Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council
The Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council (COSAC) of Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System was established to act as a liaison between community populations targeted for outreach services and the libraries serving these communities. The council exists to see that library services reach the designated populations as best as possible. The council acts as a forum and networking group to discuss strong and weak service points and consider creative ways of serving these populations.
COSAC’s Objectives are:
- To review and evaluate current CCLS outreach programs and services
- To identify needs and advise staff in developing new library programs and services
- To identify community resources to meet the needs of targeted outreach populations
- To advocate for coordinated outreach populations with CCLS member libraries
- To advocate for CCLS outreach programs and services with service providers.
2023 Outreach Projects included:
Ahira Hall Memorial Library – Teen and Young Adult Programming from game nights, monthly book clubs, collect prep, and adulting 101.
Clymer-French Creek Free Library– Community programs to welcome at-risk youth to the library.
Blount Library- Offer Lego classes for kids after school, giving them a safe place to be creative.
Randolph Library– Increased large print collection to better collaborate with Randolph Manor.
Sinclairville Free Library – Life lessons across generations through writing, encouraging multi-generational participation in writing their stories with the help of prompts during programming.
The current COSC has representation from the following Organizations.
