Welcome to RCLS

RCLS Headquarters 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.

RCLS, working in cooperation with member libraries, will help raise awareness about library services and 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 Read Week 2008 Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Teen Read Week started in 1998, making this our 11th celebration of Teen Read Week! Why is it important to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere!


Member Library: Cragsmoor Free Library more »


Cragsmoor Free Library Cragsmoor Free Library The Cragsmoor Free Library is an association library serving the village of Cragsmoor, NY.

Click here to visit their site.


Upcoming Events & News

Sunday, October 12 - Saturday, October 18

YALSA Teen Read Week
A national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association that is aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. The continuing message of the Teen Read Week initiative is to encourage 12-18 year olds to Read For The Fun Of It. Each year an annual theme allows YALSA to focus on timely topics and teen interests. For more information, click here.


Friday, October 17, 2008

49th RCLS Annual Meeting at the Eagle's Nest in Bloomingburg, NY. Seth Goldman, Executive Director of the Neversink Valley Area Museum and Director of the Museum's Institute for Early Film Studies, is the keynote speaker. Three trustees need to be elected at this meeting. For further details and registration, click here.