Four County Library System

10/21/2026

🤩 We happen to know plenty of awesome librarians who would be great nominees for this award! Nominate your local librarian today!

Love your librarian? Of course you do! ❤️

Nominations are now open for the 2027 I Love My Librarian Award. Ten librarians will win $5,000, and your librarian could be one of them!

Submit your nomination online by Friday, December 18. Learn more and submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C

The I Love My Librarian Award is made possible with support from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation and the New York Public Library.

10/20/2026

The Libby App now allows you to opt out of AI-generated content! And our amazing member library, the Broome County Public Library has instructions in the post below about how to do so.

10/20/2026

Happy Friends of the Library Week to all the wonderful, hardworking Friends groups out there in the Four County Library System!
Thank you for all you do to support our member libraries! 💖

Happy National Friends of Libraries Week! 🎉

This week, we recognize and celebrate the volunteers everywhere who support their libraries in all kinds of ways—from fundraising to advocacy to spreading the word about all the great things the library has to offer.

YOU can become a friend of your library and make a lasting difference in your community. Ask your librarian about joining your library's Friends group, or consider starting your own if your library doesn't have one yet.

Learn more about becoming a library friend: https://bit.ly/4nau4Xd

10/19/2026

📚The Bookmobile is rolling into Otsego, Chenango, and Delaware Counties this week! (Please note: Our route on Tuesday has changed- please see the updated times and locations below.)

Stop by the bookmobile at its scheduled stops and enjoy these great services:
✅ Pick up your holds – quick and easy!
✅ Sign up for a library card – one card works at all member libraries!
✅ Browse and borrow from a fantastic selection of books and movies!
Don’t miss out—the library is on the move!

📅 Tuesday, October 20th
--9:00-9:30- Sidney Center Fire Station (Corner of Routes 35 and 23)
--10:10-11:00- St. James Manor (9 St. James Place, Oneonta)
--12:20-12:45- Methodist Church (852 County Highway 26, Fly Creek)
--2:00-2:30- Veterans Home (Residents Only)

📅 Thursday, October 22nd
--9:15-9:40- Town Hall (3966 State Highway 23, West Oneonta)
--10:10- 10:40- Schenevus Valley Lodge (4 Main St, Schenevus)
--10:55-11:40- Fire Station (1812 County Highway 34, Westford)
--12:40-1:00- First Christian Church (1160 State Highway 165, South Valley)
--1:15-2:00- Town Hall (3717 County Highway 35, Middlefield)

For more details, please visit the Four County Library System website and click the Bookmobile button.

[Image description: The weekly schedule of the library system bookmobile this week, with stops in Otsego, Chenango, and Delaware Counties.]

10/16/2026

Four County Library System staff had a wonderful time recently visiting our neighbors at Binghamton University's Bartle Library. We loved connecting with our academic library colleagues and learning about all the amazing collections and resources they offer to the campus community! 📚

10/12/2026

📚The Bookmobile is rolling into Broome County this week!

Stop by the bookmobile at its scheduled stops and enjoy these great services:
✅ Pick up your holds – quick and easy!
✅ Sign up for a library card – one card works at all member libraries!
✅ Browse and borrow from a fantastic selection of books and movies!
Don’t miss out—the library is on the move!

📅 Thursday, October 15
--9:30-10:00- Marian Apartments Parking Lot (701 Hooper Rd, Endwell)
--10:25-10:50- The Federated Church (2615 Main St, Maine)
--11:15-12:00- Good Shepard Village (Residents Only)
--1:30-2:15- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (728 River Rd, Chenango Bridge)
--2:45-3:30- Community House (107 Main St, Windsor)
For more details, please visit the Four County Library System website and click the Bookmobile button.

[Image description: The weekly schedule of the library system bookmobile this week, with stops in Broome County.]

10/09/2026

We want to hear from you!

The Four County Library System and the Binghamton Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders invite teenagers who identify as autistic, deaf, or as someone with a communication difference and/or their parents/caregivers to participate in a 1 hour focus group on October 16th from 4 to 5pm at the Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta.

10/07/2026

October is Health Literacy Month! Our friends at the Broome County Health Department shared a great list of recommended reads from their staff! You can find all these titles and more in the Four County Library System catalog!

[Image description: Slide 1: Graphic for October Health Literacy Month on a light blue background. Large blue and gray text at the top reads “October Health Literacy Month.” Nine book covers exploring public health, medicine, patient advocacy, addiction, infectious disease, nutrition, and healthcare disparities are displayed in a grid. Featured titles include Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green, The People’s Hospital by Ricardo Nuila, True Biz by Sara Nović, The To***co Wives by Adele Myers, Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy, How to Be a Patient by Sana Goldberg, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, Eat This, Not That! by Andrea Curtis, and Food Politics by Marion Nestle. Slide 2: Graphic for October Health Literacy Month on a light blue background. Large blue and gray text at the top reads “October Health Literacy Month.” Seven book covers related to health, medicine, public health, and disease are displayed in a grid. Titles include What the Eyes Don’t See by Mona Hanna-Attisha, American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, Rabid by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy, The Plague by Albert Camus, and The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science by Peter J. Hotez. Text at the bottom reads: “Find these titles & more in the Four County Library System Catalog”. End image description.]

10/05/2026

📚 The Bookmobile is rolling into Delaware County this week!

Stop by the bookmobile at its scheduled stops and enjoy these great services:
✅ Pick up your holds – quick and easy!
✅ Sign up for a library card – one card works at all member libraries!
✅ Browse and borrow from a fantastic selection of books and movies!
Don’t miss out—the library is on the move!

📅 Tuesday, October 6
--Hobart 11:00 – 11:55 NBT Bank (147 Maple Avenue)
--Davenport 1:00 – 1:15 United Methodist Church (15696 State Highway 23)
--East Meredith 1:30 – 1:45 New Fire Station (6192 County Highway 10)
-- Meridale 2:00 – 2:30 Fire House (50 County Highway 10)
-- Treadwell 2:50 – 3:15 Croton House (4520 County Highway 14)

📅 Thursday, October 8
--Fishs Eddy 9:15 – 9:45 Post Office/Head Start (244 South Main Street)
--Downsville 10:25 – 10:45 Post Office/Community Church (15126 State Hwy 30/15151 Route 30)
--Arkville 12:30 – 1:45 Firehouse/Catskill Center (43355 Route 28)
--Halcottsville 2:00 – 2:15 Post Office/Firehouse (387 Halcottsville Road)

For more details, please visit the Four County Library System website and click the Bookmobile button.

[Image description: The weekly schedule of the library system bookmobile this week, with stops in Delaware County.]

10/04/2026

October 4-10 is Banned Books Week! These graphics from the American Library Association explain the who, what, where, and why of censorship. 📚