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 ~ 
Erin Kanelos
Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building

~ Past President ~ 

Caitlin Sempowich
Cold Spring Harbor Library

~ Vice President of Literature Conference ~ 

Joanne Browning

West Babylon Public Library

~ Vice President of Programming ~

Lauren Tellerman

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

~ Recording Secretary ~ 

Lauren Scottaline
East Islip Public Library

~ Corresponding Secretary ~

Kim Zettwoch

Port Jefferson Free Library

~ Treasurer ~ 

Nicole Cortes

Comsewogue Public Library

*Members At Large*

~ Historian - Public Relations ~

Megan McGinnis
Sachem Public Library

~ Library Practices ~

Kimberly McCarthy

Smithtown Library - Nesconset Building

~ Literature Committee ~
Maria Graybosch
Islip Public Library

~ Newsletter ~

Jackie DeStefano

Northport-East Northport Public Library

~ SCLS Liaison ~

Darla Salva Cruz

Suffolk Cooperative Library System