Welcome to RCLS

RCLS 50-Year Anniversary Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS), working cooperatively with its member libraries, provides  coordinated services, guidance, training, support and leadership to member library trustees and staff to sustain their effort to be responsive, proactive, vital community institutions that meet the changing needs of their users in Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and southern Ulster counties.

Since 1959, RCLS has been working in cooperation with member libraries to help raise awareness about library services and to work to eliminate barriers to library access and use.


Digital Downloads more »


Audiobooks To access digital materials at Ramapo Catskill Library System, you will need:
1) A valid library card
2) Access to the Internet
3) Free software for the computer and/or device on which you wish to use the material you download from this site.

For more information, or to search for downloadable content, go to http://efiles.rcls.org


Advocacy more »


Teen Tech Week 2010Teen Tech Week 2010 is March 7-13! Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators, parents, and other concerned adults meant to encourage teens to take advantage of libraries' nonprint resources. The 2010 theme - Learn Create Share @ your library - fosters teen creativity and positions the library as a physical and virtual place for safe exploration of the many types of technology available at libraries, including DVDs, music, gaming, video production, online homework help, social networking, tech workshops, audiobooks and more.


Member Library: Port Jervis Free Library more »


Port Jervis Free Library Port Jervis Free Library The Port Jervis Free Library, located in Port Jervis, NY, is chartered to serve residents of the Port Jervis School District.

Click here to visit their site.


Upcoming Events & News

NYLA Library Lobby Day

Join RCLS supporters (trustees, staff, Friends and Champions) in advocating for library funding in Albany. Click here for information and registration.


RCLS Board Meeting

The next RCLS Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the System Headquarters. Directors, trustees, staff and Friends as well as the public are welcome to attend.


RCLS Performer Showcase

On Friday, February 19 RCLS will host 12 perfromers giving 15-minute presetnations of programs available for libraries. Click here for more information and registration.