CCLS Road Trip 2023
Take the CCLS Road Trip and check out our Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties libraries. Explore, have fun, learn, and earn some prizes!
Your CCLS Road Trip begins any time from
June 1st through August 31st, 2023
Summer is the perfect time to become an explorer in your own backyard, and what better place to explore than libraries? Our 38 libraries have so much to offer, from local collections to knowledge of their communities, programs for kids and adults, summer reading programs, books, movies, and WIFI.
Did you know Alexander Findley Community Library has a boat displayed in the children’s section?
How about that the Allegany Public Library is in an old bank?
What about the three libraries that have library cats?
To start your Road Trip…
Pick up your free official Road Trip Map at your local library or any CCLS library anytime after June 1. Get your 1st library stamp for your map, and plan which library you want to visit next!
Remember to get your stamp at each library you visit, and you’ll be on your way to earning prizes. When you reach a prize level stop, let the library staff know!
How many of the 38 libraries that make up the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System will you visit?
1st stop- Pick up your map and a pencil
6th stop – Vinyl Logo Sticker – tell the library staff if they are your 6th stop
13th stop- Sticky notepad – tell the library staff if they are your 13th stop
26th stop- Temporary Tattoo and Pen- tell the library staff if they are your 26th stop
31st stop- Beverage Cozy and entry into a prize drawing – enter through a QR code found in the library
38th stop- Golden Sunglasses – Scan the final QR code to let us know what library was your final stop!
Library Item Selfie Challenge – NEW
Each library has an item you can find to take a selfie with! Click here to submit your selfies (one for each library). Submit 22 selfies on our form for a ‘I Love Libraries Magnet” and submit 38 selfies for a Road Trip Pin to be entered into a drawing for a gift card.
The list of Selfie Items:
- SENECA NATION LIBRARY
(Allegany)
Maggie the Giraffe - SALAMANCA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Kangaroo Paper Puppet - ALLEGANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Baby Yoda Bobblehead - PORTVILLE FREE LIBRARY
Molly the Library Cat - OLEAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Stuffed Library Squirrel - BLOUNT LIBRARY
Founders Picture
– William Blount - KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Mac the Library Cat - DELEVAN-YORKSHIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Platypus Paper Puppet - ELLICOTTVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Blou the Dog - MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF LITTLE VALLEY
Beau the Betta Fish - CATTARAUGUS FREE LIBRARY
Lizard Statue - RANDOLPH LIBRARY
Stuffed Mama & Baby Mammoth - ELLINGTON FARMAN LIBRARY
Farman Bear - KENNEDY FREE LIBRARY
Children’s Room Tree - MYERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Norman the Giant Gnome - FALCONER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fancher Rocking Chair - JAMES PRENDERGAST LIBRARY
Catie the Caterpillar - HAZELTINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hazel the Reading Monster - LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Children’s Area Tree Mural - ASHVILLE FREE LIBRARY
Libby the Library Cat
or Sunglasses Station - CLYMER-FRENCH CREEK FREE LIBRARY
Groundhog Paper Puppet - ALEXANDER FINDLEY
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Library Owl - MINERVA FREE LIBRARY
Stuffed Owl - RIPLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hamilton the Owl Statue - PATTERSON LIBRARY
Giant Clam Shell - MAYVILLE LIBRARY
Stuffed Bad Kitty - SMITH MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Lola the Library Dog
or “Faux-la” - BEMUS POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Bemus Library Bench - FLUVANNA FREE LIBRARY
First Librarians Picture
– Sondel Sisters - SINCLAIRVILLE FREE LIBRARY
Library Mascot Chet the Goat - MARY E. SEYMOUR MEMORIAL
FREE LIBRARY (Cassadaga)
Double Swan Silhouette - MARY E. SEYMOUR MEMORIAL
FREE LIBRARY (Stocton)
Double Swan Silhouette - AHIRA HALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Ahira the Library Gnome - DARWIN R. BARKER LIBRARY
Two Busts of Lincoln - DUNKIRK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Stuffed Penguin - ANDERSON-LEE LIBRARY
Stuffed Wilburt
the Giant Duck - SENECA NATION LIBRARY
(Cattaraugus)
4ft Sour Patch Kid - GOWANDA FREE LIBRARY
Lemur Paper Puppet
Are you looking to visit the most libraries in one trip?
Here are suggested grouping of libraries based on geographical locations. Feel free to make your own path as well!
Check out Library hours here – https://www.cclsny.org/memberlibraries/
Anderson-Lee Library of Silver Creek / Seneca Nation Library Cattaraugus Branch / Gowanda Free Library
Dunkirk Public Library / Darwin R Barker Library Association of Fredonia / Ahira Hall Memorial Library of Brocton / Patterson Library of Westfield / Ripley Public Library
Minerva Free Library of Sherman / Alexander Findley Community Library of Findley Lake / Clymer-French Creek Free Library
Mayville Library / Smith Memorial Library of Chautauqua / Bemus Point Public Library
Ashville Free Library / Fluvanna Free Library / James Prendergast Library Association / Falconer Public Library / Myers Memorial Library of Frewsburg / Hazeltine Public Library of Busti / Lakewood Memorial Library
Mary E Seymour Memorial Library Stockton / Mary E Seymour Memorial Library Cassadaga Branch / Sinclairville Free Library
Ellington Farman Library / Kennedy Free Library / Randolph Library
Cattaraugus Free Library / Memorial Library of Little Valley / Ellicottville Memorial Library
Salamanca Public Library / Seneca Nation Library Allegany Branch
Delevan- Yorkshire Public Library / King Memorial Library of Machias / Blount Library of Franklinville
Allegany Public Library / Olean Public Library / Portville Free Library
Day Adventure Passes
Do you know about our Day Adventure Pass Program?
Each library has passes your family can checkout to discover local attractions. These passes are meant to be used once by families to discover some of the great museums and similar organizations! Check with any library staff to see what passes are available and any guidelines for the organization. Use your library card to check a Day Pass out today and see what you will discover next!
Discover Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties
On your Road Trip, check out what our counties offer inside and out. From museums to an abundance of hiking trails, become a tourist in your backyard. As you go, tag us on social media #cclsroadtrip!
Chautauqua County
Cattaraugus County
Infinity Ultimate Adventure Challenge
Explore Chautauqua County and find 24 locations, including outdoor art and hiking trails! Running from May 1- Nov. 16, the Ultimate Challenge is a great opportunity to see more of the county and supports a great cause! Visit Infinity’s website for more information or to register! https://infinityperformingarts.org/adventurechallenge/