Welcome to the Clinton Essex Franklin Library System!

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We serve library patrons and 30 public libraries and 3 reading centers in Northeastern New York. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for this website or other aspects of library service in the North Country! You can always email us at info2@cefls.org and we'll do our best to help.

School District Votes Show Public Support for Libraries!

Congratulations to all on successful school district votes!  None of the votes were close, ranging from 71% to unanimous.

Area libraries that asked for and received increases from the voters this year included:

  • Champlain Memorial Library
  • Mooers Free Library
  • Dodge Memorial Library
  • Dannemora Free Library
  • Lake Placid Public Library
  • Saranac Lake Public Library
  • Malone Wead Library
  • Goff Nelson Memorial Library
  • Wilmington E.M. Cooper Memorial Library
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Downloadable Ebooks from Overdrive

Download Ebooks 

We are proud to announce that  a new service has been launched for patrons with e-readers, mobile devices and computers.  Using your library card, you will be able to  download fiction and non-fiction titles for all ages at our E-collection website: http://ecollection.cefls.org.  Be sure to check the Help section to find out how to use library ebooks on your device!  Please email us at info2@cefls.org if you have questions.

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New Titles

Check out our list of new titles at area libraries.  Also check out which of the latest best sellers we have:

New York Times Fiction Bestsellers

New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers

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Local Library News

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Introducing: Database of the Month

The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System is proud to offer a wide variety of FREE databases to member library patrons! Each month we will be highlighting a particular resource available on cefls.org. May's selection is the Britannica Public Library Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica With the printing of Encyclopedia Britannica recently coming to an end, what better way to get up-to-date information on any nearly any subject than the online Public Library Edition? Research tools include a world atlas, Spanish-English Dictionary, timelines, a program that lets users enter the names of two countries for a side by side comparison, and more! Browse current news from The New York Times and BBC News. Keep the kids learning with Britannica for Kids!  Check out the Britannica Public Library Edition today!

Events in Local Public Libraries

Check out our Events Calendar to find out all the free public events happening near you!

TABOB Announces 2012 Titles

Local public libraries collaborating in the “Take a Bite out of Books” project have announced six books that will be featured in this year’s Battle of the Books” competition. This cooperative quiz event is  for “tween” readers.  This year’s competition will culminate in a Battle of the Books at the Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh on Saturday, June 30.

Read more about it and see the titles!


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