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August 31, 2020

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2020 Poulin Project - FREE box set of literature, poetry & nonfiction books available

The Poulin Project is a New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funded initiative that provides New York State libraries, schools, and alternative education centers with free box sets of contemporary literature from small presses around the state. Sets include 75 titles by publishers including Turtle Point Press, Ugly Duckling Presse, Verso Books, and Fence Books. Request your free box set by using this form. Please note that they are limited to distributing 75 sets, and you can expect shipment by the end of September.

Art Resources Transfer (A.R.T.) also provides public institutions with free art books through the D.U.C. Library Program. If you are not already a participant, place your order of free art books here.

National Book Festival

The 20th annual National Book Festival! is now four weeks away. The Festival was founded in 2001 by Laura Bush and then-Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington as a joint effort between the White House and the Library of Congress. The Washington Convention Center has hosted the event in recent years, and now, in 2020, the Library will host its first fully virtual, internationally accessible online festival. PBS television stations will broadcast “The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity,” a two-hour special program featuring some of the nation’s most renowned authors and literary voices, on Sunday, September 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The television special will be hosted by Hoda Kotb of NBC News’ “TODAY.” It will also be available for on-demand streaming online and through the PBS app.

Reopening Plans

Library patrons have been calling RCLS to ask if their local library has reopened. It is important that we have the most current information available to share with them. Member library directors, please ensure that RCLS has the most up-to-date data about your reopening plans. View the current information at COVID 19 Library Reopenings list. Contact Eileen Acosta at RCLS (ext. 221 or email) with any updates. Thank you!

NYLA Friends of Libraries Section Webinar
Engaging Millennials as Friends Volunteers

Wednesday, September 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Recruiting younger volunteers to participate in the work of Friends organizations is challenging. Millennials are eager to join in and give their time and energy to causes for which they are passionate. Log-in to this webinar and discuss ways Friends can coordinate, collaborate, and promote opportunities for young adults who want to make a difference in their community. Get suggestions on how to target and make connections with these potential volunteers who are motivated to make their community a better place by using their skills and expertise to meet the needs of 21st century library patrons. There is a fee to register.

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National News

Pennsylvania Library receives outpouring of support after issues arise with masks |St. Marys Courier Express 8.24.20
Revisiting the Alexandria VA Library sit-in on its 81st anniversary | WTOP News 8.20.20
Here’s your essential feminist reading list from the New York Public Library | NY Post 8.18.20
Library opens Black Bethlehem Project: ‘We have a history that needs to be told.' | Bethlehem PA Morning Call 8.10.20

International News

Woman stopped at KL library entrance because of visible “bra lines” |The Independent Singapore 8.18.20

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RCLS Board News

RCLS Board Meeting

The materials for the Monday, August 31, RCLS Board Meeting are now on the RCLS Website. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. For dial-in information, contact Grace Riario, Executive Director (ext. 233 or griario@rcls.org). This is an open meeting and all are invited to attend.

In keeping with Executive Order 202.14 (regarding emergency adjustments to the Open Meetings Law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic), the public is not permitted in-person access to this meeting, and the meeting shall be held remotely via Zoom online meeting software. As required by the Governor’s Order, the public will have the ability to view and listen to such proceeding (Zoom Link), and the meeting shall be recorded, and made available on the RCLS website.

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