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, 2025
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.
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 or pen
6th stop – Drawstring Bag – tell the library staff if they are your 6th stop
13th stop- Magnet Bookmark – tell the library staff if they are your 13th stop
26th stop- Carabiner- tell the library staff if they are your 26th stop
31st stop- Screen Cleaner and entry into a prize drawing – enter through a QR code found in the library
38th stop- Journal– Scan the final QR code to let us know what library was your final stop!
Road Trip Posts to share
Road Trip Bingo – NEW
Pick up your Road Trip Bingo Sheet at your local library, or print out a copy. Complete the activities on the bingo card. Some activities are library-specific, and others can be completed at any library.
All cards must be submitted for prizes by the end of the day on or before August 31st.
Cross off each box as complete. Optional: write in the date completed
Prizes
Two lines: (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) will receive a road trip sticker and a CCLS temporary tattoo. These can be picked up at any library. Show your bingo card to a staff member.
Full Card: Pair of road trip sunglasses, beverage cozy, and an entry into a gift card drawing.
To receive prizes: Take a picture and submit to the Bingo Form-https://forms.office.com/r/U81yiUAmDg OR leave your card at the library where the last activity was completed.
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!