Organization: RAMAPO CATSKILL LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mission: PROVIDES COORDINATED SERVICES,GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO MEMBER LIBRARIES.
Activities: RCLS PROVIDES LIBRARY SERVICES TO 47 MEMBER LIBRARIES IN OUR CHARTERED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN OF SERVICE 2016-2020 APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT, NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. RCLS HAS TWO MAIN SOURCES OF REVENUE: NYS AID TO LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND FEES FROM MEMBER LIBRARIES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. SERVICES INCLUDE:1) ONLINE AUTOMATED NETWORK SERVICES (ANSER) THAT MANAGES CIRCULATION, BORROWER REGISTRATION, AN ON-LINE CATALOG, INTERLIBRARY LOANS BETWEEN MEMBER LIBRARIES, MID-HUDSON LIBRARY SYSTEM (MHLS) AND SOUTHEASTERN NY LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL (SENLRC), A FIBER OPTIC WIDE-AREA NETWORK LINKING ALL MEMBER LIBRARIES, STATISTICAL REPORTING OF COLLECTION USE AND OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND CATALOGING SERVICES. ANSER IS OPERATED ON A COST RECOVERY BASIS. RCLS ALSO MAINTAINS A CAPITAL FUND FOR ANSER TO SUSTAIN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR A TEN-YEAR PERIOD.2) A DELIVERY SYSTEM MOVES LIBRARY MATERIALS DAILY BETWEEN MEMBER LIBRARIES AND RCLS WITH A DROP OFF FOR MHLS AND SENLRC USING A FLEET OF SIX VANS.3) CONSULTING SERVICES FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULT, ADULT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING SEVEN NYS CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, THREE COUNTY JAILS AND ONE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ARE PROVIDED BY RCLS PROFESSIONAL STAFF. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MEMBER LIBRARY STAFF AND TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED. WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED FOR NYS PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANT APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTING BY LIBRARIES TO THE DIVISION OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT. RCLS ALSO DISTRIBUTES PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE LIBRARY SERVICES.INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM-THEIR BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE HAD 1,009,119 TITLES AT DECEMEBER 31, 2019, INCLUDING 67,043 NEW TITLES ADDED.DELIVERY SYSTEM-MAKES 204 STOPS PER WEEK. IN 2019, 72,434 BOXES WERE MOVED CONTAINING 3,259,508 ITEMS.RCLS OFFERED 82 CONTINUING EDUCATION AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITH 1,806 ATTENDEES.THERE WERE 18,584 CONSULTING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTACTS WITH LIBRARY STAFF, INCLUDING 6,541 FOR AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building