The mission of The Great Give Back is to provide an opportunity for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful ways to give back.

The mission of The Great Give Back is to provide an opportunity for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful ways to give back.


Get in Your Element this September—sign up for a library card! From borrowing books, ebooks, and to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending story time, a library card helps you do more of what you enjoy. Get a library card and dive into a new hobby. Use your library card to tinker in a maker space and spark your creativity. A library card is your most important tool—it’s elemental, really—and everyone should have one!
Visit your library to see what’s new. Do you have friends who don’t have a library card? Invite them to sign up during September.

Aaron Falk (11 years old) and Addison Falk (10 years old) are looking awesome in their RCLS Road Trip t-shirts. This was fun quality time for the family. They enjoyed checking out the different children’s area of each library and even checked out books from all or almost all of them. Finding a new ice cream shop near each library was an extra bonus!
Congratulations on completing the RCLS Road Trip! Visiting all 47 RCLS libraries in one summer is a great accomplishment.

Ming-Ming Hsiang, 7 years old, has completed the RCLS Road Trip with her mom, Ho-Sing, and proudly wears her RCLS Road Trip t-shirt.
CONGRATULATIONS on visiting all 47 RCLS Libraries this summer!