Monroe County Library System

Connecting to Grow Great Libraries = Monroe County Library System. We are 31 public libraries in Western NY.

[Monroe County Library System @MCLS]

The Monroe County Library System reached a record-breaking 1 million digital book checkouts in 2023 through our Digital Collection in Libby.
The highest-circulating title MCLS readers borrowed in 2023 was Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus.

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Want to know more about the history of the Rochester Lilac Festival? Check out this pathfinder on the @MCLS website @CityRochesterNY #roc https://t.co/jOeFT6WgV2

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Happy World Book Day! Did you know that MCLS member libraries have over 1.6 Million physical books in our collections? Celebrate World Book Day by visiting your local public library and checking out a book.

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With less than one week left for the delivery of an on-time budget, New York is in the home stretch of the FY 2025 budget season.

Click below to send a message to your elected officials that state aid for libraries isn't just optional, it's essential. https://t.co/LFhpKRFUgR

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Over the past years, 20 staff from MCLS & OWWL have been participating in an Emerging Leaders program. Part of the program includes a capstone project. Today, 5 of the program participants presented their projects at Chili Public Library to colleagues across both library systems.

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We 💙 our MCLS Library eclipse shirts! Thanks to Kitty Box Press for making such awesome shirts and to the Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library for helping us process the order. Keep an eye out for library staff wearing their new shirts... and moon pies are yuuumm.

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o0o0 we are so excited for the new season to start. Check out their podcast at https://t.co/apnzA35RNc

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Webster Public Library will be hosting its 2nd Annual Special Needs Parent Resource Fair on Saturday, April 20 from 10am to 12pm. Learn more and register to attend at https://t.co/8DjT1P6hgk

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Have you recently started exploring our digital collection of eBooks & Audiobooks on the Libby App? Libby offers monthly "Getting Started w/ Libby" webinars that you can watch & learn how to get the most out of the app. Register for an upcoming webinar at https://t.co/VoARil8b8w

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Do you like libraries or reading? Yes I do ✅
Do you like Podcasts? Yup ✅
Then the new podcast "How I Library" from I Love Libraries and the American Library Association just might be for you. Check it out:
https://t.co/MjssaGsBId

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Book Sale happening this week at Brighton Memorial Library.

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Our final Amerks story time will be THIS Monday, January 29, at the Chili Public Library at 6:30 PM

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Just a few days left to get your Amerks Hat Trick Reading Challenge tickets turned in! School-aged children can stop into any local MCLS Member library to get an entry form, read three books, fill out the form, and turn it back into the library. https://t.co/DmyjdULj7o

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Get your ideas flowing for the Rochester Teen Film Festival.

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A great time to start planning with students about video shorts to enter in the Rochester Teen Film Festival. Individuals or teams (13-18 year olds) can enter by June 30th. See details and resources to get started here: https://t.co/AF9g1FGozh

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Explore More of what our member libraries have to offer on our website at https://t.co/s0SgcHTmlw

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Highlighting some of the best features in and around Rochester. Best Return on Investment... of course, it's the library! Thanks for the awesome article Katie Epner, Johanna Lester, Rebecca Rafferty, and Abby Quatro @roccitymag https://t.co/WQWLJtgPhW

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Webster Public Library received some new bookshelves created by Webster Schroder's GeoTech students.

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BRIGHT SPOT: Webster Schroder's GeoTech students recently completed a special project, putting together some new bookshelves for the Webster Public Library!

READ MORE: https://t.co/B6CMSo518Q

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Looking for something to do with the kids? Stop by an MCLS Member library and check out one of our VIP Passes—that’s two activities in one!
VIP Passes give library users admission deals to many neat Greater Rochester Area attractions. https://t.co/xdCpf2akBH

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Listen and read for free using our digital collection through the Libby App. https://t.co/eDuTdZ3WqS

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Ever wonder why there is mention of "scary ghost stories" in a Christmas song? Turns out it's a long-standing tradition that just never really transferred into American culture, with the exception of "A Christmas Carol." https://t.co/QYSAPv6Js0