Rebecca Gerald
Coordinator of School Library System
(845) 486-4840 ext. 4561
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Kristine Werkheiser
Library Automation
(845) 486-4840 ext. 4588
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Stephanie DeLanoy
​Program Assistant
(845) 486-4840 ext. 4531
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The Dutchess BOCES School Library System serves 82 participating school libraries by providing:
The School Library System is a state-funded service that coordinates the networking of information resources and services between school libraries in the Dutchess BOCES. It is a consortium of school libraries joining together for the purpose of resource sharing to meet the needs of students, teachers and administrators in component districts. Services include Interlibrary Loan, consulting, and ongoing professional development workshops in all areas of information literacy, curriculum development, policy and services.
The System maintains a local catalog of Dutchess school library holdings accessible online via OPALS regional catalog containing books of the BOCES School Library Systems in the mid-hudson region of New York State. Delivery of interlibrary loan materials is through electronic mail, fax, UPS, or BOCES courier service. See CoSer 503, 505 and 521.