Welcome to the Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System Website

The SLS serves over 95,000 students in 133 school libraries in Long Island, New York.

March 13, 2012, Liaison Meeting, Copiague MS

March 22, 2012, Council Meeting, Babylon Jr./Sr. HS

April 26, 2012, Follett User Group Meeting, 1:00-3:00, Commack MS

May 9, 2012, Liaison Meeting, Lindenhurst HS

May 17, 2012, Council Meeting, Babylon Jr./Sr. HS

May 31, 2012, Annual Conference, de Seversky Mansion. Keynote speaker: Chris Soentpiet

Our Services:

       Collection Development

           Our Books for Students Program has provided over $100,000 in free books to our member

           libraries over the past 6 years

           Annual Professional Development Conferences                                                    

           Each year the School Library System holds a professional development conference for school

           library media specialists, who participate in a full day of workshops, networking, vendor   

           exhibits. Recent speakers have included:

• Josephine Nobisso
• M.E. Kerr
• NYS Regent Roger Tilles
• Brian Heinz
• David Adler
• Gordon Korman
• Todd Strasser                                 
• Johanna Hurwitz  
• Janet Welch, NYS State  Librarian    
• Doug Johnson        

           Interlibrary Loan                      

           The SLS provides a free interlibrary loan service to increase student access to resources

           Automation

           The SLS provides technical support in library automation. Over 97% of our public school libraries

           are automated

        Online Databases

            The SLS provides our 18 component districts with cost efficient access to online databases

Check our Links page for our By-Laws, Mission Statement, CCD Plan, Member Plan, Evaluation Form,

and Tabulated Evaluation Results