NCLA Bobwhite Quail Incubation Workshop

Are you interested in hatching Bobwhite Quail eggs at your library? CLASC members are invited to attend NCLA's Bobwhite Quail Incubation Workshop on Monday, November 18th, 2019 at the Nassau Library System. Please click here for more information.

Now Accepting Applications: Amy Wahl Scholarship

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Amy Wahl Scholarship for Professional Development. Please click here for more information. You can access an application by clicking the Amy Wahl Scholarship tab above.

Please submit completed applications, letters of recommendation, and personal statements no later than November 5, 2019. Candidates will be selected by a committee of CLASC, Inc. members and the recipient will be announced at CLASC's Semi-Annual Membership Meeting on November 19, 2019.

CLASC Semi-Annual Membership Meeting

CLASC Members (and anyone considering joining!) are invited to the

CLASC Semi-Annual Membership Meeting

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Patchogue-Medford Public Library

54-60 East Main Street

Patchogue, NY 11772

Earn 1-1/2 Professional Development hours while you network with other children's librarians.

Light dinner and desserts will be served.

After the membership meeting, three Suffolk County libraries will present programs and ideas for preschoolers through Grade 6 to rock the popular makerspace trend, even without a dedicated space! Please click here for flyer.

RSVP by Friday, November 19 to Marybeth Kozikowski at

marybeth.kozikowski@sachemlibrary.org

Stump the Librarian September 2019 Winner

Congratulations to our Stump the Librarian winner for the September 2019 Trumpet: Danielle Bliss of Longwood Public Library! The answer to our Stumper was: The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats cherry pie on Saturday. Thank you to everyone that participated.

September 2019 Trumpet

Good afternoon! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Please click here to view the latest issue of the Trumpet. Enjoy!

CLASC-SCLA Test Prep Program

CLASC-SCLA Test Prep Program
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 at Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, New York 11713
6:00-7:30 pm

This program will include a prerecorded Udemy webinar offering tips and strategies for taking any multiple choice as well as a live presentation from a college math professor to help you brush up on skills including solving logic problems and calculating percentages.
Please note that no library-specific content will be included in this program.
Light dinner will be served.  
Free for CLASC and SCLA members, $5 cash at the door for all others.

To register online:
https://forms.gle/D8uxyj5ht8NnzRpi7

Or contact:
Kristen Todd-Wurm
todd-wurmkristen@mcplibrary.org

CLASC September Book Discussion

Meet new people, discuss great books, and earn CEUs! Join us for the next CLASC book discussion on September 27th, 2019 at 3pm. We will read The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree, by Paola Peretti, and hear Valerie Lewis speak on accessibility for children. Register until September 20th at: https://forms.gle/k3gKucEQmpRhsY498. Please click here to view the flyer for more details. Please contact Erin Kanelos at ekanelos@smithlib.org with any questions.