Ramapo Catskill Library System

10/24/2026

🗳️ Early voting starts TODAY, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov Make a plan, get informed, and make your voice count! 🇺🇸

10/23/2026

10/23/2026

Has a librarian changed your life? Nominate them for the Award to win $5,000 and lifetime honor. Don’t miss your chance—nominate now! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian

10/22/2026

Everyone has a subject or assignment that just doesn’t make sense sometimes. HelpNow connects students with live tutors. Get started with HelpNow, free through your participating RCLS member library.

10/22/2026

🍂📚 Annual Fall Into Books Conference Library staff gathered at The Venue in Kingston, NY, for a day of learning, inspiration, and collaboration! 📖✨ The conference provided an opportunity to share ideas, make connections, and celebrate the important work happening in libraries and communities. ❤️

10/21/2026

📚 Everyone deserves the freedom to read.

✍️ Sign www.bookbanpetition.us and urge Congress to oppose book bans.

💙 Protect the freedom to read.

10/20/2026

Happy Halloween season! Here are Halloween recommendations for all the horror fans out there. All you need is a cozy corner of the couch, a blanket, hot chocolate, low lighting, a cat on your lap, and maybe some ghost repellent.

10/20/2026

🎃 Join Ellenville Regional Hospital and Ellenville Regional Rural Health Network for an afternoon packed with spooktacular fun, free health resources, and family activities! https://www.facebook.com/share/18eNpQfBVc/

10/19/2026

$400+ worth of NYT access. FREE with your RCLS library card. 🗞️✨Available at participating libraries.

10/18/2026

COME ONE, COME ALL—CELEBRATE READING AT THE GREAT MONROE BOOK BASH! 🎉📚

Join us at Monroe Free Library on Friday, October 23 from 6:00–8:30 PM for an evening packed with books, activities, creativity, music, and fun for all ages!

Activities include:

📖 Book Bingo
🎨 Make-a-Zine
🎤 Books & Ballads Karaoke
📚 Kids Read Aloud
🔮 Book Fortune Telling
💬 Whatcha Reading Speed Dating
🍪 Book Tasting
🎶 Orchestra of Stories
✂️ Bookish crafts and activities
🔎 Book Scavenger Hunts
📱 Libby Demonstrations
…and MORE!

🎨 PLUS: Can You Bring a Book to Life?

Test your design skills by entering The Great Monroe Book Cover Contest!

As part of the festivities, kids, teens, and adults can enter our Book Cover Contest! Draw a favorite character, unforgettable scene, or moment from a favorite book.

Favorite drawings will win prizes and be announced at Book Bash!

Submissions are due by 7:30 PM.

Visit https://rcls.libwizard.com/f/bookcovercontest for more information about the Book Cover Contest and to submit original work.

Whether you're a lifelong reader or just looking for a fun night out, come celebrate the books and stories that bring us together. ❤️📚

📅 Friday, October 23 | ⏰ 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Monroe Free Library | FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Please register for this event at https://shorturl.at/hoV3z?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFNGNycWhQa0ZYQllSaEVnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjszjcMOQAp3mnzXomKkB6el_ijKF7YTrfJgfqHGrGwhZTToSU5-vVejlIOq_aem_isSsARTX2v7-vYU_yzgKBA