Work is underway to reimagine, redesign and re-launch Warwick CommonPlace, the community’s digital bulletin board to exchange local information and resources relevant to life and work in the Warwick Valley.  In its new incarnation, the site will be called Warwick Valley CommonPlace and will be relevant to a wider sphere around the Town of Warwick. 

The site is being rebuilt under the direction of Warwick residents Mark and Pat Damia of Walling Road Information Technologies.  Albert Wisner Public Library will serve as the sponsor and site moderator when it is re-opened in the spring of 2016.

A public forum to solicit community input for Warwick Valley CommonPlace, held October 28, 2015 at the Library, produced lively discussion and many ideas, documented below.

This page will be updated occasionally as Warwick Valley CommonPlace takes shape.  Please direct any questions and constructive suggestions to Library Director Rosemary Cooper at:  rcooper@rcls.org.  Thank you!  

October 28, 2015 Community Forum Recap

Site Use Guidelines

  • No solicitation from businesses; limited commercial use.
  • Limit on repeat postings.
  • Limit on items for sale.
  • Limit frequency of business postings.
  • Civil discourse only:  no attacking, no name-calling.
  • No political announcements.

Groups

 > Events

 > Section for business

 > Grassroots events/calendar

 > Community Marketplace of goods and services:

  • Personal marketplace
  • Referrals
  • Buy/Borrow/Donate
  • Free items

 > Public Service Groups

  • Town calendar
  • Ask the Village Mayors
  • Local History
  • Volunteer exchange
  • Results of community forums and visionings
  • Lost & Found
  • Local emergencies:  community responses, offers of assistance
  • Election news/calendar
  • Health and safety announcements
  • Listings of local non-profit organizations and community groups

 > New Resident information

 > Local job openings

 > Local service organizations

 > Education/Parenting

  • Focus on parents
  • School/school district information

 > Animals & Pets

  • Warwick Valley Humane Society (shelter) information

 > Adoptions

  • Advice

> Special Classes/Skill Sharing

  • Gardening
  • Culture and arts

Suggestions for Website Features

  • Ability to control number of emails received
  • Ability to limit geographic range
  • Search function
  • Subdivide by neighborhood
  • Tie to Google Maps
  • Ability to select the discussions/features one wishes to follow
  • Ability to post pictures
  • Simple, intuitive organization and navigation
  • Daily update/email posting