About Us

CLASC Inc. is a professional organization devoted to providing leadership in public library service to children and to promoting the profession of children's librarianship. It works to foster professional relationships among its members and with administrators, library boards of trustees and local communities. CLASC provides an open forum for open communication among children's librarians in Suffolk County.

You can contact CLASC via email at clascinc.org@gmail.com

Written correspondence can be sent to:
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 Sunrise Highway
Bellport, NY 11713

*CLASC 2019-2020 Executive Board*

~ President ~ 

Caitlin Sempowich

Cold Spring Harbor Library

~ Past President ~ 

Amy Johnston

Sachem Public Library

~ Vice President of Literature Conference ~ 

Joanne Browning

West Babylon Public Library

~ Vice President of Programming ~

Marybeth Kozikowski

Sachem Public Library

~ Recording Secretary ~ 

Lauren Tellerman

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

~ Corresponding Secretary ~

Kim Zettwoch

Port Jefferson Free Library

~ Treasurer ~ 

Nancy Elliott 

Sachem Public Library

*Members At Large*

~ Historian - Public Relations ~

Nicole Cortes

Comsewogue Public Library

~ Library Practices ~

Kimberly McCarthy

Smithtown Library - Nesconset Building

~ Literature Committee ~

Erin Kanelos

Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building

~ Newsletter ~

Jackie DeStefano

Northport-East Northport Public Library

~ SCLS Liaison ~

Darla Salva Cruz

Suffolk Cooperative Library System