 years of serving the community with a day of fun, entertainment, and celebration. Congratulations on this incredible achievement!

08/06/2026

We're excited to share that the Westchester Library System has been awarded a $500,000 ConnectALL grant to expand the Digital Navigators program across nine counties, helping more New Yorkers gain the digital skills and support they need to thrive. Congratulations to our colleagues at WLS! Read more: www.bit.ly/ConnectAllGrant